Jam Dam
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Dam in Katol
| Jam Dam | |
|---|---|
Location within Maharashtra | |
| Officialname | Jam Dam D03081 |
| Location | Katol |
| Coordinates | 21°13′04′′N 78°38′43′′E / 21.2177452°N 78.645308°E / 21.2177452; 78.645308 |
| Openingdate | 1996[1] |
| Owners | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Typeofdam | Earthfill |
| Impounds | Jam river |
| Height | 24m (79ft) |
| Length | 3,460m (11,350ft) |
| Damvolume | 107km3 (26cumi) |
| Reservoir | |
| Totalcapacity | 23,550km3 (5,650cumi) |
| Surfacearea | 7,565km2 (2,921sqmi) |
Jam Dam, is an earthfill dam on Jam river near Katol, Nagpur district in state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
[edit ]The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 24 m (79 ft) while the length is 3,460 m (11,350 ft). The volume content is 107 km3 (26 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 28,050.00 km3 (6,729.55 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
[edit ]- Irrigation
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ↑ "Jam D03081" . Retrieved 28 February 2013.
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