Dhoki Dam

Dhoki Dam
Official name	Dhoki Dam
Location	Dhoki, Parner India
Coordinates	19°10′21″N 74°25′5″E / 19.1725°N 74.41806°E / 19.1725; 74.41806Coordinates: 19°10′21″N 74°25′5″E / 19.1725°N 74.41806°E / 19.1725; 74.41806
Opening date	1981
Demolition date	N/A
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth-fill (Earthen)
Height	17.33 m (56.9 ft)
Length	397 m (1,302 ft)
Impounds	Kalu River
Reservoir
Creates	Dhoki lake
Capacity	1,240 km3 (300 cu mi)
Surface area	290 km2 (110 sq mi)

Dhoki Dam (Marathi: ढोकी धरण ), is a earth-fill dam on Kalu river in Dhoki village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district of State of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17.33 m (56.9 ft) while the length is 397 m (1,302 ft). The gross storage capacity is 1,270 km³ (300 cu mi).^[1]

Purpose

• Irrigation
• Drinking water for neatest villages

See Also

• Dams in Parner taluka
• Parner taluka
• Ahmednagar district

References

1. ^ Specifications of large dams in India