Adan Dam, is an earthfill and rockfill dam on Aran river near Karanja, Washim district in state of Maharashtra in India.
| Adan Dam | |
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  Location of Adan Dam in Maharashtra | |
| Official name | Adan Dam |
| Location | Karanja |
| Coordinates | 20°25′17.55″N 77°33′47.07″E / 20.4215417°N 77.5630750°E |
| Opening date | 1977 |
| Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthfill Rockfill |
| Impounds | Aran river |
| Height | 30.13 m (98.9 ft) |
| Length | 755 m (2,477 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1,428 km3 (343 cu mi) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 67,250 km3 (16,130 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 10,520 km2 (4,060 sq mi) |
Specifications
editThe height of the dam above lowest foundation is 30.13 m (98.9 ft) while the length is 755 m (2,477 ft). The volume content is 1,428 km3 (343 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 78,320.00 km3 (18,789.97 cu mi).[1]
Purpose
edit- Irrigation
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine