Nazare Dam, also called Malharsagar, is an earthfill dam on Karha river near Jejuri, Pune district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Nazare Dam | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Nazare Dam in Maharashtra | |
Official name | Nazare Dam D01306 |
Location | Jejuri |
Coordinates | 18.2995587°N 74.1871661°E / 18.2995587; 74.1871661 |
Opening date | 1974[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Karha river |
Height | 22.54 m (74.0 ft) |
Length | 2,021 m (6,631 ft) |
Dam volume | 1,010 km3 (240 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 16,650 km3 (3,990 cu mi) |
Surface area | 3,890 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 22.54 m (74.0 ft) while the length is 2,021 m (6,631 ft). The volume content is 1,010,000 m3 (36,000,000 cu ft) and gross storage capacity is 22,316,000 m3 (788,100,000 cu ft).[2]