Tansa River

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The Tansa River is a small river on Salsett island near Mumbai, and is one of Mumbai's water sources via Tansa Lake. It is embanked by one of the largest masonry dams in the world, built in 1892. The embankment is nearly 2 m. long, 118 ft. high, and 30 m. thick at the base. The dam has 1310 mcm capacity of water retention. The dam has about 38 spilway gates.
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Coordinates:   19°29'35"N   73°2'52"E
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