Pentakali Dam, is an earthfill dam on Penganga river near Mehkar, Buldhana district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Pentakali Dam
Location of Pentakali Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Pentakali Dam D03109
Location	Mehkar
Coordinates	20.2706815°N 76.4749182°E / 20.2706815; 76.4749182
Opening date	2003[1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Penganga river
Height	27.5 m (90 ft)
Length	990 m (3,250 ft)
Dam volume	694,350 m3 (24,521,000 cu ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	59,976,000 m3 (2.1180×109 cu ft)
Surface area	12,870,000 m2 (138,500,000 sq ft)

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 27.5 m (90 ft) while the length is 990 m (3,250 ft). The volume content is 694,350 m³ (24,521,000 cu ft) and gross storage capacity is 67,355,000 m³ (2.3786×10⁹ cu ft).[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation

See also

• Dams in Maharashtra
• List of reservoirs and dams in India

References