Rampur Reservoir

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Information about Rampur Irrigation Project.
There are two dams with the name Rampur in Maharashtra. .1.near South Solapur in Solapur District and 2. near Wani in Yavatmal District.
Rampur Project and Dam's Official Designation is "Rampur , D -0 4686" . Locally , also known as " Rampur Lake" / " Rampur Talav" . Rampur Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1978 . Nearest city to dam is Rampur and the Dam is situated in Wani Taluka of Yavatmal District of Maharashtra . It is built on and impounds a local Nallah . The dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam .Purpose of the dam is for irrigation .The length of dam is 300 m ( 984.25 Feet ) , while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 16.05 m ( 52.65 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available However , the Project has a Spillway in a very bad shape ,may be due to poormaintenance . Length of the spillway is not known . The Spillway is Ungated . Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 1.37 MCM. Live storage capacity is 1.13 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots. Rampur lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Reservoir polygon corresponds to maximum / full water levels. )