Tawarja Dam | |
Name Official: | Tawarja Dam D01370 |
Dam Crosses: | Tawarja river |
Location: | Latur |
Dam Type: | Earthfill |
Dam Length: | 2222m (7,290feet) |
Dam Height: | 14.3m (46.9feet) |
Dam Volume: | 361km3 |
Opening: | 1982[1] |
Owner: | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Res Capacity Total: | 16950km3 |
Res Surface: | 741km2 |
Location Map: | India Maharashtra |
Coordinates: | 18.3094°N 76.4697°W |
Tawarja Dam, is an earthfill dam on Tawarja river near Ausa, Latur district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 14.3m (46.9feet) while the length is 2222m (7,290feet). The volume content is 361km3 and gross storage capacity is 20520km3.[2]