Sakat Dam

Sakat Dam, is an earthfill dam on Dudhana river near Paranda, Osmanabad district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Sakat Dam
Location of Sakat Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Sakat Dam D02935
Location	Paranda
Coordinates	18°23′15″N 75°30′08″E / 18.3875349°N 75.5021828°E / 18.3875349; 75.5021828
Opening date	1994^[1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Dudhana river
Height	19.8 m (65 ft)
Length	2,775 m (9,104 ft)
Dam volume	0 km^3 (0 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	13,440 km^3 (3,220 cu mi)
Surface area	4,340 km^2 (1,680 sq mi)

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19.8 m (65 ft) while the length is 2,775 m (9,104 ft). The volume content is 0 km³ (0 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 14,430.00 km³ (3,461.94 cu mi).^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation

See also

• Dams in Maharashtra
• List of reservoirs and dams in India

References

1. "Sakat D02935". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
2. Specifications of large dams in India 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine