Bhagimahari Dam,Spillway and Reservoir.

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Information about Bhagimahari Irrigation Project.
Official Designation of Bhagimahari Dam Irrigation Project is " Bhagimahari Dam , D - 03418 " . However local and popular name is " Bhagimahari Lake / Bhagimahari Talav ". Bhagimahari Irrigation Project is constructed as part of irrigation project by the Government of Maharashtra. It was completed in 1973 . It is built on a Local Nallah near city of Ramtek in Nagpur District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill dam .The length of dam is 598 m ( 1961.942 ft ) , while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 12 m ( 39.3701 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 1.627 MCM. Live storage capacity is 1.573 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots and so does this place.