Kurnur Dam
Kurnur Dam | |
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Location of Kurnur Dam in India Maharashtra | |
Official name | Kurnur Dam D04235 |
Location | Tuljapur |
Coordinates | 17°37′01″N 76°12′56″E / 17.6168289°N 76.2155566°ECoordinates: 17°37′01″N 76°12′56″E / 17.6168289°N 76.2155566°E |
Opening date | 1968[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Bori river |
Height | 23.7 m (78 ft) |
Length | 1,206 m (3,957 ft) |
Dam volume | 45 km3 (11 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 32,670 km3 (7,840 cu mi) |
Surface area | 570 km2 (220 sq mi) |
Kurnur Dam is an earthfill dam on Bori river near Tuljapur, Osmanabad district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 23.7 m (78 ft) while the length is 1,206 m (3,957 ft). The volume content is 45 km3 (11 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 35,240.00 km3 (8,454.53 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
- Irrigation
See also
References
- ↑ "Kurnur D04235". Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ↑ Specifications of large dams in India
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