Jump to content

Kanoli Dam

Coordinates: 20°39′21″N 74°47′02″E / 20.6558609°N 74.7838283°E / 20.6558609; 74.7838283
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kanoli Dam
Kanoli Dam is located in Maharashtra
Kanoli Dam
Location of Kanoli Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameKanoli Dam D01259
LocationDhule
Coordinates20°39′21″N 74°47′02″E / 20.6558609°N 74.7838283°E / 20.6558609; 74.7838283
Opening date1974[1]
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
ImpoundsBori river
Height24.5 m (80 ft)
Length459 m (1,506 ft)
Dam volume290 km3 (70 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity8,450 km3 (2,030 cu mi)
Surface area217 km2 (84 sq mi)

Kanoli Dam is an earthfill dam on the Bori River near Dhule, in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Specifications

[edit]

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 24.5 m (80 ft) while the length is 459 m (1,506 ft). The volume content is 290 km3 (70 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 11,900.00 km3 (2,854.96 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

[edit]
  • Irrigation

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Kanoli D01259". Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine