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Bodalkasa Dam

Coordinates: 21°21′11″N 80°01′45″E / 21.3529582°N 80.0292206°E / 21.3529582; 80.0292206
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Bodalkasa Dam
Bodalkasa Dam is located in Maharashtra
Bodalkasa Dam
Location of Bodalkasa Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameBodalkasa Dam
LocationTiroda
Coordinates21°21′11″N 80°01′45″E / 21.3529582°N 80.0292206°E / 21.3529582; 80.0292206
Opening date1917[1]
Operator(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
ImpoundsBhagdeogoti river
Height19.2 m (63 ft)
Length510 m (1,670 ft)
Dam volume107.62 km3 (25.82 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity.016454 km3 (0.003948 cu mi)
Surface area6.450 km2 (2.490 sq mi)

Bodalkasa Dam, is an earthfill dam on Bhagdeogoti river near Tiroda, Gondia district in State of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

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The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19.2 m (63 ft) while the length is 510 m (1,670 ft). The volume content is 0.010762 km3 (0.002582 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 0.017392 km3 (0.004173 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

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  • Irrigation

Tourism

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Bodalkasa has become a popular tourist Hotspot. It is also having maharashtra government resthouse. [3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bodalkasa D01005". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ https:// times of Bodhalkasa: Vidarbha’s new tourist destination