Walwan Dam
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| name_official = Walwan Dam
| dam_crosses = Indrayani river
| location = Maval
| dam_type = Gravity
| dam_length = {{convert|1356|m|abbr=on}}
| dam_height = {{convert|26.36|m|abbr=on}}
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| dam_volume = {{convert|182000|m3|abbr=on}}
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| opening = 1916
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| owner = Tata Power, India
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| res_surface = {{convert|142500|m2|abbr=on}}
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| location_map = India Maharashtra
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Walwan Dam, (or Valvan Dam) is a gravity dam on the Indrayani river near Lonavla, Pune district in State of Maharashtra in India. It provides water to the nearby Khopoli Power Plant and to residents of Lonavla and Khandala and neighborhood villages.
Specifications
The height of the dam above the lowest foundation is {{convert|26.36|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|1356|m|abbr=on}}. The volume content is {{convert|182000|m3|abbr=on}} and gross storage capacity is {{convert|72500000.00|m3|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=2010-10-22 |archive-date=2011-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Purpose
- Hydroelectricity
See also
References
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Category:Dams in Pune district
Category:Dams completed in 1916