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Mas Reservoir

India / Maharashtra / Khamgaon / Taluka : Khamgaon,District : Buldana.
 reservoir, dam, spillway
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Information about Mas Reservoir and Spillway.
Mas Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Mas Dam of Mas rrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Mas D - 01424" . Locally this is also known as " Mas Talav " or " Mus Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Britishers during the Brutish Raj . It was completed in the year 1932 and impounds Mahes River. Nearest city to dam is Khamgaon and the Dam is situated in Khamgaon Taluka of Buldana District of Maharashtra . The dam is earth fill gravity dam. The purpose of the dam and project is Irrigation . The length of the Dam is 663 m ( 2175.2 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17.71 m ( 58.10 Feet ) .Information on Spillway is not available . Spillway length is not known . However measured length of the spillway is 101 m ( 330 Feet ) .Spillway is now in damaged condition , but appears to be of other type and is not gated. Catchment area of Mas Reservoir is not known. Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Mas Reservoir is 17.5 MCM. Live storage capacity is 15.04 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Mas Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )

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Coordinates:   20°35'51"N   76°39'1"E
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