Gose Khurd Dam

{{Short description|Dam in Bhandara, Maharashtra, India}}

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{{Infobox dam

| name = Gosekhurd Dam

| image = File:Gosekhurd Dam in Pauni Tehsil of Bhandara District, India..jpg

| image_caption = Gosekhurd Dam

| name_official = Gosikhurd Dam (Indirasagar Reservoir)

| dam_crosses = Wainganga River

| location = Pauni, Bhandara, Maharashtra, India

| dam_type = Earthen dam with Gates Spillway

| dam_length = {{convert|11356|m|abbr=on}} / {{convert|11.35|km|abbr=on}}

| dam_height = {{convert|22.55|m|abbr=on}}

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| dam_volume = {{convert|3.83|e6m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}

| spillway_type = Ogee Shaped Spillway

| spillway_capacity = {{convert|67300|m3/s|ft3/s|abbr=on}}

| spillway_count = 33 Radial Gates of size 18.30 m (l) * 16.50 m (h)

| construction_began = 1988

| opening = 2008

| owner = Water Resources Department, Government of Maharashtra, India

| res_name = Indirasagar

| res_capacity_total = {{convert|1.15|e9m3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}

| res_capacity_active = {{Convert|740.168|e6m3|acre.ft|0|abbr=on}}

| res_capacity_inactive = {{Convert|405.907|e6m3|acre.ft|0|abbr=on}}

| res_catchment = {{convert|34862|km2|abbr=on}}

| res_surface = {{convert|222.56|km2|abbr=on}}

| res_max_depth = 22.55 m

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| location_map = India Maharashtra

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| coordinates = {{coord|20.8738154|79.6081781|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

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Gosekhurd Dam, ({{langx|mr|गोसे खुर्द धरण}}) is an earthfill dam on the Wainganga River near Pauni in Bhandara district, in the state of Maharashtra in India.{{cite web | url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Gosikhurd_Dam_D03002 | title=Gosikhurd Dam D03002 | accessdate=5 March 2016}} The dam contains 33 spillway gates to regulate water flow into the river for irrigation throughout the year.

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is {{convert|22.55|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|11350|m|abbr=on}}. The dam volume is {{cvt|3.83|e6m3}} and gross water storage capacity is {{cvt|1,146|e6m3}}. Its purpose is irrigation and hydropower generation, as well as playing a role in systems for drinking water for the nearby Municipal Council as well as Grampanchayat. The dam was completed in 2008, and the Gosekhurd Reservoir began impounding water in 2009. Because of construction delays occurs due to Rehabilitation problems, the reservoir could not be filled to 100% capacity; the project was completed and the reservoir filled to 100% in Jan 2022.[http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf Specifications of large dams in India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |date=2011-07-21 }} See Project Identification Code MH09MH1817.