Koyna Dam कोयना धरण | |
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Location of Koyna Dam in Maharashtra | |
Official name | Koyna Dam D05104 |
Location | Koyna Nagar, Maharashtra India |
Coordinates | 17°24′06″N 73°45′08″E / 17.40167°N 73.75222°E |
Construction began | 1956 |
Opening date | 1964[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Rubble-concrete dam |
Impounds | Koyna River |
Height | 103.2 m (339 ft) |
Length | 807.2 m (2,648 ft) (0.8 km) |
Spillways | 6 Gates |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Shivasagar Lake |
Total capacity | 2,981,000,000 m3 (2,417,000 acre⋅ft) OR 105.27 tmc ft |
Surface area | 891.78 km2 (344 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Turbines | Koyna dam foot powerhouse: 2 x 20 MW stage 1: 4 x 70 MW stage 2: 4 x 75 MW stage 3: 4 x 80 MW stage 4: 4 x 250 MW Total = 18 Francis turbines |
Installed capacity | 1,960 MW |
Official website |
The Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra, India. It is a rubble-concrete dam constructed on Koyna River which rises in Mahabaleshwar, a hillstation in Sahyadri ranges. It is located in Koyna Nagar, Satara district, in the Western Ghats on the state highway between Chiplun (44 KM) and Karad (58 KM).