Gangapur Dam


Gangapur Dam, is an earthfill dam on Godavari river near Nashik in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is while the length is. The volume content is and gross storage capacity is.
Due to silt deposition in the reservoir area, the storage capacity of the dam has gradually reduced. The right side canal running towards Nashik is also closed due to the high civilization in the area. For these two reasons, an upstream dam, Kashypi Dam, is constructed which opened in 1998.

Purpose

one of the earthen dam having emergency spillway