Hanga Dam
Hanga Dam (Marathi: हंगा धरण), is an earth-fill dam on Hanga river in Hanga village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.
| Hanga Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hanga Dam in Maharashtra | |
| Official name | Hanga Dam |
| Location | Hanga, Parner India |
| Coordinates | 18°59′33″N 74°28′54″E |
| Opening date | 1978 |
| Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth-fill (Earthen) |
| Impounds | Hanga River |
| Height | 15.84 m (52.0 ft) |
| Length | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Hanga lake |
| Total capacity | 1,340 km3 (320 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 500 km2 (190 sq mi) |
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 15.84 m (52.0 ft) while the length is 390 m (1,280 ft). The gross storage capacity is 1,850 km3 (440 cu mi).[1]
Purpose
- Irrigation
- Drinking water for neatest villages
gollark: ?tag edit bismuth <:793803997130522634>
gollark: Ugh, but all is to be bismuth?!
gollark: ?tag bismuth
gollark: ?tag edit bismuth <:bismuth:793803997130522634\>
gollark: ?tag edit bismuth \\:bismuth:
See also
- Dams in Maharashtra
References
- "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
Ahmednagar district topics | ||
|---|---|---|
| History |  | |
| Geography | ||
| Talukas | ||
| Cities and towns | ||
| Monuments | ||
| Education |
| |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | ||
| Vidhan Sabha constituencies | ||
| Dams in District | ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.