Yeldari Dam | |
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Official name | Yeldari Dam D03211 |
Location | Yeldari |
Coordinates | 19°43′11″N 76°43′55″E / 19.7196664°N 76.7319488°E |
Opening date | 1968[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Purna river |
Height | 51.2 m (168 ft) |
Length | 4,232 m (13,885 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Yeldari |
Total capacity | 0.934 km3 (0.224 cu mi) |
Surface area | 101.540 km2 (39.205 sq mi) |
Yeldari Dam, is an earthfill dam on Purna river near Yeldari in Jintur taluka of Parbhani district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It is the second largest dam in Marathwada region. Dam is renovated and developed as a big reservoir and also tourist attraction spot in Parbhani district.[2]