Arunawati Dam

Arunawati Dam
Arunavati Dam
Location of Arunawati Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Arunawati Dam
Location	Digras
Coordinates	20°07′53″N77°44′58″E / 20.1313238°N 77.7493107°E / 20.1313238; 77.7493107 Coordinates: 20°07′53″N77°44′58″E / 20.1313238°N 77.7493107°E / 20.1313238; 77.7493107
Opening date	1994
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill Gravity
Impounds	Arunawati river
Height	29.5 m (97 ft)
Length	5,170 m (16,960 ft)
Dam volume	4,412,000 m3 (155,800,000 cu ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	169,675,000 m3 (5.9920×109 cu ft)
Surface area	60 km2 (23 sq mi)

Arunawati Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Arunawati river near Digras in Yavatmal district of state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 29.5 m (97 ft) while the length is 5,170 m (16,960 ft). The volume content is 4,412,000 m³ (155,800,000 cu ft) and gross storage capacity is 198,395,000 m³ (7.0063×10⁹ cu ft). ^[1]

Purpose

• Irrigation & Flood Control

See also

• Isapur Dam
• Upper Pus Dam in Pusad
• Lower Pus Dam in Mahagaon
• Dams in Maharashtra
• List of reservoirs and dams in India

References

1. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine