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Information about Sawangimali -1 Reservoir.
Sawangimali -1 Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Sawangimali -1 Dam of Sawangimali -1 Irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Sawangimali -1 D - 04781" . Locally this is also known as " Sawangimali Talav" or " Sawangimali Lake" . Sawangimali -1 Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra the year 1991 . Nearest city to dam is Mehkar and the Dam is situated in Lonar Taluka of Buldana District of Maharashtra . Sawangimali -1 Project is built on and impounds a local nallah. . The Dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam . Purpose of the Project is for irrigation . Length of the Dam , is 403 m ( 1322.18 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 18.65 m ( 61.18 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available . Spillway length is not known . However measured length of the spillway is 61 m ( 199 Feet ) . Spillway is now in damaged condition , but appears to be of other type and ungated . Catchment area of Sawangimali -1 Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Sawangimali -1 Reservoir is 1.73 MCM . Live storage capacity is 1,623 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Sawangimali -1 lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )