Pimpal Reservoir

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Information about Pimpal Ner Dam , Spillway and Reservoir.
Pimpal Ner Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Pimpal Ner Dam of Pimpal Ner Irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Pimpal Ner D - 0 4602" . Pimpal Ner Reservoir is locally also known as " Pimpal Ner Lake" / " Pimpal Ner Talav" . Pimpal Ner Peoject was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1979. Nearest city to dam is Lonar and the Dam is situated in Lonar Taluka of Buldana District of Maharashtra . Pimpal Ner Project is built on and impounds a Local Nallah .The Project Dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam . Purpose of the Project is for irrigation . The length of the dam is 424 m ( 1391.08 Feet ) while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 16.3 m ( 53.47 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available . Project Spillway length is not known . However , measured spillway length is 71 m ( 234 Feet ). Spillway is other type and it is ungated. Catchment area of Pimpal Ner Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Pimpal Ner Reservoir is 2.09 MCM . Live storage capacity is 1.76 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Titwi lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )
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Coordinates:   19°56'49"N   76°34'18"E

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