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'''Sirpur Dam''', is an [[dam#Earth-fill dams|earth fill]] and [[dam#Gravity dams|gravity]] dam on Bagh river near [[Deori, Gondia|Deori]], [[Gondia district]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]]. The reservoir created by the dam is also known as Bagh reservoir. It is a joint project of Maharashtra and [[Chhattisgarh]] states located in [[Godavari river]] basin.
'''Sirpur Dam''', is an [[dam#Earth-fill dams|earth fill]] and [[dam#Gravity dams|gravity]] dam on Bagh river near [[Deori, Gondia|Deori]], [[Gondia district]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]]. The reservoir created by the dam is also known as Bagh reservoir. It is a joint project of Maharashtra and [[Chhattisgarh]] states located in [[Godavari River]] basin.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is {{convert|24.69|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|2840|m|abbr=on}}. The gross storage capacity is {{convert|0.20384|km3|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf Specifications of large dams in India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref>
The height of the dam above the lowest foundation is {{convert|24.69|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|2840|m|abbr=on}}. The gross storage capacity is {{convert|0.20384|km3|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf Specifications of large dams in India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref>


==Purpose==
==Purpose==
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Sirpur Dam
Location of Sirpur Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameSirpur Dam
LocationDeori
Coordinates21°01′54″N 80°27′00″E / 21.0315736°N 80.4501343°E / 21.0315736; 80.4501343
Opening date1970[1]
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
Gravity
ImpoundsBagh river
Height24.69 m (81.0 ft)
Length2,840 m (9,320 ft)
Dam volume1,195,000 m3 (42,200,000 cu ft)
Reservoir
CreatesBagh reservoir
Total capacity0.20384 km3 (0.04890 cu mi)
Surface area32.970 km2 (12.730 sq mi)

Sirpur Dam, is an earth fill and gravity dam on Bagh river near Deori, Gondia district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The reservoir created by the dam is also known as Bagh reservoir. It is a joint project of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh states located in Godavari River basin.

Specifications[edit | edit source]

The height of the dam above the lowest foundation is 24.69 m (81.0 ft) while the length is 2,840 m (9,320 ft). The gross storage capacity is 0.20384 km3 (0.04890 cu mi).[2]

Purpose[edit | edit source]

  • Irrigation

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Sirpur D01039". Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine