Mula Dam

Mula Dam
Official name	Mula Dam
Location	Rahuri
Opening date	1972
Demolition date	N/A
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill Gravity
Height	48.17 m (158.0 ft)
Length	2,856 m (9,370 ft)
Volume	7,594 km3 (1,822 cu mi)
Impounds	Mula river
Reservoir
Capacity	608,890 km3 (146,080 cu mi)
Surface area	53,600 km2 (20,700 sq mi)

Mula Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Mula river near Rahuri in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 48.17 m (158.0 ft) while the length is 2,856 m (9,370 ft). The volume content is 7,594 km³ (1,822 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 736,320.00 km³ (176,652.56 cu mi).^[1]

Purpose

• Irrigation

Drinking Water supply to Ahmadnagar

See also

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

References

1. ^ Specifications of large dams in India