Bhatghar Dam | |
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Official name | Bhatghar Dam |
Location | Bhor |
Coordinates | 18°10′38″N 73°50′23″E / 18.1771646°N 73.8398593°E |
Opening date | 1927 |
Construction cost | 172 lakh |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Solid masonry gravity dam |
Impounds | Yelwande river |
Height | 57.92 m (190.0 ft) |
Dam volume | 650 Mm3 (2.3×1022 cu ft) |
Spillway type | Automatic |
Spillway capacity | 1600cumecs |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 666 Mm3 (2.35×1022 cu ft) |
Surface area | 31.9 km2 (12.3 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Installed capacity | 16MW |
Bhatghar Dam is a gravity dam on the Velvandi (वेळवंडी) river near Bhor, in the Pune district of the state of Maharashtra in India. It is one of the oldest dams in Maharashtra constructed by the British during the time of the British Raj.