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Sukhana Dam

Coordinates: 19°48′20″N 75°30′57″E / 19.8055078°N 75.5157897°E / 19.8055078; 75.5157897
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Sukhana Dam garkheda a'bad
Sukhana Dam is located in Maharashtra
Sukhana Dam
Location of Sukhana Dam garkheda a'bad in Maharashtra
Official nameSukhana Dam D01218
LocationAurangabad
Coordinates19°48′20″N 75°30′57″E / 19.8055078°N 75.5157897°E / 19.8055078; 75.5157897
Opening date1968[1]
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
ImpoundsSukhana river
Height16.92 m (55.5 ft)
Length446 m (1,463 ft)
Dam volume68,000 m3 (2,400,000 cu ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity18,480,000 m3 (653,000,000 cu ft)
Surface area6.782 km2 (2.619 sq mi)

Sukhana Dam, is an earthfill dam on Sukhana river near Aurangabad in village Garkheda in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

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The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 16.92 m (55.5 ft) while the length is 446 m (1,463 ft). The volume content is 68,000 m3 (2,400,000 cu ft) and gross storage capacity is 21,340,000 m3 (754,000,000 cu ft).[2]


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sukhana D01218". Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine