Kalapvihir Dam

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Information about Kalapvihir Dam. Reservoir.
Kalapvihir Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Kalapvihir Dam of Kalapvihir Irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Kalapvihir D - 04034" . Locally also known as " Kalapvihir Talav" or Kalapvihir Lake" . Kalapvihir Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Britishers during the British Raj as it was completed in the year 1800. . Nearest city to dam is Deulgaon Raja and the Dam is situated in Deulgaon Raja Taluka of Buldana District of Maharashtra . Kalapvihir Project is built on and impounds a local nallah. . The Dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam . Purpose of the Project is for irrigation . Length of the Dam , is 810 m ( 2657.48 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 14.04 m ( 46.06 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available . At least whatever is left of what was once a Spillway , is in a very bad condition being eroded and washed away and only spillway canal exists today . Catchment area of Kalapvihir Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Kalapvihir Reservoir is not known . Live storage capacity is not known . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Kalapvihir lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )