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Karadkhed Dam, is an earthfill dam on local river near
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Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is while the length is . The volume content is and gross storage capacity is .Specifications of large dams in India
It is situated near Karadkhed which is 12 km away from sub-district headquarter Deglur and 93 km away from district headquarter Nanded.


Purpose

* Irrigation * Drinking Water Supply to degloor Taluk


See also

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Dams in Maharashtra There are around 1821 notable large dams in state of Maharashtra in India. Dams in Maharashtra by specification The table below list dams of state of Maharashtra by their specifications which has gross storage capacity more than 10,000 103m3. ...
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List of reservoirs and dams in India This page shows the state-wise list of dams and reservoirs in India. As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. About 447 large dams are under construction in India. In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China and ...


References

{{reflist Dams in Nanded district Dams completed in 1978 1978 establishments in Maharashtra