Waghadi Reservoir | dam

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Information about Waghadi Irrigation Project.
Waghadi Project and Dam's Official Designation is "Waghadi , D -01427" . Waghadi Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1978 . It is built on and impounds Waghadi River , nearest city to dam is Ghatanji in Yavatmal District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earthfill Gravity Dam .The length of dam is 960 m ( 3149.61 Feet ) , while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 26 m ( 85.30 Feet ) . The Project has a Spillway of Other type . Length of the spillway is 170 m ( 557.74 Feet ). The Spillway is Ungated . Dam's catchment area is 23.84 Thousand hectors. Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 41.11 MCM. Live storage capacity is 35.36 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots. Waghadi lake is also a popular attraction for its scenic beauty .

Nilina Dharan, near Amolkachand College
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Coordinates:   20°16'11"N   78°18'39"E

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  • Constructed in 1970 for the water supply to the Yavatmal city. Drinking water was plenty enough for the city that system could provide 24 hours water supply to the city. It worked for about 8 years. Developing areas around the city had a more demand than capacity od Nilona Dam. Recently this system has been supplimented by another augmentation from Chapdoh Dam down stream of Nilona Dam. A succesful experimentation was done on Nilona water for evaporation control by chemical spreading for five consecutive years during drought period for Yavatmal city.
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