Mula Dam
title: "Mula Dam" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["dams-in-ahmednagar-district", "dams-completed-in-1972", "earth-filled-dams", "gravity-dams", "1972-establishments-in-maharashtra"] topic_path: "general/dams-in-ahmednagar-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mula_Dam" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mula Dam(Dnyaneshwar sagar) |
| name_official | Mula Dam |
| dam_crosses | Mula river |
| location | Rahuri |
| dam_type | Earthfill |
| Gravity | |
| dam_length | 2856 m |
| dam_height | 48.17 m |
| dam_volume | 7594 km3 |
| opening | 1972 |
| owner | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| res_capacity_total | 608890 km3 |
| res_surface | 53600 km2 |
| location_map | India Maharashtra |
| coordinates | |
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Mula Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Mula river near Rahuri in Ahmednagar district of the state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 48.17 m while the length is 2856 m. The volume content is 7594 km3 and gross storage capacity is 736320.00 km3. Water capacity is 26 TMC.
Purpose
- Irrigation: Has canals on either bank flowing downstream through the Ahmednagar district towards Aurangabad district irrigating the water deficient central eastern region of the Ahmednagar district. It is also the principal source of water for the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth.
- Drinking Water: It also provides drinking water supply to perennially water deficient Ahmednagar city. The water is transported via pipeline from the dam to the Ahmednagar city.
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