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{{Infobox dam<br />
| name = Pench Project (Kamthikhairy Dam)<br />
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| name_official = Pench Project (Kamthikhairy Dam) D01100<br />
| dam_crosses = Pench river<br />
| location = Nagpur <br />
| dam_type = [[Dam#Earth-fill dams|Earthfill]]<br />
| dam_length = {{convert|1876|m|abbr=on}}<br />
| dam_height = {{convert|32|m|abbr=on}}<br />
| dam_width_base = <br />
| dam_width_crest = <br />
| dam_volume = {{convert|4928|km3|abbr=on}}<br />
| spillway_type = <br />
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| construction_began = 1970<br />
| opening = 1976<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kamthikhairy_(Pench)_D01100 |title=Kamthikhairy (Pench) D01100 |accessdate=6 March 2013}}</ref><br />
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| owner = [[Government of Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
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| res_capacity_total = {{convert|180000|km3|abbr=on}}<br />
| res_catchment = <br />
| res_surface = {{convert|23653|km2|abbr=on}}<br />
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| location_map = India Maharashtra<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|21.4608421|79.1902631|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
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'''Kamthikhairy Dam''', also called '''Pench Dam''', is on the Pench river near Parshivni in the state of Maharashtra, India. The dam was constructed for irrigation, and supplies water to two districts of Maharashtra, Nagpur and Bhandara. The dam is located in the West Pench National Park Range, surrounded by forested hills, and is 54&nbsp;km north of Nagpur.<br />
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==Specifications==<br />
The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is {{convert|32|m|abbr=on}}, and its length is {{convert|1876|m|abbr=on}}. The volume content is {{convert|4928|km3|abbr=on}} and gross storage capacity is {{convert|230000|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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==See also==<br />
* [[Dams in Maharashtra]]<br />
* [[List of reservoirs and dams in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Dams in Nagpur district]]<br />
[[Category:Dams completed in 1976]]<br />
[[Category:1976 establishments in Maharashtra]]</div>>BrownHairedGirl