Kolar Dam | |
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Location of Kolar Dam in India Maharashtra
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Official name | Kolar Dam D02839 |
Location | Saoner |
Coordinates | 21°24′13″N 78°48′24″E / 21.4037454°N 78.8065318°ECoordinates: 21°24′13″N 78°48′24″E / 21.4037454°N 78.8065318°E |
Opening date | 1984 |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Kolar river |
Height | 30.11 m (98.8 ft) |
Length | 2,910 m (9,550 ft) |
Dam volume | 1,084 km3 (260 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 31,320 km3 (7,510 cu mi) |
Surface area | 6,430 km2 (2,480 sq mi) |
Kolar Dam is an earthfill dam on Kolar river near Saoner, Nagpur district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 30.11 m (98.8 ft) while the length is 2,910 m (9,550 ft). The volume content is 1,084 km3 (260 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 35,380.00 km3 (8,488.11 cu mi).