Nirguna Dam

 reservoir, dam, spillway

Information about Nirguna Reservoir and Spillway.
Nirguna Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Nirguna Dam of Nirguna irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Nirguna D - 01287" . Locally this is also known as " Nirguna Talav " or "Nirgunar Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1975 and impounds Nirguna River . Nearest city to dam is Patur and the Dam is situated in Patur taluka of Akola District of Maharashtra . The Dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam . Purpose of the Project is for irrigation . The length of the Dam is 1800 m ( 5906 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 25.7 m ( 90 Feet ) . Project Spillway length is 240 m ( 787 Feet ). Spillway is of other type and is Ungated . Catchment area of Nirhuna Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Nirguna Reservoir is 32.29 MCM. . Live storage capacity as is given is 28.84 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots . Nirguna Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )


Nirguna Dam -Rahul Gawai Dongarkinhi