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Anjanapalshi Dam

Coordinates: 20°17′34″N 75°18′55″E / 20.2928314°N 75.3153777°E / 20.2928314; 75.3153777
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Anjanapalshi Dam
Anjanapalshi Dam is located in Maharashtra
Anjanapalshi Dam
Location of Anjanapalshi Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameAnjanapalshi Dam
LocationKannad
Coordinates20°17′34″N 75°18′55″E / 20.2928314°N 75.3153777°E / 20.2928314; 75.3153777
Opening date1999
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
ImpoundsAnjana River
Height19.4 m (64 ft)
Length1,952 m (6,404 ft)
Dam volume937,000 m3 (33,100,000 cu ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity13,740,000 m3 (485,000,000 cu ft)
Surface area3.887 km2 (1.501 sq mi)

Anjanapalshi Dam is an earth-fill dam in India on the Anjana River near Kannad, in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. It was created as a means of irrigation.

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The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19.4 m (64 ft) while the length is 1,952 m (6,404 ft). The volume content is 937,000 m3 (33,100,000 cu ft) and gross storage capacity is 15,550,000 m3 (549,000,000 cu ft).[1]

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