Garkhed Reservoir

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Information about Garkhed Reservoir.
Garkhed Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Garkhed Dam of Garkhed Irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Garkhed D - 0 3826" . Garkhed Reservoir is locally also known as " Garkhed Lake" / " Garkhed Talav" . Garkhed Peoject was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra the year of completion the year 1970. Nearest city to dam is Shindkhed Raja and the Dam is situated in Shindkhed Raja Taluka of Buldana District of Maharashtra . Garkhed 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 472 m ( 1548.56 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 16.19 m ( 53.11 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available . Spillway length is not known . However , measured spillway length is 64 m ( 209 Feet ). Spillway is of other type and it is ungated. Catchment area of Garkhed Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Garkhed Reservoir is 2.163 MCM . Live storage capacity is 1.99 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Garkhed lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )