| Lower Vaitarna Dam | |
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  Lower Vaitarna Dam Location of Lower Vaitarna Dam in Maharashtra | |
| Official name | Vaitarna Dam / Modaksagar Dam |
| Location | PalgharMumbai,Maharashtra |
| Coordinates | 19°40′15″N73°17′26″E / 19.670841°N 73.2905592°E /19.670841; 73.2905592 |
| Opening date | 1957[1] |
| Owners | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation,Mumbai,India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | Vaitarna river |
| Height | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Length | 567.07 m (1,860.5 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 174,790,000 m3 (6.173×109 cu ft) |
| Surface area | 8.39 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
Lower Vaitarna Dam, also calledModaksagar Dam, is aGravity dam onVaitarna river which supplies water toPalghar andMumbai, but is located inPalghar &Nashik district in the state ofMaharashtra inIndia. It was opened in 1957.
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 82 m (269 ft) while the length is 567.07 m (1,860.5 ft). The gross storage capacity is 204,980.00 m3 (7,238,800 cu ft).[2]
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