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Tisangi Dam

Coordinates: 17°36′58″N 75°13′06″E / 17.616047°N 75.218196°E / 17.616047; 75.218196
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Tisangi Dam
Tisangi Dam is located in Maharashtra
Tisangi Dam
Location of Tisangi Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameTisangi Dam D04942
LocationPandharpur
Coordinates17°36′58″N 75°13′06″E / 17.616047°N 75.218196°E / 17.616047; 75.218196
Opening date1966[1]
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
Impoundslocal river
Height20.82 m (68.3 ft)
Length2,866 m (9,403 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity22,760 km3 (5,460 cu mi)

Tisangi Dam, is an earthfill dam on local river near Pandharpur, Solapur district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

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The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 20.82 m (68.3 ft) while the length is 2,866 m (9,403 ft). The gross storage capacity is 24,460.00 km3 (5,868.27 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

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  • Irrigation

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tisangi D04942". Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine