Tikhol Dam

Tikhol Dam
Official name	Tikhol Dam
Location	Tikhol, Parner India
Coordinates	19°8′31″N 74°25′28″E / 19.14194°N 74.42444°E / 19.14194; 74.42444Coordinates: 19°8′31″N 74°25′28″E / 19.14194°N 74.42444°E / 19.14194; 74.42444
Opening date	1975
Demolition date	N/A
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth-fill (Earthen)
Height	18.53 m (60.8 ft)
Length	360 m (1,180 ft)
Impounds	Kalu River
Reservoir
Creates	Tikhol lake
Capacity	1,700 km3 (410 cu mi)
Surface area	64 km2 (25 sq mi)

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

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 18.53 m (60.8 ft) while the length is 360 m (1,180 ft). The gross storage capacity is 2,430 km³ (580 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