Ambadi Dam

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Ambadi Dam
Ambadi Dam is located in Maharashtra
Ambadi Dam
Location of Ambadi Dam in India Maharashtra
Official name Ambadi Dam
Location Kannad
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Opening date 1978
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Shivana River
Height 20 m (66 ft)
Length 2,210 m (7,250 ft)
Dam volume 707 km3 (170 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 9,420 km3 (2,260 cu mi)
Surface area 0 km2 (0 sq mi)

Ambadi Dam, is an earthfill dam on Sivana river near Kannad, Aurangabad district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 20 m (66 ft) while the length is 2,210 m (7,250 ft). The volume content is 707 km3 (170 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 12,000.00 km3 (2,878.95 cu mi).[1]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

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