Kanher Dam

Kanher Dam
Location of Kanher Dam in India Maharashtra
Official name	Kanher Dam
Location	Satara
Coordinates	17°45′32″N 73°52′27″E / 17.7588487°N 73.8742053°E / 17.7588487; 73.8742053Coordinates: 17°45′32″N 73°52′27″E / 17.7588487°N 73.8742053°E / 17.7588487; 73.8742053
Opening date	1986
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill Gravity
Impounds	Wenna river
Height	50.34 m (165.2 ft)
Length	1,954 m (6,411 ft)
Dam volume	6,308 km3 (1,513 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	271,680 km3 (65,180 cu mi)
Surface area	18.63 km2 (7.19 sq mi)

Kanher Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Wenna river near Satara in state of Maharashtra in India.

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 50.34 m (165.2 ft) while the length is 1,954 m (6,411 ft). The volume content is 6,308 km³ (1,513 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 286,000.00 km³ (68,615.05 cu mi).