Mandwa Reservoir

 reservoir, dam

Information about Mandwa Dam Irrigation Project.
Official Designation of Mandwa Dam Irrigation Project is " Mandwa Dam , D - 04307 " . However local and popular name is " Mandwa Lake / Mandwa Talav ". Mandwa Dam was constructed as parts of Irrigation Projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1976 . It is built on and impounds Mandwa River . Nearest city to dam is Dharni , taluka Melghat in Amravati District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The Length of dam is 304 m ( 997.375 Feet ) , while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 15.9 m ( 52.1653 feet ) . Any type of information about the Project Spillway is not available at all...... .Length of the spillway is not known. The Dam has ungated spillway..Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 2.92 MCM. Live storage capacity is 2.75 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots. Mandwa Lake is also a popular..... picnic spot for its scenic beauty .