Isapur Dam (Upper Painganga Dam), on Painganga River, is an earthfill dam on Painganga River near Kalamnuri in the state of Maharashtra in India.[1]
Specifications
The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is Template:Convert, while the length is Template:Convert. The gross storage capacity is Template:Convert in volume.[2]
It is one of the biggest dams in Maharashtra, and ranked at fourth position having around a Template:Convert long earthwall.
Purpose
The dam is used for irrigation.
Isapur is reached by first travelling to Shembalpimpri. Isapur is situated Template:Convert west of Shembalpimpri. To reach Shembalpimpri there are three different routes: from Pusad (Template:Convert), from Umarkhed (Template:Convert), and from Hingoli (Template:Convert).
Location
Shembaleshwar Temple is Template:Convert to the west of Shembalpimpri.
Anchuleshwar Temple is around Template:Convert 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
- ↑ Yavatmal district. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Template:Webarchive