Gose Khurd Dam
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 Location of Gose Khurd Dam in Maharashtra
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| Official name | Gosikhurd Dam D03002 |
| Location | Pauni, Bhandara district, Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates | 20°52′26″N 79°36′29″E / 20.8738154°N 79.6081781°ECoordinates: 20°52′26″N 79°36′29″E / 20.8738154°N 79.6081781°E |
| Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthfill |
| Impounds | Wainganga River |
| Height | 22.5 m (74 ft) |
| Length | 1,135 m (3,724 ft) |
| Dam volume | 3.83×106 m3 (5,010,000 cu yd) |
| Spillway capacity | 67,000 m3/s (2,400,000 cu ft/s) |
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| Creates | Gosikhurd |
| Total capacity | 1.15×109 m3 (930,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 740.20×106 m3 (600,090 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 34,862 km2 (13,460 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 222 km2 (86 sq mi) |
Gose Khurd Dam, (Marathi: गोसे खुर्द धरण) is an earthfill dam on the Wainganga River near Pauni in Bhandara district in state of Maharashtra in India. The dam consists of 33 Nos of spillway gates to regulate irrigation water into the river through out the year
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 22.5 m (74 ft) while the length is 1,135 m (3,724 ft). The dam volume content is 3.83 million m3 and gross water storage capacity is 1,146 million m3. Its purpose is irrigation.
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