Khumari Reservoir

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Official Designation of Khumari Dam Irrigation Project is "Khumari Dam, D-03194". However local and popular name is "Khumari Lake/ Khumari Talav". Khumari Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1993. It is built on Khumari River, nearest city to dam is Kalmeshwar in Nagpur District of Maharashtra. The dam is an Earth fill Dam. The Length of dam is 955.7 m (3135.4987 ft ), while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 15.6 m (51.1811 feet). Project has a Spillway of other type. Length of the spillway is 106.7 m (350.065 ft). The spillway is un-gated. Dam has catchment area of 2.688 Thousand Hectors. Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 5.071 MCM. Live storage capacity is 4.485 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots. Khumari Lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .