Chandpur Dam, is an earthfill dam on Chandpur river near Tumsar, Bhandara district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Chandpur Dam | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Chandpur Dam in Maharashtra | |
Official name | Chandpur Dam D00989 |
Location | Tumsar |
Coordinates | 21.5184338°N 79.8104462°E / 21.5184338; 79.8104462 |
Opening date | 1915[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Chandpur river |
Height | 19 m (62 ft) |
Length | 1,051 m (3,448 ft) |
Dam volume | 80.36 km3 (19.28 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 28,879 km3 (6,928 cu mi) |
Surface area | 9,072 km2 (3,503 sq mi) |
It is also
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19 m (62 ft) while the length is 1,051 m (3,448 ft). The volume content is 80.36 km3 (19.28 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 29,025.00 km3 (6,963.47 cu mi).[2]