Burai Dam
Burai Dam is an earthfill dam on Burai River near Sakri, Dhule district in state of Maharashtra in India.
Burai Dam | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Burai Dam in Maharashtra | |
Official name | Burai Dam D01422 |
Location | Sakri |
Coordinates | 21.1533767°N 74.5728349°E |
Opening date | 1983[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Burai river |
Height | 30.6 m (100 ft) |
Length | 1,013 m (3,323 ft) |
Dam volume | 0.0168 km3 (0.0040 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 0.014210 km3 (0.003409 cu mi) |
Surface area | 3.1440 km2 (1.2139 sq mi) |
Specifications
The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 30.6 m (100 ft) while the length is 1,013 m (3,323 ft). The volume content is 168 km3 (40 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 0.021330 km3 (0.005117 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
- Irrigation
References
- "Burai D01422". Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- Specifications of large dams in India Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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