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Adhala Dam

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The 913th tallest dam in the world

40 m · 131 ft

Adhala Dam, is an earthfill dam on Adhala river near Akole, Deothan, Ahmednagar district in state of Maharashtra in India.

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 40 m (130 ft) while the length is 623 m (2,044 ft). The volume content is 1,437 km3 (345 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 30,000.00 km3 (7,197.38 cu mi).

Irrigation in Akole, Sagamner & Sinner Tahsil Drinking Water supply to Devthan, Hivargaon Ambre, Ganore, Dongargaon & Pimplegaon villages (created by government)

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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