Rui Chatrapati Dam (Marathi: रुई छत्रपती धरण), is an earth-fill dam on Gopal Ganga river in Rui Chatrapati village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.

Rui Chatrapati Dam
Location of Rui Chatrapati Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Rui Chatrapati Dam
Location	Rui Chatrapati, Parner India
Coordinates	18°55′37″N 74°33′42″E
Opening date	1980
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth-fill (Earthen)
Impounds	Gopal Ganga River
Height	10.77 m (35.3 ft)
Length	420 m (1,380 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Rui Chatrapati lake
Total capacity	1,070 km3 (260 cu mi)
Surface area	46 km2 (18 sq mi)

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 10.77 m (35.3 ft) while the length is 420 m (1,380 ft). The gross storage capacity is 1,350 km³ (320 cu mi).[1]

Purpose

• Irrigation
• Drinking water for neatest villages

See also

• Dams in Maharashtra

References