Karadkhed Dam
Karadkhed Dam, is an earthfill dam on local river near Deglur, Nanded district in state of Maharashtra in India.
Karadkhed Dam | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Karadkhed Dam in Maharashtra | |
Official name | Karadkhed Dam D01295 |
Location | Deglur |
Coordinates | 18.476475°N 77.4867735°E |
Opening date | 1978[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | local river |
Height | 19 m (62 ft) |
Length | 1,454 m (4,770 ft) |
Dam volume | 498 km3 (119 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 10,980 km3 (2,630 cu mi) |
Surface area | 289 km2 (112 sq mi) |
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19 m (62 ft) while the length is 1,454 m (4,770 ft). The volume content is 498 km3 (119 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 12,000.00 km3 (2,878.95 cu mi).[2]It is situated near Karadkhed which is 12km away from sub-district headquarter Deglur and 93km away from district headquarter Nanded.
Purpose
- Irrigation
- Drinking Water Supply to degloor Taluk
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See also
- Dams in Maharashtra
- List of reservoirs and dams in India
References
- "Karadkhed D01295". 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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