Umri Dam,Spillway and Reservoir.

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Information about Umri Dam Irrigation Project.
There are two more projects with similar name , 1. Umri Dam -D-04964 near Arvi , Maharashtra and 2nd, Umri Tank -D-05721 in Gujrat . Official Designation of Umri Dam Irrigation Project is " Umri Dam , D - 01277 " . However local and popular name is " Umri Lake / Umri Talav ". Umri Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1971 It is built on Ambadoh River.Nearest city to dam is Saoner in Nagpur District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The length of dam is 500 m ( 1640.42 ft ) , while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 21.51 m ( 70.5708 feet ) . Project has a Spillway of Ogee type . Length of the spillway is not known.The spillway is un-gated. Dam's has catchment area of 2.918 thousand hectors. Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 5.9 MCM. Live storage capacity is 5.77 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots. Umri dam Lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .