Tiru Dam
Appearance
Tiru Dam | |
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Official name | Tiru Dam D01294 |
Location | Udgir |
Coordinates | 18°33′20″N 77°04′25″E / 18.555543°N 77.073641°E |
Opening date | 1976[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Tiru river |
Height | 21 m (69 ft) |
Length | 1,851 m (6,073 ft) |
Dam volume | 311 km3 (75 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 15,401 km3 (3,695 cu mi) |
Surface area | 690 km2 (270 sq mi) |
Tiru Dam, is an earthfill dam on Tiru river near Udgir, Latur district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
[edit]The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 21 m (69 ft) while the length is 1,851 m (6,073 ft). The volume content is 311 km3 (75 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 23,320.00 km3 (5,863.77 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
[edit]- Irrigation
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tiru D01294". Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine