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Dam in Tumsar
Chandpur Dam
Chandpur Dam is located in MaharashtraChandpur DamLocation of Chandpur Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameChandpur Dam D00989
LocationTumsar
Coordinates21°31′06″N 79°48′38″E / 21.5184338°N 79.8104462°E / 21.5184338; 79.8104462
Opening date1915
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
ImpoundsChandpur river
Height19 m (62 ft)
Length1,051 m (3,448 ft)
Dam volume80.36 km (19.28 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity28,879 km (6,928 cu mi)
Surface area9,072 km (3,503 sq mi)

Chandpur Dam, is an earthfill dam on Chandpur river near Tumsar, Bhandara district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

It is also

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19 m (62 ft) while the length is 1,051 m (3,448 ft). The volume content is 80.36 km (19.28 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 29,025.00 km (6,963.47 cu mi).

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. "Chandpur D00989". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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