Zari Reservoir , Dam and Spillway.

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Information about Zari Reservoir and Spillway.
Zari Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Zari Dam of Zari irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Zari D - 05093" . Locally this is also known as " Zari Talav " or " Zari Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra ln the year 1975 and impounds a local nallah . Nearest city to dam is Zari and the Dam is situated in Buldana Taluka of Buldana District of Maharashtra . The dam is earth fill gravity dam. The purpose of the dam and project is Irrigation . The length of the Dam is 721 m ( 2365.49 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 14.12 m ( 46.32 Feet ) . Information on Spillway is not available . Spillway length is not known . However measured length of the spillway is 61 m ( 201 Feet ) .Spillway appears to be of other type and is not gated. Catchment area of Zari Reservoir is not known. Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Zari Reservoir is 1.59 MCM. Live storage capacity is 1.42 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Zari Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )