Upper Dudhana Dam

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| name_official = Upper Dudhana Dam

| dam_crosses = Dudhana river

| location = Jalna

| dam_type = Earthfill

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| dam_height = {{convert|18|m|abbr=on}}

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| dam_volume = {{convert|965|km3|abbr=on}}

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| opening = 1964

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| owner = Government of Maharashtra, India

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| res_surface = {{convert|445|km2|abbr=on}}

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Upper Dudhana Dam, is an earthfill dam on Dudhana river near Jalna in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is {{convert|18|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|2750|m|abbr=on}}. The volume content is {{convert|965|km3|abbr=on}} and gross storage capacity is {{convert|15000.00|km3|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |title=Specifications of large dams in India |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References