Lower Pus Dam, is an earthfill dam on Pus river near Mahagaon, Yavatmal district in state of Maharashtra in India. There is another downstream dam near Pusad town called Upper Pus Dam which was built in 1971.[1][2] Other nearby dams are Arunawati Dam in Digras built in 1994 and Isapur Dam built in 1982.[3][4][5]
Pus river originates in Ajantha range. It flows through Pusad, confluences with Penganga River [6] near Mahur in Nanded district of Maharashtra. Penganga River flows into Wardha River,[6] which in turn into Pranhita River,[6] and Pranhita in turn flows in to Godavari river[6] which end in the Bay of Bengal just east of Rajahmundry in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Hydrology
Dam details
Specifications
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Purpose
- Irrigation
See also
References
- ↑ Specifications of large dams in India. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ Upper Pus (Pus) D01030.
- ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Isapur D02978.
- ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Template:Webarchive
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Penganga river, telangana360.com, accessed 6 November 2019.
- ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Template:Webarchive