Lower Wunna Dam

Lower Wunna (Nand) Dam (also called Wadgaon Dam) is an earthfill and gravity dam on Nand river near Nagpur in state of Maharashtra in India.

Lower Wunna (Nand) Dam
Location of Lower Wunna (Nand) Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Lower Wunna (Nand) Dam
Location	Nagpur
Coordinates	20.8400122°N 79.0529414°E / 20.8400122; 79.0529414
Opening date	1997[1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill Gravity
Impounds	Nand river
Height	16.25 m (53.3 ft)
Length	2,513 m (8,245 ft)
Dam volume	1,833 km3 (440 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	53,182 km3 (12,759 cu mi)
Surface area	21,642 km2 (8,356 sq mi)

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 16.25 m (53.3 ft) while the length is 2,513 m (8,245 ft). The volume content is 1,833 km³ (440 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 62,182.00 km³ (14,918.26 cu mi).^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation

See also

• Dams in Maharashtra
• List of reservoirs and dams in India