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Powai Lake is located downstream of the Vihar Lake on the Mithi River. When it was built, the lake had an area of about 2.1 square kilometres (520 acres) and the depth varied from about 3 metres (9.8 ft) (at the periphery) to 12 metres (39 ft) at its deepest. [2] The Powai Lake has gone through many stages of water quality degradation.
Modak Sagar is a lake located in Thane district on the Vaitarna River. It has an overflow level of 163.15 meters, making it the second largest of the lakes supplying water to the city of Mumbai . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Mumbai controls several dams in Shahapur Taluka (Thane district) that deliver water to the City and Suburban areas. The Western Ghats trap most of the moisture laiden monsoon clouds which feed these dammed rivers. Currently, these dams/ lakes deliver approximately 3.4 billion litres of water to Mumbai City and Suburban areas daily.
Vihar Lake (Pronunciation: ) is located near Vihar village on the Mithi River within the precincts of the Borivali National Park, also called the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, in North Mumbai. When built in 1860 (construction started in 1856), it was considered as the largest lake in Mumbai in the Salsette group of islands.
It was designed as a backup for the Vihar Lake to supply portable drinking water to the city of Bombay (now Mumbai). The lake has surface area of 1.35 km 2 (135 hectares). The average water depth is reported to be 12 m with a gross storage at Full Supply Level (FSL) of 2,294 million imperial gallons (10,430,000 m 3 ), out of which 4 million ...
The highest hill is about 302 metres (991 ft) above sea level. The Powai Hills are present north of the city. The Borivali National Park occupies most of the region. The Vihar and Tulsi Lakes are present within the hills. The highest point of the metropolis, at 450 metres (1,480 ft), is located in this region.
Name of Dam Year Completed River Location 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)
Pavana Lake Pavana Lake Location Maval taluka, Pune district, Maharashtra, India Coordinates 18°40′30″N 73°29′10″E / 18.67500°N 73.48611°E / 18.67500; 73.48611 Type Artificial Lake Etymology Pavana River /Pavana Dam Built 1973 (1973) First flooded 1973 (1973) Settlements Pune, Mumbai Pavana Lake, also known as Pavana Dam Reservoir and Pawna Lake, is a reservoir turned ...