Mehakari Dam, (also called as Mekhari dam) is an earthfill dam on Mehakari River near Ashti, Beed district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Mehakari Dam | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Mehakari Dam in Maharashtra | |
Official name | Mehakari Dam D01214 |
Location | Ashti |
Coordinates | 18.8671529°N 75.0028455°E / 18.8671529; 75.0028455 |
Opening date | 1966[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Mehakari river |
Height | 27.63 m (90.6 ft) |
Length | 1,308 m (4,291 ft) |
Dam volume | 163.5 km3 (39.2 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 13,000 km3 (3,100 cu mi) |
Surface area | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 27.63 m (90.6 ft) while the length is 1,308 m (4,291 ft). The volume content is 163.5 km3 (39.2 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 16,130.00 km3 (3,869.79 cu mi).[2]