Darati Reservoir.

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Information about Darati Irrigation Project.
Darati Project , and Dam's Official Designation is "Darati , D -0 2869" . Locally also known as " Darati Lake" / " Darati Talav" . Darati Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1985 . Nearest city to dam is Umarkhed and the Dam is situated in Umarkhed 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 the dam is 720 m ( 2362.2 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 16.4 m ( 53.80 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available . Project appears to have Spillway is of Other type . Length of the spillway is not known . However measured length of the spillway is approximately 102 m ( 336 Feet ). The Spillway is Ungated . Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 2.74 MCM . Live storage capacity is 2.52 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots. Darati lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Reservoir polygon corresponds to maximum / full water levels. )