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Information about Chorpangra Reservoir.
Chorpangra Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Chorpangra Dam of Chorpangra Irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Chorpangra D - 0 3580" . Chorpangra Reservoir is locally also known as " Chorpangra Lake" / " Chorpangra Talav" . Chorpangra Peoject was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra the year of completion the year 1984. Nearest city to dam is Lonar and the Dam is situated in Lonar Taluka of Buldana District of Maharashtra . Tambola 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 607 m ( 1991.47 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 14.59 m ( 47.86 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available . Spillway length is not known . However , measured spillway length is 110 m ( 359 Feet ). Spillway is of other type and it is ungated. The condition of the spillway is not too good due to lese maintenance.Catchment area of Chorpangra Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Chorpangra Reservoir is 2.37 MCM . Live storage capacity is 2.17 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Chorpangra lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )