Lower Vaitarna Dam
| Lower Vaitarna Dam | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Vaitarna Dam / Modaksagar Dam |
| Location | Palghar Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Coordinates | 19°40′15″N 73°17′26″E / 19.670841°N 73.2905592°E |
| Opening date | 1957 |
| Owner(s) | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | Vaitarna river |
| Height | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Length | 567.07 m (1,860.5 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 174,790,000 m3 (6.173×109 cu ft) |
| Surface area | 8.39 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
Lower Vaitarna Dam, also called Modaksagar Dam, is a Gravity dam on Vaitarna river which supplies water to Palghar and Mumbai, but is located in Palghar & Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It was opened in 1957.