Dheku Dam

Dheku Dam
Official name	Dheku Dam
Location	Vaijapur
Opening date	1960
Demolition date	N/A
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Height	20 m (66 ft)
Length	2,421 m (7,943 ft)
Volume	137 km3 (33 cu mi)
Impounds	Dheku river
Reservoir
Capacity	12,160 km3 (2,920 cu mi)
Surface area	447 km2 (173 sq mi)

Dheku Dam, is an earthfill dam on Dheku river near Vaijapur in State of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 20 m (66 ft) while the length is 2,421 m (7,943 ft). The volume content is 137 km³ (33 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 14,000.00 km³ (3,358.78 cu mi).^[1]

Purpose

• Irrigation

See also

• Dams in Maharashtra
• List of reservoirs and dams in India

References

1. ^ Specifications of large dams in India