Khandwa Reservoir , Dam ,Spillway.

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Information about Khandwa Reservoir and Spillway.
Khandwa Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Khandwa Dam of Khandwa irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Khandwa D - 04151" . Locally this is also known as " Khandwa Talav " or " Khandwa Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1970 and impounds a Local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Khandwa and the Dam is situated in Motala Taluka of Buldana District of Maharashtra . The dam is earth fill gravity dam. The purpose of the dam and project is Irrigation . The length of the Dam is 1108 m ( 3635.17 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 14.97 m ( 49.11 Feet ) . Information on Spillway is not available . Length of the spillway is not known . At least whatever is left of what was once a Spillway , is in a very bad condition being eroded and partly washed away and only spillway canal exists . Catchment area of Khandwa Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Khandwa Reservoir is not known . Live storage capacity is not known . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Khandwa Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )