Lower Wardha Dam

Lower Wardha Dam
Location of Lower Wardha Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameLower Wardha Dam D03003
LocationDhanodi near Arvi in Wardha District
Coordinates20°52′44″N 78°16′06″E / 20.8787815°N 78.2684469°E / 20.8787815; 78.2684469
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
Gravity
ImpoundsWardha River
Height27.8 m (91 ft)
Length9,464 m (31,050 ft)
Dam volume2,639 km3 (633 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity216,870 km3 (52,030 cu mi)
Surface area54,654 km2 (21,102 sq mi)

Lower Wardha Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Wardha river at Varud (Baggaji) Dhanodi near Arvi in Wardha district but falls under Amravati district in the state of Maharashtra in India.