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{{Infobox dam<br />
| name = Lower Wardha Dam<br />
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| name_official = Lower Wardha Dam D03003<br />
| dam_crosses = [[Wardha River]]<br />
| location = Dhanodi near [[Arvi, Wardha|Arvi]] in [[Wardha District]]<br />
| dam_type = [[Dam#Earth-fill dams|Earthfill]]<br />[[Dam#Gravity dams|Gravity]]<br />
| dam_length = {{convert|9464|m|abbr=on}}<br />
| dam_height = {{convert|27.8|m|abbr=on}}<br />
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| dam_elevation_crest = <br />
| dam_volume = {{convert|2639|km3|abbr=on}}<br />
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| owner = [[Government of Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
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| res_capacity_total = {{convert|216870|km3|abbr=on}}<br />
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| res_surface = {{convert|54654|km2|abbr=on}}<br />
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| location_map = India Maharashtra<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|20.8787815|78.2684469|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
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'''Lower Wardha Dam''' is an [[dam#Earth-fill dams|earthfill]] and [[dam#Gravity dams|gravity]] dam on Wardha river at Varud (Baggaji) Dhanodi near [[Arvi, Wardha|Arvi]] in [[Wardha district]] but falls under [[Amravati district]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Lower_Wardha_D03003 | title=Lower Wardha D03003 | accessdate=1 March 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122029/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Lower_Wardha_D03003 | archive-date=2 April 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Specifications==<br />
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is {{convert|27.8|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|9464|m|abbr=on}}. The volume content is {{convert|2639|km3|abbr=on}} and gross storage capacity is {{convert|253340.00|km3|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf Specifications of large dams in India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref><br />
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This project's initial contract value is INR 417.30 Millions.<ref>[http://www.aprcl.com/projects/Wardha_Dhanodi/default.asp APR Constructions - Spillway of Lower Wardha Dam]</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
This dam is located at [https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=20.877819,78.259821&hl=en&sll=20.879183,78.261151&sspn=0.028469,0.061798&t=h&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=15&z=14 20.877819, 78.259821] close to a village named Dhanodi near [[Arvi, Wardha|Arvi]], in [[Wardha District]] of the state of [[Maharashtra]].<br />
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==Purpose==<br />
* Irrigation and water supply<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Dams in Maharashtra]]<br />
* [[List of reservoirs and dams in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Dams in Amravati district]]<br />
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