Vihar dam | |
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Official name | Vihar dam D04998 |
Location | Mumbai |
Coordinates | 19°09′05″N72°54′38″E / 19.1514482°N 72.910552°E /19.1514482; 72.910552 |
Opening date | 1860[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra,India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Vihar river |
Height | 25.6 m (84 ft) |
Length | 817 m (2,680 ft) |
Dam volume | 353 km3 (85 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 41,410 km3 (9,930 cu mi) |
Surface area | 7,270 km2 (2,810 sq mi) |
Vihar dam, is anearthfill dam on Vihar river inMumbai, nearBhandup in the state ofMaharashtra inIndia.
The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 25.6 m (84 ft) while the length is 817 m (2,680 ft). The volume content is 353 km3 (85 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 41,459.00 km3 (9,946.54 cu mi).[2]