Mehakari Dam, (also called as Mekhari dam) is an earthfill dam on Mehakari River near Ashti, Beed district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
| Mehakari Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mehakari Dam in Maharashtra | |
| Official name | Mehakari Dam D01214 |
| Location | Ashti |
| Coordinates | 18°52′02″N 75°00′10″E / 18.8671529°N 75.0028455°E |
| Opening date | 1966[1] |
| Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthfill |
| Impounds | Mehakari river |
| Height | 27.63 m (90.6 ft) |
| Length | 1,308 m (4,291 ft) |
| Dam volume | 163.5 km3 (39.2 cu mi) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 13,000 km3 (3,100 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
Specifications
editThe height of the dam above lowest foundation is 27.63 m (90.6 ft) while the length is 1,308 m (4,291 ft). The volume content is 163.5 km3 (39.2 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 16,130.00 km3 (3,869.79 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
edit- Irrigation
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mehakari D01214". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine