Pophali Reservoir

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Information about Pophali Irrigation Project.
Pophali Project and Dam's Official Designation is "Pophali , D -0 4647" . Locally also known as " Pophali Lake" / " Pophali Talav" . Marsul Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1973 . Nearest city to dam is Pusad and the Dam is situated in Umarkhed Taluka of Yavatmal District of Maharashtra . It is built on and impounds a local Nallah . The dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam .Purpose of the dam is for irrigation . The length of the dam is 793 m ( 2601.71 Feet ) while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 11.9 m ( 39.04 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available . Project Spillway appears to have been wahsed away and not got repaired. Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 1.14 MCM . Live storage capacity is not known. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots. Pophali lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Reservoir polygon corresponds to maximum / full water levels. )

Pophali Lake
pohali towan situated in satpuda hill line having vidarbhas first sugar factory