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Information about Sawarkhed Reservoir and Spillway.
Sawarkhed Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Sawarkhed Dam of Sawarkhed irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Sawarkhed D - 04786" . Locally this is also known as " Sawarkhed Talav " or "Sawarkhed Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1979 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 660 m ( 2165 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 12.36 m ( 44.5 Feet ) . Information on Spillways is not available . Spillway length is not known . However measured length of the spillway is 49 m ( 162 Feet ) . Spillways are now in damaged condition , but appears to be of other types and are not gated. Catchment area of Sawarkhed Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Sawarkhed Reservoir is 1.66 MCM . Live storage capacity is 1.53 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Sawarkhed Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )