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Information about Chinchpani Reservoir and Spillway.
Chinchpani Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Chinchpani Dam of Chinchpani irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Chinchpani D - 03568" . Locally this is also known as " Chinchpani Talav " or " Chinchpani Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1998 and impounds a Local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Akot and the Dam is situated in Akot Taluka of Akola District of Maharashtra . The Dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam . Purpose of the Project is for irrigation . The length of the Dam is 1035 m ( 3396 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17.25 m ( 57 Feet ) . Information on Spillway is not available . Spillway length is not known . However measured length of the spillway is 49 m ( 161 Feet ) .Spillway is now in damaged condition , but appears to be of other type and is not gated . Catchment area of Chinchpani Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Chinchpani Reservoir is 2.27 MCM . Live storage capacity is 2.11 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Chinchpani Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )