Irai Dam
Irai Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Irai river near Chandrapur and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project in state of Maharashtra in India. A borderline flood situation was seen in the catchment and the low-lying areas of this dam and the nearby Chargaon dam in September 2012. The situation came under control after the rainfall stopped.
| Irai Dam | |
|---|---|
Location of Irai Dam in Maharashtra | |
| Official name | Irai Dam |
| Location | Chandrapur |
| Coordinates | 20.1677381°N 79.3048096°E |
| Opening date | 1983 |
| Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthfill Gravity |
| Impounds | Irai river |
| Height | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Length | 1,620 m (5,310 ft) |
| Dam volume | 0.985 km3 (0.236 cu mi) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 0.193000 km3 (0.046303 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 58 km2 (22 sq mi) |
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