Nawargaon Reservoir.

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Information about Nawargaon Irrigation Project.
Nawargaon Project and Dam's Official Designation is "Nawargaon, D -0 3119" . Locally also known as " Nawargaon Lake" / " Nawargaon Talav" ( Locally and at few other sources this name is also spelt as "Navargaon" ) . Nawargaon Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1997 . Nearest city to dam is Maregaon and the Dam is situated in Maregaon Taluka of Yavatmal District of Maharashtra . It is built on and impounds Nirgunda River . The dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam .Purpose of the dam is for irrigation .The length of dam is 2740 m ( 8989.50 Feet ) , while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19.35 m ( 63.48 Feet ) . Project has a Spillway of Ogee. type . Length of the spillway is 190 m ( 623.36 Feet ). The Spillway is Ungated . Dam's catchment area is 9.663 thousand hectors. Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 14.984 MCM. Live storage capacity is 12.475 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots. Nawargaon lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Reservoir polygon corresponds to maximum / full water levels. )

NAVARGAON MADHYAM PROJECT, AT NAVARGAON TAH. MAREGAON DIST. YAVATMAL (Maharashtra) pin-445303


BY.
ATUL WATE
AT MANGRUL
TAH. MAREGAON, Distt. YAVATMAL