Titwi Reservoir

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Information about Titwi Reservoir.
Titwi Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Titwi Dam of Titwi Irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Titwi D - 0 4945" . Titwi Reservoir is locally also known as " Titwi Lake" / " Titwiivanijat Talav" . Titwi Peoject was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1972. Nearest city to dam is Lonar and the Dam is situated in Lonar Taluka of Buldana District of Maharashtra . Titwi Project is built on and impounds a Local Nallah .The Project Dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam . Purpose of the Project is for irrigation . The length of the dam is 205 m ( 672.57 Feet ) while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19.55 m ( 64.14 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available . Project Spillway length is not known . However measured spillway length is 73 m ( 240 Feet ). Spillway is Ogee type and it is ungated. Catchment area of Titwi Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Titwi Reservoir is 3.11 MCM . Live storage capacity is 2.879 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Titwi lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Leve. )