Pimpalgaon Hande Reservoir

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Information about Pimpalgaon Hande Reservoir and Spillway.
In Maharashtra, there are SIX dams named Pimpalgaon and SEVEN more with a suffix , Here is the second of those seven :-)
Pimpalgaon Hande Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Pimpalgaon Hande Dam of Pimpalgaon Hande irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Pimpalgaon Hande D - 04590" . Locally this is also known as " Pimpalgaon Talav " or "Pimpalgaon Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1975 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 635 m ( 2083 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 11.24 m ( 37 Feet ) . Information on Spillways is not available . Spillway length is not known . However measured length of the spillway is 58 m ( 189 Feet ) . Spillways are now in damaged condition , but appears to be of other types and are not gated. Catchment area of Pimpalgaon Hande Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Pimpalgaon Hande Reservoir is 1.411 MCM . Live storage capacity is 1.261 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Pimpalgaon Hande Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )