Isapur Dam

Isapur Dam
Location of Isapur Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Isapur Dam D02978
Location	Kalamnuri,Hingoli, Yavatmal, Nanded
Coordinates	19°45′51″N77°22′35″E / 19.76425°N 77.3764515°E / 19.76425; 77.3764515
Opening date	1982 [1]
Owner(s)	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)

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

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

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

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

• 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

1. "Isapur D02978". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
2. "Yavatmal district". Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
3. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine