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Information about Mandwa Reservoir.
Mandwa Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Mandwa Dam of Mandwa Irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Mandwa D - 01376" . Mandwa Reservoir is locally also known as " Mandwa Lake" / " Mandwa Talav" . Mandwa Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra the year of completion the year 1995. Nearest city to dam is Shindkhed Raja and the Dam is situated in Shindkhed Raja Taluka of Buldana District of Maharashtra . Mandwa Project is built on and impounds a Local Nallah .The Project Dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam . Purpose of the Project is for irrigation . The length of the Dam is 663 m ( 2175.2 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 18.52 m ( 60.76 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available . Spillway length is not known . However measured length of the spillway is 82 m ( 275 Feet ) . Spillway appears to be of other type and ungated . Catchment area of Mandwa Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Mandwa Reservoir is 4.101 MCM . Live storage capacity is 3.25 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Mandwa lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )
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Coordinates:   20°1'43"N   76°20'20"E

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