Upper Pus Dam

Upper Pus Dam
Location of Upper Pus Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Upper Pus (Pus) Dam D01030
Location Pusad
Coordinates 20°00′21″N 77°27′02″E / 20.0057438°N 77.4506092°E / 20.0057438; 77.4506092Coordinates: 20°00′21″N 77°27′02″E / 20.0057438°N 77.4506092°E / 20.0057438; 77.4506092
Opening date 1971[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Pus river
Height 42 m (138 ft)
Length 744 m (2,441 ft)
Dam volume 1,980 km3 (480 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 91,260 km3 (21,890 cu mi)
Surface area 8,953 km2 (3,457 sq mi)

Upper Pus Dam, also called Pus Dam is an earthfill dam on Pus river near Pusad, Yavatmal district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 42 m (138 ft) while the length is 744 m (2,441 ft). The volume content is 1,980 km3 (480 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 113,920.00 km3 (27,330.86 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Upper Pus (Pus) D01030". Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
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