Dham Dam , Spillway and Reservoir
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Information about Dham Irrigation Project.
Dham Irrigation Project, the local name as given in official Web Page of Wardha District , is Mahakali Dam , may be as a popular Mahakali Temple is built just below the Dam.
The Dam's Official Designation is "Dham D-02889" .Dham Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1986 . It is built on Dham River , nearest city to dam is Arvi in Wardha District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The length of dam is 1728 m ( 5669.291 ft ) , while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 33.35 m ( 109.416 feet ) . Project has .a Spillway of Chute type . Length of the spillway is 170 m ( 557.743 ft ) The spillway has one spillway gates.Dam's catchment area is not known It has catchment area of 37.133 thousand hectors. Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 62.51 MCM. Live storage capacity is 52.56 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots. Dham Lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty and the Mahakali Temple Where lodging and boarding facilities are available.
Dham Irrigation Project, the local name as given in official Web Page of Wardha District , is Mahakali Dam , may be as a popular Mahakali Temple is built just below the Dam.
The Dam's Official Designation is "Dham D-02889" .Dham Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1986 . It is built on Dham River , nearest city to dam is Arvi in Wardha District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The length of dam is 1728 m ( 5669.291 ft ) , while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 33.35 m ( 109.416 feet ) . Project has .a Spillway of Chute type . Length of the spillway is 170 m ( 557.743 ft ) The spillway has one spillway gates.Dam's catchment area is not known It has catchment area of 37.133 thousand hectors. Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 62.51 MCM. Live storage capacity is 52.56 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots. Dham Lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty and the Mahakali Temple Where lodging and boarding facilities are available.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 20°58'23"N 78°26'51"E
- Bhor Dam Spillway and Reservior. 24 km
- Lower Wardha Dam 29 km
- Bembala Dam 55 km
- Upper Wardha Reservoir / Nal-Damayanti Sagar 63 km
- Katepurna Reservoir 148 km
- Pentakali Reservoir 223 km
- Koradi Dam Reservoir. 225 km
- Yeldari Dam Reservoir 233 km
- Nalganga Reservoir 241 km
- Hatnur Dam Reservoir 261 km
- Heli Spot 1.7 km
- BHUMI EMPIRE HOUSING 4.1 km
- Dhaga Mahadev 5.6 km
- umakant's farm house 13 km
- pazar talaw no 02 13 km
- sindhivihiri 13 km
- Ambhora Lake 14 km
- Kannamwar School 14 km
- Umari 16 km
- Katol Taluka 32 km
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