| Bheemgarh Dam | |
| Name Official: | Upper Wainganga dam |
| Location Map: | India |
| Coordinates: | 22.3761°N 79.6619°W |
| Country: | India |
| Location: | Seoni, Madhya Pradesh |
| Status: | completed |
| Construction Began: | 1972 |
| Opening: | 1984-85 partially open |
| Cost: | 14988.2 Lacs |
| Owner: | Water Resources Dept.M.P. |
| Dam Type: | Earthen |
| Dam Height: | Maximum 42.67 meter |
| Dam Length: | 3,871 m |
| Dam Volume: | 5070 lacs cubic metre |
| Dam Crosses: | Wainganga River |
| Spillway Capacity: | It has sluice Gates.Size is 15.24 MX10.67 M X 10 Nos.It discharge 16700 Cubic Meter per Second. Spillway length 279.81 M |
| Res Name: | Sanjay Sarovar |
| Res Capacity Total: | 5070 Lacs Cubic Meter |
| Res Capacity Active: | 4100 Lacs Cubic Meter |
| Res Capacity Inactive: | 970 Lacs Cubic Meter |
| Res Catchment: | 2007.75 Square Kilometre |
| Res Surface: | 5536.087 hector |
| Res Elevation: | Maximum height 42.67 Meter |
| Res Max Depth: | Dam lowest water level 506.27 M from MSL & 523.34 M Top level from MSL |
| Res Max Length: | Dam length 3.87 K.M. |
| Plant Commission: | 2X 1200KW on main canal |
| Extra: | Irrigable command area covered 81839 Hector;Total agriculture command area 136305 hector, Yearly irrigation capacity 105253 Hector |
| Purpose: | Irrigation For Balaghat & Seoni District apart Drinking Water for Seoni, fisheries & Industries |
Bheemgarh dam or Bhimgarh, officially the Upper Wainganga (Sanjay Sarovar) Dam, is built across the Wainganga river in Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district of Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[1]
The structure is 3,871 m long.[2]
The Bhimgarh Sanjay Sarovar Dam is located 43 km away from the Seoni. It is bounded by mountains from all sides.[3]
In recent years, the reservoir has failed to fill.[4]
