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Lonimavla Dam

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Official name
  
Lonimavla Dam

Type of dam
  
Earth-fill (Earthen)

Length
  
958 m (3,143 ft)

Surface area
  
46 km²

Opening date
  
1981

Impounds
  
Local Nallah River

Height
  
10 m

Lonimavla Dam

Location
  
Lonimawala, Parner India

Owners
  
Government of Maharashtra, India

Similar
  
Mandohol Dam, Ranjangaon Road railway st, Nilwande Dam, Mula Dam, Ahmednagar Fort

Lonimavla Dam (Marathi: लोणीमावळा धरण), is an earth-fill dam in Lonimawala village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.

Contents

Map of Lonimavla Dam, Devi Bhoyare, Maharashtra 414302

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 10 m (33 ft) while the length is 958 m (3,143 ft). The gross storage capacity is 1,080 km3 (260 cu mi).

Purpose

  • Irrigation
  • Drinking water for neatest villages
  • References

    Lonimavla Dam Wikipedia