Gotha Reservoir

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Information about Ghota Reservoir and Spillway.
Ghota Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Ghota Dam of Ghota irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Ghota D - 03872" . Locally this is also known as " Ghota Talav " or " Ghota Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1978 and impounds a Local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Barshi Takali and the Dam is situated in Barshi Takli 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 329 m ( 1079 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 15.75 m ( 52 Feet ) . Information on Spillway is not available . Spillway length is not known . However measured length of the spillway is 80 m ( 263 Feet ) .Spillway is now in damaged condition , but appears to be of other type and is not gated. Catchment area of Ghota Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Ghota Reservoir is 1.65 MCM . Live storage capacity is 1.45 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Ghota Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )