Kalisarar Dam
Kalisarar Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Kalisarar river near Salekasa, Gondia district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Kalisarar Dam | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Kalisarar Dam in Maharashtra | |
Official name | Kalisarar Dam D01115 |
Location | Salekasa |
Coordinates | 21.1766288°N 80.4530242°E |
Opening date | 1988[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill Gravity |
Impounds | Kalisarar river |
Height | 25.52 m (83.7 ft) |
Length | 830 m (2,720 ft) |
Dam volume | 697 km3 (167 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 27,750 km3 (6,660 cu mi) |
Surface area | 6,500 km2 (2,500 sq mi) |
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 25.52 m (83.7 ft) while the length is 830 m (2,720 ft). The volume content is 697 km3 (167 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 30,460.00 km3 (7,307.74 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
- Irrigation
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See also
- Dams in Maharashtra
- List of reservoirs and dams in India
References
- "Kalisarar D01115". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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