Uma Reservoir

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Information about Uma Reservoir and Spillway.
Uma Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Uma Dam of Uma irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Uma D - 01379" . Locally this is also known as " Uma Talav " or " Uma Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1979 and impounds Uma River . Nearest city to dam is Murtijapur and the Dam is situated in Murtijapur 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 2140 m ( 7021 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 20.42 m ( 67 Feet ) . Information on Spillway is not available . Spillway length is not known . However measured length of the spillway is 159 m ( 523 Feet ) .Spillway is now in damaged condition , but appears to be of other type and is not gated. Catchment area of Uma Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Uma Reservoir is 14.01 MCM . Live storage capacity is 11.69 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Uma Reservoir / lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Polygon area corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level. )
Dam on Uma river at Murtajapur / Karanja tehsil Border
It is on Uma River, a tributory of Purna River that joins Tapi (Tapti) River