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The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 29.6 m (97 ft), while the length is 3,300 m (10,800 ft). The volume content is 1,020 km (240 cu mi), and the gross storage capacity is 216,300.00 km (51,893.13 cu mi).
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305:"National Register of Large Dams – 2009"
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259:List of reservoirs and dams in India
207:, originally called Pava Dam, is an
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310:. 2009. Archived from
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187:Total capacity
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763:Tamkada Dam
758:Visapur Dam
738:Palashi Dam
693:Bhandardara
583:Kharda Fort
225:Maharashtra
211:dam on the
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72:Coordinates
783:Categories
753:Tikhol Dam
713:Khairi Dam
688:Adhala Dam
623:Ahmednagar
557:Shrirampur
527:Ahmednagar
511:Shrirampur
321:2024-08-24
265:References
213:Ghod River
152:Ghod River
84:74°29′33″E
81:18°40′41″N
708:Hanga Dam
698:Dhoki Dam
662:Kopargaon
657:Sangamner
614:Lok Sabha
592:Education
566:Monuments
552:Shrigonda
542:Sangamner
532:Kopargaon
506:Sangamner
501:Shrigonda
461:Kopargaon
411:Geography
209:earthfill
182:Reservoir
142:Earthfill
748:Sina Dam
728:Mula Dam
703:Ghod Dam
496:Shevgaon
481:Pathardi
383:Daimabad
289:March 5,
248:See also
205:Ghod Dam
148:Impounds
117:Owner(s)
64:Location
22:Ghod Dam
451:Jamkhed
438:Talukas
371:History
672:Nevasa
667:Shirdi
628:Shirdi
547:Shirdi
537:Parner
491:Rahuri
486:Rahata
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471:Nevasa
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365:topics
217:Shirur
166:Length
158:Height
67:Shirur
652:Akole
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446:Akole
388:Jorwe
315:(PDF)
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229:India
215:near
125:India
291:2013
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