Tuljapur Reservoir

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Information about Tuljapur Reservoir and Spillway.
Tuljapur Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Tuljapur Dam of Tuljapur irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Tuljapur D - 04004" . Locally this is also known as " Tuljapur Talav " or "Tuljapur 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 Patur and the Dam is situated in Patur taluka of Akola District of Maharashtra . The Dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam . Purpose of the Project is for irrigation . The length of the Dam is 450 m ( 1476 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 15 m ( 49 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 Tuljapur Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Tuljapur Reservoir is 0.92 MCM. . Live storage capacity as is given is 0.87 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots . Tuljapur Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )

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