Dharur Reservoir, Dam and Spillway.

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Information about Dharur Reservoir and Spillway.
Dharur Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Dharur Dam of Dharur irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Dharur D - 03671" . Locally this is also known as " Dharur Talav " or " Dharur Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1988 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 . Length of the dam is 1038 m ( 3406 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 12.92 m ( 43 Feet ) .Information on Spillway is not available . Spillway length is not known . However measured length of the spillway is 51 m ( 169Feet ) .Spillway appears to be of other type and is not gated.
Catchment area of Dharur Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Dharur Reservoir is 0.93 MCM . Live storage capacity is 0.85 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Dharur Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )