Pargaon Ghatshil Dam, also called Ghatshil Pargaon dam, is an earthfill dam on Kinha river near Pargaon Ghatshil, Beed district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Pargaon Ghatshil Dam | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Pargaon Ghatshil Dam in Maharashtra | |
Official name | Pargaon Ghatshil Dam D01358 |
Location | Pargaon Ghatshil |
Coordinates | 19.1182059°N 75.3577993°E / 19.1182059; 75.3577993 |
Opening date | 1977[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Kinha river |
Height | 22.46 m (73.7 ft) |
Length | 911.65 m (2,991.0 ft) |
Dam volume | 297 km3 (71 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 0 km3 (0 cu mi) |
Surface area | 3,740 km2 (1,440 sq mi) |
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 22.46 m (73.7 ft) while the length is 911.65 m (2,991.0 ft). The volume content is 297 km3 (71 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 12,450.00 km3 (2,986.91 cu mi).[2]