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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox dam<br />
| name = Upper Vaitarna Dam<br />
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| name_official = Upper Vaitarana Dam D03188<br />
| dam_crosses = Vaitarna and Godavari rivers<br />
| location = Igatpuri <br />
| dam_type = [[Dam#Earth-fill dams|Earthfill]]<br />[[Dam#Gravity dams|Gravity]]<br />
| dam_length = {{convert|2531|m|abbr=on}}<br />
| dam_height = {{convert|41|m|abbr=on}}<br />
| dam_width_base = <br />
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| dam_volume = {{convert|1.520|e6m3|abbr=on}}<br />
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| opening = 1973<ref name=uvd>{{cite web |url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Upper_Vaitarana_D03188 |title=Upper Vaitarana D03188 |access-date=March 1, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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| owner = [[Government of Maharashtra]]<br />
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| res_capacity_total = {{convert|0.332|km3|abbr=on}}<br />
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| res_surface = {{convert|37.130|km2|abbr=on}}<br />
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| location_map = India Maharashtra<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|19.8143122|73.5428669|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
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'''Upper Vaitarna Dam''', is an [[dam#Earth-fill dams|earthfill]] and [[dam#Gravity dams|gravity]] dam on west flowing [[Vaitarna]] river near [[Igatpuri]], [[Nashik district]] of [[Maharashtra]] state in [[India]].<ref name=uvd/> The reservoir created by this dam spreads on both Vaitarna and Godavari rivers catchment area.<br />
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==Specifications==<br />
The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is {{convert|41|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|2531|m|abbr=on}}. The volume content is {{convert|1.520|e6m3|abbr=on}} and live storage capacity is {{convert|331|e6m3|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |title=Specifications of large dams in India |access-date=2011-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Purpose==<br />
* Municipal water supply to [[Mumbai]] city and [[hydroelectricity]] (60 [[Megawatts|MW]]).<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Lower Vaitarna Dam|Vaitarna Dam]]<br />
* [[Middle Vaitarna Dam]]<br />
* [[Dams in Maharashtra]]<br />
* [[List of reservoirs and dams in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Dams in Nashik district]]<br />
[[Category:Dams completed in 1973]]<br />
[[Category:1973 establishments in Maharashtra]]</div>
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