Isapur Dam
| Isapur Dam | |
|---|---|
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| Official name | Isapur Dam D02978 |
| Location | Kalamnuri,Hingoli, Yavatmal, Nanded |
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| Opening date | 1982[1] |
| Owners | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthfill |
| Impounds | Penganga River |
| Height | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Length | 4,120.1 m (13,517 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1.1216 km3 (0.2691 cu mi) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 0.951000 km3 (0.228157 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
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Isapur Dam (Upper Painganga Dam), on Painganga River, is an earthfill dam on Painganga River near Kalamnuri in the state of Maharashtra in India.[2]
Specifications
[edit | edit source]The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 57 m (187 ft), while the length is 4,120.1 m (13,517 ft). The gross storage capacity is 1.254000 km3 (0.300851 cu mi) in volume.[3]
It is one of the biggest dams in Maharashtra, and ranked at fourth position having around a 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long earthwall.
Purpose
[edit | edit source]The dam is used for irrigation.
Isapur is reached by first travelling to Shembalpimpri. Isapur is situated 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Shembalpimpri. To reach Shembalpimpri there are three different routes: from Pusad (27 km (17 mi)), from Umarkhed (30 km (19 mi)), and from Hingoli (41 km (25 mi)).
Location
[edit | edit source]Shembaleshwar Temple is 1 km (0.62 mi) to the west of Shembalpimpri.
Anchuleshwar Temple is around 6 km (3.7 mi) from Isapur, to the west of Isapur.
See also
[edit | edit source]- Arunawati Dam in Digras
- Upper Pus Dam in Pusad
- Lower Pus Dam in Mahagaon
- Dams in Maharashtra
- List of reservoirs and dams in India
References
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- ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine