Jamwadi Reservoir

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Information about Jamwadi Dam Irrigation Project.
There are two dams with the name Jamwadi in Maharashtra. .1.near Jalna in Jalna District and 2. near Ner in Yavatmal District.
In some places and maps this place has also been spelt as 'Jambwadi' . Here Official spelling of 'Jamwadi' will be used. Official Designation of Jamwadi Dam Irrigation Project is " Jamwadi Dam , D - 04001 " . However local and popular name is " Jamwadi/ Lake / Jamwadi Talav " . Jamwadi Dam was constructed as part of Irrigation Projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1977. It is built on and impounds a local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Yavatmal in Yavatmal District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The purpose of the dam is for Irrigation .The Length of dam is 398 m ( 1305.77 Feet ) , while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 12.95 m ( 42.48 Feet ) . The Project has other type of Spillway . However any other information about the spillway is not available at all. . Length of the spillway is not known. The Dam has ungated spillway. .Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 2.36 MCM. Live storage capacity is 2.16 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Jamwadi Lake is also a popular picnic spot for its scenic beauty .