Mozari Reservoir

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Information about Mozari Reservoir and Spillway.
Mozari Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Mozari Dam of Mozari irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Mozari D - 04380" . Locally this is also known as " Mozari Talav " or " Mozari Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1977 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 620 m ( 2034 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17 m ( 56 Feet ) . Unusual feature of the project is its two spillways.Information on Spillways is not available . Spillway length is not known . However measured length of the southern spillway is 32 m ( 106 Feet ) . Measured length of the Northern spillway is 45 m ( 147 Feet ) Spillways are now in damaged condition , but appears to be of other types and are not gated. Catchment area of Mozari Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Mozari Reservoir is 3.26 MCM . Live storage capacity is 2.93 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Mozari Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )