Irai Dam | |
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Official name | Irai Dam |
Location | Chandrapur |
Coordinates | 20°10′04″N 79°18′17″E / 20.1677381°N 79.3048096°E |
Opening date | 1983 [1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam |
Earthfill Gravity |
Impounds | Irai river |
Height | 30 m (98 ft) |
Length | 1,620 m (5,310 ft) |
Dam volume | 0.985 km3 (0.236 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 0.193000 km3 (0.046303 cu mi) |
Surface area | 58 km2 (22 sq mi) |
Irai Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Irai river near Chandrapur and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project in state of Maharashtra in India. A borderline flood situation was seen in the catchment and the low-lying areas of this dam and the nearby Chargaon dam in September 2012. The situation came under control after the rainfall stopped. [2]
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 30 m (98 ft) while the length is 1,620 m (5,310 ft). The volume content is 0.985 km3 (0.236 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 0.226500 km3 (0.054340 cu mi). [3]