Pimparkhed Reservoir | reservoir lake, dam

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Information about Pimparkhed Reservoir.
Pimparkhed Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Pimparkhed Dam of Pimparkhed Irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Pimparkhed D - 0 4612" . Pimparkhed Reservoir is locally also known as " Pimparkhed Lake" / " Pimparkhed Talav" . Pimparkhed Peoject was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra the year of completion the year 1973. Nearest city to dam is Shindkhed Raja and the Dam is situated in Shindkhed Raja Taluka of Buldana District of Maharashtra . Pimparkhed 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 426 m ( 1397.64 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17.11 m ( 56.13 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available . Spillway length is not known . The condition of the spillway is not too good .At least whatever is left of what was once a Spillway , is in a very bad condition being eroded and partly washed away and only spillway canal exists
Catchment area of Pimparkhed Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Pimparkhed Reservoir is 1.335 MCM . Live storage capacity is 12.82 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Pimparkhed lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )