Lower Wunna Dam

Lower Wunna (Nand) Dam
Location of Lower Wunna (Nand) Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Lower Wunna (Nand) Dam
Location Nagpur
Coordinates 20°50′24″N 79°03′11″E / 20.8400122°N 79.0529414°E / 20.8400122; 79.0529414Coordinates: 20°50′24″N 79°03′11″E / 20.8400122°N 79.0529414°E / 20.8400122; 79.0529414
Opening date 1997[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Gravity
Impounds Nand river
Height 16.25 m (53.3 ft)
Length 2,513 m (8,245 ft)
Dam volume 1,833 km3 (440 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 53,182 km3 (12,759 cu mi)
Surface area 21,642 km2 (8,356 sq mi)

Lower Wunna (Nand) Dam (also called Wadgaon Dam) is an earthfill and gravity dam on Nand river near Nagpur in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 16.25 m (53.3 ft) while the length is 2,513 m (8,245 ft). The volume content is 1,833 km3 (440 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 62,182.00 km3 (14,918.26 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lower Wunna (Wadgaon) D03005". Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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