Morna Dam is an earthfill dam on the Morna river near Gureghar village in Patan tehsil, Satara district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
| Morna (Shirala) Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Morna (Shirala) Dam in Maharashtra | |
| Official name | Morna Dam D03221 Shirala Dam D03221 |
| Location | Shirala |
| Coordinates | 16°59′23″N 74°06′11″E / 16.9897051°N 74.1029575°E |
| Opening date | 1985[1] |
| Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthfill |
| Impounds | Morna river |
| Height | 31.2 m (102 ft) |
| Length | 1,115 m (3,658 ft) |
| Dam volume | 793 km3 (190 cu mi) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 15,150 km3 (3,630 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 3,203 km2 (1,237 sq mi) |
Specifications
editThe height of the dam above lowest foundation is 31.2 m (102 ft) while the length is 1,115 m (3,658 ft). The volume content is 793 km3 (190 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 21,160.00 km3 (5,076.55 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
edit- Irrigation
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Morna (Shirala) D03221". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2010-10-25.