Mandohol Dam

Mandohol Dam
Fully filled Mandohol Dam
Official name	Mandohol Dam
Location	Karjule Hareshwar, Parner India
Coordinates	19°11′56″N 74°18′28″E / 19.19889°N 74.30778°E / 19.19889; 74.30778Coordinates: 19°11′56″N 74°18′28″E / 19.19889°N 74.30778°E / 19.19889; 74.30778
Construction began	1977
Opening date	1984
Demolition date	N/A
Construction cost	362 lakh (US$734,100)
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth-fill (Earthen)
Height	27.07 m (88.8 ft)
Length	739.0 m (2,424.5 ft)
Volume	426 km3 (102 cu mi)
Impounds	Mandohol River
Reservoir
Creates	Mandohol Lake
Capacity	8,780 km3 (2,110 cu mi)
Catchment area	142.45 km2 (55.00 sq mi)
Surface area	199.51 km2 (77.03 sq mi)

Mandohol Dam (Marathi: मांडोहोळ धरण), is a earth-fill dam on Mandohol River in Karjule Hareshwar village of Parner taluka in Ahmednagar district of State of Maharashtra in India.

Construction

The dam is constructed by Command Area Development Authority (CADA), Ahmednagar. It was constructed between 1977 and 1983, and was opend for irrigation purpose in 1984.^[1]

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 27.07 m (88.8 ft) while the length is 739.0 m (2,424.5 ft). The valume content is 426 km³ (102 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 11,300 km³ (2,700 cu mi).^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation
• Drinking water for neatest villages

See also

• Dams in Parner tehsil
• Karjule Hareshwar
• Parner taluka
• Ahmednagar district

References

1. ^ Mandohol Dam - Completed project by CADA
2. ^ Specifications of large dams in India