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Utawali Reservoir

India / Maharashtra / Patur / Taluka : Mehkar,District : Buldana.
 reservoir, dam, spillway
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Information about Utawali Dam Reservoir and Spillway.
Utawali Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Utawali Dam of Utawali Irrigation Project which impounds two separate Rivers, Utawali and Lendi Nalla by two separate Dams and joining the two reservoirs by a canal cutting across the intervening hill. . Official Designation of the The Project is " Utawali D - 03131" . Locally this is also known as " Utawali Talav " or " Utawali Lake" . Utawali Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra . The year of completion of the project is not known . Nearest city to dam is Mehkar and the Dam is situated in Mehkar Taluka of Buldana District of Maharashtra . The dam is earth fill gravity + Masonry dam. The purpose of the dam and project is Irrigation . The length of the Dam is 2112 m ( 6929.13 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 26.07 m ( 85.53 Feet ) . The spillway is of Ogee type and spillway length is 345 m ( 1133.85 Feet ) . It is ungated . Catchment area of Utawali Reservoir is 21.123 Thousand Hectors. Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Utawali Reservoir is 20.808 MCM. Live storage capacity is 19.797 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Utawali lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )


Deoulgaon Sakharsha.
The great dam built on Utawali river by cutting two natural mountains in between gives scenic view..
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Coordinates:   20°24'23"N   76°41'3"E

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  • great dam ,,....just coooool......
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