Gangapur Dam

Gangapur Dam, is an earthfill dam on Godavari River near Nashik in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Gangapur Dam
The canal tower of Gangapur Dam in 1956
Location of Gangapur Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Gangapur Dam D01034
Location	Nashik
Coordinates	20.0260565°N 73.6671498°E / 20.0260565; 73.6671498
Opening date	1965[1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Godavari River
Height	36.59 m (120.0 ft)
Length	3,902 m (12,802 ft)
Dam volume	4,612 km3 (1,106 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	0.203880 km3 (0.048913 cu mi)
Surface area	22,860 km2 (8,830 sq mi)

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 36.59 m (120.0 ft) while the length is 3,902 m (12,802 ft). The volume content is 4,612 km³ (1,106 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 215,880.00 km³ (51,792.37 cu mi).^[2]

Due to silt deposition in the reservoir area, the storage capacity of the dam has gradually reduced. The right side canal running towards Nashik is also closed due to the high civilization in the area. For these two reasons, an upstream dam, Kashypi Dam, is constructed which opened in 2000 ^[3]

Purpose

• Irrigation

one of the earthen dam having emergency spillway^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Dams in Maharashtra
• List of reservoirs and dams in India