title: Tikhol Dam
text: # Tikhol Dam
  
  Tikhol Dam (Marathi: तिखोल धरण) is an earth-fill dam on Kalu river in Tikhol village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.
  
  ## Specifications
  
  The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 18.53 m (60.8 ft) while the length is 360 m (1,180 ft). The gross storage capacity is 2,430 $km^3$ (580 cu mi).
  
  ## Purpose
  
  * Irrigation
  * Drinking water for neatest villages
  