Modak Sagar

Modak Sagar
Location	Thane, Maharashtra
Coordinates	19°41′32″N 73°20′39″E / 19.692294°N 73.344284°E / 19.692294; 73.344284Coordinates: 19°41′32″N 73°20′39″E / 19.692294°N 73.344284°E / 19.692294; 73.344284
Type	reservoir, fresh water
Basin countries	India

Water volume	16,500,000,000 imp gal (0.075 km³)
Surface elevation	80.42 m (263.8 ft)

Settlements	Mumbai

Modak Sagar is a lake located in Thane district on the Vaitarna River. It has an overflow level of 163.15 meters, making it the second largest of the lakes supplying water to the city of Mumbai.^[1]^[2]

Access

The Dam premises are protected by the state government. Acces is only for officials from the BMC, however if you wish to see the dam you need to take permission from their head office at VT(now CST). ^[3]

Flora and fauna

The lake is home to crocodiles that inhabit the shallow waters near its coast

References

↑ "Overflowing Modak Sagar to fill Vihar". DNA. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
↑ "Modak Sagar". mydestination.com. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
↑ based on our last visit to that place

Hydrography of the Indian subcontinent

Inland rivers	Beas Betwa Bhagirathi Brahmaputra Chambal Chenab Damodar Godavari Gandaki Ganges Ghaghara Indus Jhelum Kali Kaveri Kosi Krishna Luni Mahanadi Mahaweli Meghna Narmada Padma Ravi Sarasvati Sankosh Sharda Son Sutlej Tapti Yamuna

Inland lakes, deltas, etc.	Ganges Basin Ganges Delta Indus Delta Dal Lake Pookode Lake Skeleton Lake Chilika Lake Lake Powai Borith Lake Saiful Muluk Gosaikunda Nizam Sagar Red Hills Lake Malampuzha Kerala backwaters Pulicat Lake

Coastal	Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal Gulf of Kutch Gulf of Khambhat Gulf of Mannar Laccadive Sea Palk Strait

Categories	Lakes of Bangladesh / India / Nepal / Pakistan Reservoirs and dams in India Rivers of Bangladesh / Bhutan / India / Nepal / Pakistan

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