Isapur Dam (Upper Painganga Dam), on
Painganga river
The Painganga River (also known as the Penganga River) is the chief river of the Buldhana district, Hingoli district, Nanded district, Yavatmal district, Chandrapur district and Washim district in the Maharashtra state in India. It flows along the ...
, is an
earthfill dam
An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface ...
on
Painganga River
The Painganga River (also known as the Penganga River) is the chief river of the Buldhana district, Hingoli district, Nanded district, Yavatmal district, Chandrapur district and Washim district in the Maharashtra state in India. It flows along the ...
near
Kalamnuri
Kalamnuri is a city and a municipal council in Hingoli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Known for 500 year old Dargah of sufi saint Hazrat Sarkar Sayyad Nooruddin Noori Shahid Chisti.
Geography
Kalamnuri is located at . It has an av ...
in the state of
Maharashtra
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in
India
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.
Specifications
The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is , while the length is . The gross storage capacity is in volume.
Specifications of large dams in India
It is one of the biggest dams in Maharashtra, and ranked at fourth position having around a long earthwall.
Purpose
The dam is used for irrigation.
Isapur is reached by first travelling to Shembalpimpri. Isapur is situated west of Shembalpimpri. To reach Shembalpimpri there are three different routes: from Pusad (), from Umarkhed (), and from Hingoli ().
Location
Shembaleshwar Temple is to the west of Shembalpimpri.
Anchuleshwar Temple is around from Isapur, to the west of Isapur.
See also
* Arunawati Dam in Digras
Digras is a city and a municipal council in the Yavatmal district located in the state of Maharashtra, India. Digras is 638 km from state capital Mumbai and 221 km from winter capital Nagpur.
Places of Interest
Mallikarjun Temple
Ghanti Ba ...
* Upper Pus Dam in Pusad
Pusad, with ancient name ''Pushpawanti'' named after the Pus river, is the second largest city in the Yavatmal district of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra state of India. Over the decades, ruling politicians' failure to address people's demand ...
* Lower Pus Dam
Lower Pus Dam, 25 km southeast of Pusad city, is an earthfill dam on Pus river near Mahagaon in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra state of India. There is another downstream dam 25 km northwest of Pusad city called Upper Pus Dam which was buil ...
in Mahagaon
* Dams in Maharashtra
There are around 1821 notable large dams in state of Maharashtra in India.
Dams in Maharashtra by specification
The table below list dams of state of Maharashtra by their specifications which has gross storage capacity more than 10,000 103m3.
...
* List of reservoirs and dams in India
This page shows the state-wise list of dams and reservoirs in India. As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. About 447 large dams are under construction in India. In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China and ...
References
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Dams in Nanded district
Dams completed in 1982
1982 establishments in Maharashtra