Gyanganga Dam, (also spelled as Dnyanganga), is an earthfill dam on Gyanganga river near Khamgaon, Buldhana district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Gyanganga Dam | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Gyanganga Dam in Maharashtra | |
Official name | Gyanganga Dam D01244 |
Location | Khamgaon |
Coordinates | 20.5396486°N 76.4160168°E / 20.5396486; 76.4160168 |
Opening date | 1971[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Gyanganga river |
Height | 35.73 m (117.2 ft) |
Length | 639 m (2,096 ft) |
Dam volume | 1,380 km3 (330 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 33,930 km3 (8,140 cu mi) |
Surface area | 4,151 km2 (1,603 sq mi) |
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 35.73 m (117.2 ft) while the length is 639 m (2,096 ft). The volume content is 1,380 km3 (330 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 36,270.00 km3 (8,701.64 cu mi).[2]