Mula Dam

Mula Dam(Dnyaneshwar sagar)
Location of Mula Dam(Dnyaneshwar sagar) in Maharashtra
Official nameMula Dam
LocationRahuri
Coordinates19°19′46″N 74°31′46″E / 19.3293065°N 74.5295548°E / 19.3293065; 74.5295548
Opening date1972
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
Gravity
ImpoundsMula river
Height48.17 m (158.0 ft)
Length2,856 m (9,370 ft)
Dam volume7,594 km3 (1,822 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity608,890 km3 (146,080 cu mi)
Surface area53,600 km2 (20,700 sq mi)

Mula Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Mula river near Rahuri in Ahmednagar district of the state of Maharashtra in India.