Koyna Dam
The Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra, India. It is a rubble-concrete dam constructed on Koyna River which rises in Mahabaleshwar, a hillstation in Sahyadri ranges. It is located in Koyna Nagar, Satara district, in the Western Ghats on the state highway between Chiplun (44 KM) and Karad (58 KM).
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Konya Dam as it releases water during the 2021 Maharashtra floods. | |
Location of Koyna Dam in Maharashtra | |
| Official name | Koyna Dam D05104 |
| Location | Koyna Nagar, Maharashtra India |
| Coordinates | 17°24′06″N 73°45′08″E |
| Construction began | 1956 |
| Opening date | 1964 |
| Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Rubble-concrete dam |
| Impounds | Koyna River |
| Height | 103.2 m (339 ft) |
| Length | 807.2 m (2,648 ft) (0.8 km) |
| Spillways | 6 Gates |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Shivasagar Lake |
| Total capacity | 2,981,000,000 m3 (2,417,000 acre⋅ft) OR 105.27 tmc ft |
| Surface area | 891.78 km2 (344 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | Koyna dam foot powerhouse: 2 x 20 MW stage 1: 4 x 70 MW stage 2: 4 x 75 MW stage 3: 4 x 80 MW stage 4: 4 x 250 MW Total = 18 Francis turbines |
| Installed capacity | 1,960 MW |
| Official website | |
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