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{{Infobox dam<br />
| name = Bhatsa Dam<br /> भातसा धरण<br />
| image = Bhatsa Dam.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Bhatsa Dam in Monsoon<br />
| name_official = Bhatsa Dam<br />
| dam_crosses = [[Bhatsa River]]<br />
| location = [[Shahapur (Thane)|Shahapur]], [[Thane District]] of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] <br />
| dam_type = [[Dam#Earth-fill dams|Earthfill]]<br />[[Dam#Gravity dams|Gravity]]<br />
| dam_length = {{convert|959|m|abbr=on}}<br />
| dam_height = {{convert|88.5|m|abbr=on}}<br />
| dam_width_base = <br />
| dam_width_crest = <br />
| dam_volume = {{convert|18.25|km3|abbr=on}}<br />
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| opening = 1983<br />
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| owner = [[Government of Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
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| res_capacity_total = {{convert|0.942115|km3|abbr=on}}<br />
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| res_surface = {{convert|2.725|km2|abbr=on}}<br />
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| location_map = India Maharashtra<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|19.5130765|73.4173715|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
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'''Bhatsa Dam''', is an [[dam#Earth-fill dams|earthfill]] and [[dam#Gravity dams|gravity]] dam on Bhatsa river near [[Shahapur (Thane)|Shahapur]], [[Thane district]] in state of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]].<br />
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==Specifications==<br />
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is {{convert|88.5|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|959|m|abbr=on}}. The volume content is {{convert|18.25|km3|abbr=on}} and gross storage capacity is {{convert|.97615|km3|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf Specifications of large dams in India] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref><br />
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[[File:Bhatsa Dam in Monsoon Part 1.webm|thumb|right|Gates of the Bhatsa Dam Are opens due to overflow of water]]<br />
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==Purpose==<br />
* Irrigation – Bhatsa dam has Right bank canal and Left bank canal for irrigation. However, only Right bank canal is functional which flows through Bhiwandi Taluka. <br />
* Water supply – Bhatsa dam is the major source of water for MCGM (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai) and TMC (Thane Municipal Corporation). The water for both the municipal corporations is pumped from Pise Dam which is 50&nbsp;km away from Bhatsa dam on Bhatsa river. Water for Khardi and 5 nearby villages is also pumped from the downstream side of the dam.<br />
* Hydroelectric powerplant – It has a capacity of 15MW.<br />
[[File:Aerial view of Bhatsa reservoir and dam P 20190104 121028.jpg|thumb|center|450px|Aerial view of Bhatsa reservoir and dam]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of dams and reservoirs in Maharashtra]]<br />
* [[List of dams and reservoirs in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Dams in Thane district]]<br />
[[Category:Dams completed in 1983]]<br />
[[Category:1983 establishments in Maharashtra]]</div>>BrownHairedGirl