Dhoki Dam

Dhoki Dam
Location of Dhoki Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Dhoki Dam
Location	Dhoki, Parner India
Opening date	1981
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth-fill (Earthen)
Impounds	Kalu River
Height	17.33 m (56.9 ft)
Length	397 m (1,302 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Dhoki lake
Total capacity	1,240 km3 (300 cu mi)
Surface area	290 km2 (110 sq mi)

Dhoki Dam (Marathi: ढोकी धरण), is an 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).

Purpose

• Irrigation
• Drinking water for nearest villages

See also

• Dams in Maharashtra