Rui Chatrapati Dam
Appearance
Rui Chatrapati Dam | |
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Official name | Rui Chatrapati Dam |
Location | Rui Chatrapati, Parner India |
Coordinates | 18°55′37″N 74°33′42″E / 18.92694°N 74.56167°E |
Opening date | 1980 |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth-fill (Earthen) |
Impounds | Gopal Ganga River |
Height | 10.77 m (35.3 ft) |
Length | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Rui Chatrapati lake |
Total capacity | 1,070 km3 (260 cu mi) |
Surface area | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) |
Rui Chatrapati Dam (Marathi: रुई छत्रपती धरण), is an earth-fill dam on Gopal Ganga river in Rui Chatrapati village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
[edit]The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 10.77 m (35.3 ft) while the length is 420 m (1,380 ft). The gross storage capacity is 1,350 km3 (320 cu mi).[1]
Purpose
[edit]- Irrigation
- Drinking water for neatest villages
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-10-12.