Hatnur Dam

Hatnur dam is an earth fill dam in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India. The dam is named after a nearby Hatnur village, which is present by side of the dam.

Construction
This Dam was constructed by the Government of India in 1982.

Specifications
Hatnur dam has 41 radial-type spillways. Their size is 12 x 6.5 (m*m) and length is 604.75 meters. The type of these spillways is Ogee. These gates are mechanically controlled to control the flow of reservoir's water and for flood control, and to avoid overflow of dam and consequences of overflow of dam like damage to the structure of dam.
 * Spillway gates -

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 25.5 m while the length is 2580 m. The volume content is 3850 km3 and gross storage capacity is 388000.00 km3.

Purposes
Hatnur dam is one of the biggest dams of Maharashtra. It servers for agricultural irrigation, for domestic use, hydroelectric power generation (~1420MW), fishery etc.