Kolhigolar Reservoir, Dam and Spillway.

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Information about Kolhigolar Reservoir and Spillway.
Kolhigolar Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Kolhigolar Dam of Kolhigolar irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Kolhigolar D - 04191" . Locally this is also known as " Kolhigolar Talav " or " Kolhigolar Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1979 and impounds a Local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Kolhigolar and the Dam is situated in Motala 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 856 m ( 2808.4 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 14.3 m ( 46.35 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 Kolhigolar Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Kolhigolar Reservoir 1.72 MCM . Live storage capacity is 1.23 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Kolhigolar Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )