The Nalganga Dam is an earthfill dam on the Nalganga River near Malkapur, Buldhana district, in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Nalganga Dam | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Nalganga Dam in Maharashtra | |
Official name | Nalganga Dam D01216 |
Location | Malkapur |
Coordinates | 20°43′34″N 76°10′49″E |
Opening date | 1967[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Nalganga river |
Height | 29.8 m (98 ft) |
Length | 2,516 m (8,255 ft) |
Dam volume | 1,500 km3 (360 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 70,540 km3 (16,920 cu mi) |
Surface area | 10,980 km2 (4,240 sq mi) |
The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 29.8 m (98 ft), while the length is 2,516 m (8,255 ft). Its volume is 1,500 km3 (360 cu mi), and its gross storage capacity is 71,860.00 km3 (17,240.13 cu mi).[2]