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Radhanagari Dam, is a gravity dam on Bhogawati river near Radhanagari in the state of Maharashtra in India. Construction was initiated by visionary Rajarshi Shahu on 18 February 1907. [2] The dam is being used for irrigation as well as hydro-electricity. The dam is located amidst scenic surrounding in the backdrop of thick forest cover. [3]
The tallest dam in China is the Jinping-I Dam at 305 m (1,001 ft), an arch dam, which is also the tallest dam in the world. The largest reservoir is created by the Three Gorges Dam, which stores 39.3 billion m 3 (31,900,000 acre feet) of water and has a surface area of 1,045 km 2 (403 sq mi). Three Gorges is also the world's largest power station.
Name of Dam Year Completed River District Type Height (m) Length (m) Volume content (10 3 m 3) Gross Storage Capacity (10 3 m 3) Reservoir Area (10 3 m 2) Effective Storage Capacity (10 3 m 3) Purpose Designed Spillway Capacity (m 3 /s) Dhamapur: 1600: Malvan: Earthfill: 11: 217: 2687: Irrigation: 9.85: Vihar: 1860: Vihar: Earthfill: 25.6: 817: ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 March 2025. Dam in Yiling District, Hubei, China Dam in Yiling District, Hubei Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 The dam in September 2009 Location in Hubei Province Show map of Hubei Three Gorges Dam (China) Show map of China Country China Location Sandouping, Yiling District, Hubei Coordinates 30°49 ...
The water management scheme is still in use today to irrigate over 5,300 km 2 (2,000 sq mi) of land in the region [1] and has produced comprehensive benefits in flood control, irrigation, water transport and general water consumption. [2] Begun over 2,250 years ago, it now irrigates 668,700 hectares of farmland.
The country's highest gravity dam is Longtan Dam at 216.2 m (709 ft), which can be found in Guangxi. [3] At 233 m (764 ft), Shuibuya Dam in Hubei is the world's tallest concrete-face rock-fill dam. [4] [5] In Sichuan, the government is constructing the 312 m (1,024 ft) tall Shuangjiangkou Dam which, when complete, will become the world's ...
The National Weather Service late last week said the water level in the basin had reached the top of the glacier, which acts as a dam for the rain and melted snow that collect in the basin during ...
Radhanagari is a town and the headquarters of Radhanagari tehsil in the Radhanagari subdivision of Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located on the banks of the Bhogawati River , near the Radhanagari Dam and the Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary .