Dahid / Dahad Reservoir , Dam and Spillway.

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Information about Dahid Reservoir and Spillway.
Name as given in website india-wris.nrsc.gov.in , is Dahad, however the village name is Dahid and local name as well is Dahid. Based on this , here local name will be used .
Dahid. Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Dahid. Dam of Dahid. irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Dahid. D - 03587" . Locally this is also known as " Dahid. Talav " or " Dahid. Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra ln the year 1978 and impounds a local nallah . Nearest city to dam is Buldana 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 716 m ( 2349.08 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 12.78 m ( 41.92 Feet ) . Information on Spillway is not available . Length of the spillway is not known . 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 Dahid Reservoir is not known. Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Dahid Reservoir is 1.36 MCM. Live storage capacity is 1.26 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Dahid Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )