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Morna Gureghar Dam

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Location
  
Patan

Type of dam
  
Earthfill

Length
  
600 m (2,000 ft)

Surface area
  
4,930 kmĀ²

Opening date
  
1971

Impounds
  
Morna River

Height
  
29 m

Morna Gureghar Dam

Official name
  
Morna (Gureghar) Dam D03137

Owners
  
Government of Maharashtra, India

Similar
  
Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji M, Char Bhinti Hutatma Smarak, Santoshgad, Kalyangad, Varugad

Morna Dam, also called as Gureghar dam, is an earthfill dam on local river near Patur, Satara district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Contents

Map of Morna Gureghar Dam, Dikshi, Maharashtra 415211

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 28.65 m (94.0 ft) while the length is 600 m (2,000 ft). The volume content is 1,109 km3 (266 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 44,740.00 km3 (10,733.70 cu mi).

Purpose

  • Irrigation
  • References

    Morna Gureghar Dam Wikipedia