Dhoki Dam
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| Dhoki Dam | |
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| Official name | Dhoki Dam |
| Location | Dhoki, Parner India |
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| Opening date | 1981 |
| Owners | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth-fill (Earthen) |
| Impounds | Kalu River |
| Height | 17.33 m (56.9 ft) |
| Length | 397 m (1,302 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Dhoki lake |
| Total capacity | 1,240 km3 (300 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 290 km2 (110 sq mi) |
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Dhoki Dam (Marathi: ढोकी धरण), is an earth-fill dam on Kalu river in Dhoki village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
[edit | edit source]The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17.33 m (56.9 ft) while the length is 397 m (1,302 ft). The gross storage capacity is 1,270 km3 (300 cu mi).[1]
Purpose
[edit | edit source]- Irrigation
- Drinking water for nearest villages
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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