Khairi Dam
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Khairi Dam | |
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Location of Khairi Dam in India Maharashtra
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Official name | Khairi Dam D02858 |
Location | Jamkhed |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Opening date | 1989[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Kar river |
Height | 18.91 m (62.0 ft) |
Length | 1,210 m (3,970 ft) |
Dam volume | 54 km3 (13 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 13,743 km3 (3,297 cu mi) |
Surface area | 492 km2 (190 sq mi) |
Khairi Dam, is an earthfill dam on Kar river near Jamkhed, Ahmednagar district in state of Maharashtra in India.
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Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 18.91 m (62.0 ft) while the length is 1,210 m (3,970 ft). The volume content is 54 km3 (13 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 15,110.00 km3 (3,625.08 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
- Irrigation
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Specifications of large dams in India