{{Short description|Earth fill dam in Jalgaon, India}} {{Infobox dam | name = Hatnur Dam ( Dharana ) | image = Hatnur Dam Right Canal.jpg | image_caption = Hatnur Dam Right Canal | name_official = Hatnur Dam D02977 | dam_crosses = Tapi and Purna river | country = India | location = Hatnur, Bhusawal | purpose = Agriculture irrigation, domestic use, Fishery and for generation of hydroelectric power | dam_type = Earthfill | dam_length = {{convert|2580|m|abbr=on}} | dam_height = {{convert|25.5|m|abbr=on}} | dam_width_base = | dam_width_crest = | dam_volume = {{convert|3850|km3|abbr=on}} | spillway_type = Ogee | spillway_capacity = | construction_began = | opening = 1982<ref>{{cite web |url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Hatnur_D02977 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412232443/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Hatnur_D02977 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |title=Hatnur D02977 |access-date=March 5, 2013 }}</ref> | cost = 344,500 cr {{citation needed|date=November 2020}} | owner = Government of Maharashtra, India . | res_name = | res_capacity_total = {{convert|255000|km3|abbr=on}} | res_catchment = 2943 Th ha | res_surface = {{convert|48160|km2|abbr=on}} | res_max_depth = | plant_name = | plant_operator = | plant_turbines = | plant_capacity = | plant_annual_gen = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = Hydro electric power plant | location_map = India Maharashtra | location_map_caption = Hatnur dam in Maharashtra | location_map_size = | coordinates = {{coord|21.0727972|75.9456968|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | website = | extra = | dam_height_foundation = 25.5 m ( 83 Feet ) | res_elevation = 214 meters | dam_height_thalweg = 25.5 meters | res_capacity_active = 255 MCM | spillway_count = 41<ref>https://www.marathi.abplive.com/videos/news/hatnur-jalgaon-dam-water-level-highly-increased-heavy-rain-803244/amp{{deadlink|date=April 2023}}</ref> | status = }}
'''Hatnur dam''' is an earth fill dam in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India. The dam is named after a nearby Hatnur village, which is present by side of the dam.<ref>{{Cite web|last=गोरे|first=रवी|last2=मराठी|first2=टीव्ही 9|last3=जळगाव|date=2020-07-15|title=Hatnur Dam: हतनूर धरणाचे 36 दरवाजे पूर्ण उघडले, 82,417 क्यूसेक पाण्याचा विसर्ग सुरु|url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/maharashtra/jalgaon-hatnur-dam-36-gates-open-due-to-heavy-rain-vidarbha-madhya-pradesh-and-khandesh-243812.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=TV9 Marathi|language=mr}}</ref>
==Construction== This Dam was constructed by the Government of India in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sedimentation Assessment of Hatnur Reservoir, Maharashtra, through Satellite Remote Sensing |url=https://cwc.gov.in/sites/default/files/sedimentation-assessment-hatnur-reservoir-through-srssep20.pdf |website=cwc.gov}}</ref>
==Specifications==
* '''Spillway gates -''' Hatnur dam has 41 radial-type spillways. Their size is 12 x 6.5 (m*m) and length is 604.75 meters. The type of these spillways is Ogee.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-04-12|title=Hatnur D02977 -|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Hatnur_D02977|access-date=2020-11-30|website=archive.vn|archive-date=2013-04-12|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412232443/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Hatnur_D02977|url-status=live}}</ref> These gates are mechanically controlled to control the flow of reservoir's water and for flood control, and to avoid overflow of dam and consequences of overflow of dam like damage to the structure of dam.
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is {{convert|25.5|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|2580|m|abbr=on}}. The volume content is {{convert|3850|km3|abbr=on}} and gross storage capacity is {{convert|388000.00|km3|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |title=Specifications of large dams in India |access-date=2010-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Purposes== Hatnur dam is one of the biggest dams of Maharashtra. It servers for agricultural irrigation, for domestic use, hydroelectric power generation (~1420MW), fishery etc.
==See also== * Dams in Maharashtra * List of reservoirs and dams in India
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:Dams in Jalgaon district Category:Dams on the Tapti River Category:Dams completed in 1982 Category:1982 establishments in Maharashtra