Ridhora dam

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Information about Ridhora Irrigation Project.
Ridhora Project and Dam's Official Designation is "Ridhora, D - 0 4713" . Locally also known as " Ridhora Lake" / " Ridhora Talav" . Locally it is also known as Medashi Dam, Medashi Talav due to proximity of village Madashi. Ridhora Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1981 . 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 a local Nallah . The dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam .Purpose of the dam is for irrigation . The length of the dam is 360 m ( 1181.1 Feet ) while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 12.72 m ( 41.73 Feet ) .Detailed information about project spillway is not available However , The Project appears to have a Spillway of Other type . Length of the spillway is not known . However measured length of the spillway is approximately 171 m ( 560 Feet ) . The Spillway is Ungated . Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 1.087 MCM . Live storage capacity is 1.0 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots .Ridhora lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Reservoir polygon corresponds to maximum / full water levels. )