Warla Dam

 reservoir, dam

Information about Warala Irrigation Project.
Warala Project and Dam's Official Designation is " Warala D - 0 5063" . Locally also known as " Warala Lake" / " Warala Talav" . Warala Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1979. 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 510 m ( 1673.23 Feet ) while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17.1 m ( 56.10 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available . Project Spillway length is not known . At least whatever is left of what was once a Spillway , is in a very bad condition being eroded and almost totally washed away and today only spillway canal exists
Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 2.75 MCM . Live storage capacity is 2.57 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Warala lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Reservoir polygon corresponds to maximum / full water levels. )