Yedgaon Dam
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| name_official = Yedgaon Dam
| dam_crosses = Kukadi River
| location = Junnar
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| dam_height = {{convert|29.74|m|abbr=on}}
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| dam_volume = {{convert|1004|km3|abbr=on}}
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| opening = 1977
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| owner = Government of Maharashtra, India
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| location_map = India Maharashtra
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Yedgaon Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Kukadi river near Junnar, Pune district, in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is {{convert|29.74|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|4511|m|abbr=on}}. The volume content is {{convert|1004|km3|abbr=on}} and gross storage capacity is {{convert|93430.00|km3|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |url=https://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 }} The dam is located in the Ghod basin and is part of the Kukadi project, which constructed five dams in the region. Other dams included in this project are Wadaj Dam, Manikdoh Dam, Dimbhe Dam, and Pimpalgaon Joge Dam.{{cite web | url=https://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kukadi_Major_Irrigation_Project_JI00460 | title=Kukadi Major Irrigation Project JI00460 | access-date=February 25, 2013}}
Purpose
- Irrigation
- Yedgoan is one of the top producer of tomatoes in Junnar.
- Yedgon dam provide the strong water resource to the agricultural farming in the yedgaon village.