Chankapur Dam

Chankapur Dam, is an earthfill dam on the Girna River near Abhona in Kalwan tehsil of Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The dam were built in 19th century by British. Chankapur is one of the biggest dam in Maharashtra.

Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 41 m while the length is 3705 m. The volume content is 2123 km3 and gross storage capacity is 79690.00 km3.

Purpose

 * Irrigation