Tillari (Main) Dam

Tillari Dam
Location of Tillari Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Tillari (Main) Dam D04937
Location	Chandgad
Coordinates	15°47′55″N 74°20′36″E / 15.798696°N 74.343281°E / 15.798696; 74.343281
Opening date	1986[1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Impounds	Tillari river
Height	38.05 m (124.8 ft)
Length	485 m (1,591 ft)
Dam volume	250 km3 (60 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	92,020 km3 (22,080 cu mi)
Surface area	9,290 km2 (3,590 sq mi)

Tillari (Main) Dam is a gravity dam on Tillari river near Chandgad, Kolhapur district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

The height of the dam above the lowest foundation is 38.05 m (124.8 ft) while the length is 485 m (1,591 ft). Its volume content is 250 km³ (60 cu mi) and its gross storage capacity is 113,266.00 km³ (27,173.96 cu mi).^[2]

• Hydroelectricity power generation

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

• Goa wants water from Maharashtra's Tillari dam. Indian Express Location: Panaji, Date: December 29, 2012, Retrieved: April 2, 2013
• Maharashtra govt releases Tillari water to Goa. The Navhind Times Location: Sanquelim, Date: January 3, 2013, Retrieved: April 2, 2013