Lower Vaitarna Dam
(Redirected from Modaksagar Dam)
| Lower Vaitarna Dam | |
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| Official name | Vaitarna Dam / Modaksagar Dam |
| Location | Palghar Mumbai, Maharashtra |
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| Opening date | 1957[1] |
| Owners | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | Vaitarna river |
| Height | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Length | 567.07 m (1,860.5 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 174,790,000 m3 (6.173×109 cu ft) |
| Surface area | 8.39 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
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Lower Vaitarna Dam, also called Modaksagar Dam, is a Gravity dam on Vaitarna river which supplies water to Palghar and Mumbai, but is located in Palghar & Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It was opened in 1957.
Specifications
[edit | edit source]The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 82 m (269 ft) while the length is 567.07 m (1,860.5 ft). The gross storage capacity is 204,980.00 m3 (7,238,800 cu ft).[2]
Purpose
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See also
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