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<div>{{Short description|Earthen dam in Western India}}<br />
{{Infobox dam<br />
| name = Waghur Dam<br />
| image = Waghur river.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Waghur river and Waghur dam<br />
| name_official = Waghur Dam D02985<br />
| dam_crosses = Waghur river<br />
| location = Raipur Village (Jalgaon)<br />
| dam_type = [[Dam#Earth-fill dams|Earthfill]]<br />
| dam_length = {{convert|690|m|abbr=on}}<br />
| dam_height = {{convert|13.6|m|abbr=on}}<br />
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| dam_volume = {{convert|70|km3|abbr=on}}<br />
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| owner = [[Government of Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
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| res_capacity_total = 8.5 TMC<br />
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| res_surface = {{convert|467|km2|abbr=on}}<br />
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| location_map = India Maharashtra<br />
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'''Waghur Dam''' is an [[dam#Earth-fill dams|earthfill]] dam located on the Waghur River near Kandari and Varadsim, [[Jalgaon district]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Waghur_D02985 | title=Waghur D02985 | access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref><br />
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The Waghur river flows from its source near [[Ajanta Caves|Ajanta]] through the [[Khandesh]] region. Work on this major [[irrigation]] project was taken up by the Water Resources Department of Maharashtra and began construction in 1978.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Waghur_Major_Irrigation_Project_JI00467 | title=Waghur Major Irrigation Project JI00467 | access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> The dam's main purpose is to supply water for irrigation purpose in downstream area. [[Canal]]s were built along the left and right banks of the river to meet irrigation needs. In 2006, record rainfall in the catchment area of Waghur was recorded. Nearly 40 [[Tmcft|TMC]] of water spilled over the dam.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} As of 2008, the dam's reservoir had storage capacity of 8.5 TMC. <br />
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Twenty additional spill gates were planned for the dam, increasing storage capacity by 1.5 TMC. The project was to supply drinking water needs of roughly 500 thousand people and will irrigate approximately {{convert|64000|acre|km2}} of drought prone fields.<br />
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==Specifications==<br />
The height of the dam is {{convert|13.6|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|690|m|abbr=on}}. It has a gross storage capacity of 8.5 TMC. The volume is {{convert|70|km3|abbr=on}}<ref>[http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf Specifications of large dams in India]</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of dams and reservoirs in Maharashtra]]<br />
* [[List of dams and reservoirs in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist|30em}}<br />
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{{Hydrography of Maharashtra}}<br />
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[[Category:Dams in Jalgaon district]]<br />
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