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Giroli Dam

India / Maharashtra / Mangrul Pir / Taluka : Manor,District : Washim.
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Information about Giroli Irrigation Project.
Giroli Project and Dam's Official Designation is "Giroli, D - 0 1284" . Locally also known as " Giroli Lake" / "Giroli Talav" . Giroli Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1973 . Nearest city to dam is Manora and the Dam is situated in Manora Taluka of Washim District of Maharashtra . It is built on and impounds Goki River .The dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam .Purpose of the dam is for irrigation . The length of the dam is 495 m ( 1624.02 Feet ) while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17.9 m ( 58.72 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 94 m ( 307 Feet ).The Spillway is Ungated . Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 3.1 MCM . Live storage capacity is 2.71 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots . Giroli lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Reservoir polygon corresponds to maximum / full water levels. )
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Coordinates:   20°11'22"N   77°26'52"E
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