Borgaon Reservoir

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Information about Borgaon Dam Irrigation Project.
There are five dams with the name Borgaon .1.near Malegaon in Washim District .2. near borgaonl in Yavatmal District. Other three Borgaons are suffixed with place names
Official Designation of Borgaon Dam Irrigation Project is " Borgaon Dam , D -02847 " . However local and popular name is " Borgaon Lake / Borgaon Talav " . Borgaon Dam was constructed as part of Irrigation Projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1993. It is built on and impounds a local Nallah River . Nearest city to dam is Yavatmal in Yavatmal District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The purpose of the dam is for Irrigation.The Length of dam is 830 m ( 2723.1 Feet ) , while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 20 m ( 65.6168 Feet ) . Any type of information about the Project Spillway is not available at all. Project has no proper spillway as such . Length of the spillway is not known. The Dam has ungated spillway. .Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 2.38 MCM. Live storage capacity is 12.224 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Borgaon Lake is also a popular picnic spot for its scenic beauty .
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Coordinates:   20°26'57"N   78°11'28"E
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