Shivankhurd Reservoir

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Information about Shivankhurd Reservoir and Spillway.
Shivankhurd Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Shivankhurd Dam of Shivankhurd Irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Shivankhurd D - 03959" . Locally this is also known as " Shivankhurd Talav " or " Shivankhurd Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1995 and impounds a Local nallah . Nearest city to dam is Murtizapur and the Dam is situated in Murtizapur taluka of Akola District of Maharashtra . The Dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam . Purpose of the Project is for irrigation . The dam is divided in two portions by the Spillway. The measured length of portion Left ( Western Side ) of the spillway is 240 m ( 786 Feet ) + measured length of the Right portion ( Eastern Side ) of the spillway is 1747 m ( 3035 Feet ) . The measured length of The spillway is 113 m ( 371 Feet ) . The Total length of the Dam , including the Spillway is 2100 m ( 6890 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 15.71 m ( 52 Feet ) . Catchment area of Shivankhurd Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Shivankhurd Reservoir is 4.188 MCM . Live storage capacity as is given is not known. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots . Shivankhurd Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )