Sawanga Dam

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Information about Sawanga Irrigation Project.
Sawanga Project and Dam's Official Designation is "Sawanga, D - 0 4779" . Locally also known as " Sawanga Lake" / "Sawanga Talav" . Sawanga Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1995 . Nearest city to dam is Washim and the Dam is situated in Washim Taluka of Washim 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 380 m ( 1246.72 Feet ) while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 12.9 m ( 42.32 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available . However , Project appears to have a Spillway of Other type . Length of the spillway is not known . However measured length of the spillway is approximately 40 m ( 131 Feet ).The Spillway is Ungated . Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 1.13 MCM . Live storage capacity is 1.102 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Sawanga lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Reservoir polygon corresponds to maximum / full water levels. )