Tansa dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Tansa river near Mumbai, Thane district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The dam is one of the seven sources of drinking water to the city of Mumbai.[2]
| Tansa dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Tansa dam in Maharashtra | |
| Official name | Tansa dam D05126 |
| Location | Mumbai |
| Coordinates | 19°33′32″N 73°15′45″E / 19.5589408°N 73.2623722°E |
| Opening date | 1892[1] |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthfill Gravity |
| Impounds | Tansa river |
| Height | 128.63 m (422.0 ft) |
| Length | 2,804 m (9,199 ft) |
| Dam volume | 2,670 km3 (640 cu mi) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 184,600 km3 (44,300 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 19.1 km2 (7.4 sq mi) |
Specifications
editThe height of the dam above lowest foundation is 41 m (135 ft) while the length is 2,804 m (9,199 ft). The volume content is 2,670 km3 (640 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 208,700.00 km3 (50,069.79 cu mi).[3]
Purpose
edit- Water supply
- Drinking water
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tansa D05126". Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ Naik, Yogesh (14 August 2012). "Overflowing Modak Sagar water redirected to Tansa". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine