Mun Dam

Dam in Khamgaon

Mun Dam

Location of Mun Dam in Maharashtra

Official name| Mun Dam D03055
Location| Khamgaon
Coordinates| 20°27′44″N 76°39′42″E﻿ / ﻿20.4621978°N 76.6615784°E﻿ / 20.4621978; 76.6615784
Opening date| 1998[1]
Owner(s)| Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam| Earthfill
Impounds| Mun river
Height| 30.2 m (99 ft)
Length| 1,466 m (4,810 ft)
Dam volume| 1,362 km3 (327 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity| 36,830 km3 (8,840 cu mi)
Surface area| 4,527 km2 (1,748 sq mi)

Mun Dam, is an earthfill dam on Mun river near Khamgaon in the Buldhana district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

## Specifications

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The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 30.2 m (99 ft) while the length is 1,466 m (4,810 ft). The volume content is 1,362 km3 (327 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 42,480.00 km3 (10,191.49 cu mi).[2]

## Purpose

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* Irrigation

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ "Mun D03055". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
2. ^ "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2010.