Jakapur Dam

Jakapur Dam
Jakapur Dam
Location of Jakapur Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameJakapur Dam D01319
LocationUmarga
Coordinates17°50′18″N 76°34′02″E / 17.8382056°N 76.5671003°E / 17.8382056; 76.5671003
Opening date1977[1]
OwnersGovernment of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
Impoundslocal river
Height14.8 m (49 ft)
Length2,257 m (7,405 ft)
Dam volume322 km3 (77 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity0 km3 (0 cu mi)
Surface area0 km2 (0 sq mi)

Jakapur Dam, is an earthfill dam on local river near Umarga, Osmanabad district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 14.8 m (49 ft) while the length is 2,257 m (7,405 ft). The volume content is 322 km3 (77 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 10,176.00 km3 (2,441.35 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jakapur D01319". Retrieved 6 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine