Sarekha Dam , Spillway and Reservoir.

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Information about Sarekha Irrigation Project.
Official Designation of Sarekha Dam Irrigation Project is " Sarekha Dam , D - 04762 " . However local and popular name is " Sarekha Lake / Sarekha Talav ". .Sarekha Irrigation Project is constructed as part of irrigation project by the Government of Maharashtra. It was completed in 1996. It is built on Sur River near city of Ramtek in Nagpur District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill dam .The length of dam is 707 m ( 2319.55 ft ) , while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 10 m ( 32.8084 feet ) . Project has no proper Spillway of any type.Length of the spillway is not known, spillway is un-gated.Its catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 1.401 MCM. Live storage capacity is 1.33 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots and so does this place.