Lower Pus Dam

India / Maharashtra / Pusad / Taluka : Mahagaon, District : Yavatmal.
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Information about Lower Pus Irrigation Project.
Lower Pus Project ,( also called as Weni Project, ) and Dam's Official Designation is "Lower Pus , D -0 2869" . Locally also known as " Weni Lake" / " Weni Talav" . Lower Pus Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1983 . Nearest city to dam is Mahagaon and the Dam is situated in Mahagaon Taluka of Yavatmal District of Maharashtra . It is built on and impounds Pus River ,. The dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam . Purpose of the dam is for irrigation .The length of The dam is divided in two portions by the Spillway , Left and Right . The length of the dam, including the spillway is 3346 m ( 10977.69 Feet ) Left section is approximately 2500 m ( 8202.1 Feet) + Right section of approximately 650 m ( 2132.55 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 28.0 m ( 91.86 Feet ) . The Dam has a Spillway of Ogee type . Length of the spillway is 147 m ( 482.28 Feet ). . The Spillway has 10 Radial Type of spillway gates . Dam's catchment area is 128.2 Thousand Hectors . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 81.16 MCM. Live storage capacity is 59.16 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots. Pus lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Reservoir polygon corresponds to maximum / full water levels. )
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Pus_Dam
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Coordinates:   19°50'11"N   77°39'53"E

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