Morhal Reservoir

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Information about Morhal Reservoir and Spillway.
Morhal Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Morhal Dam of Morhal irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Morhal D - 04375" . Locally this is also known as " Morhal Talav " or " Morhal Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1974 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 690 m ( 2264 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 12.13 m ( 40 Feet ) . 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 Morhal Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Morhal Reservoir is 1.06 MCM . Live storage capacity is 0.96 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Morhal Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )