Kalmeshwer Dam

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Information about Kalmeshwar Irrigation Project.
There are two dams with the name Kalmeshwar in Maharashtra. 1. Near Mehkar in Buldhana District and 2. Near Male Gaon in Washim District.
Kalmeshwar Project and Dam's Official Designation is "Kalmeshwar , D - 0 4040" . Locally also known as " Kalmeshwar Lake" / " Kalmeshwar Talav" . Kalmeshwar Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1995 . Nearest city to dam is Malegaon and the Dam is situated in Malegaon Taluka of Washim District of Maharashtra . It is built on and impounds Morna River ,. The dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam .Purpose of the dam is for irrigation . The length of the dam is 1440 m ( 4724.40 Feet ) while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17.82 m ( 58.46 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available . However , Project appears to have a Spillway of Other type . Length of the spillway is not known . However measured length of the spillway is approximately 127 m ( 415 Feet ). The Spillway is Ungated . Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 5.22 MCM . Live storage capacity is 4.72 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots .Kalmeshwar lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Reservoir polygon corresponds to maximum / full water levels. )

-RahulGawai GIS Dongarkinhi Kalmeshwer Dam -Malegaon Dist Washim
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Coordinates:   20°14'20"N   76°56'34"E

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