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Dams in Akola District.

Statewise list of Dams in India is given in National Register of Large Dams available at this web site ..List of dams and Reservoirs for the State of Maharashtra is given here Similar information is available at other websites.However a consolidated list of Dams and Reservoirs at District level is not available. The Table on this page gives list of Dams and Reservoirs in Akola District of Maharashtra State.Information on Name of the Dam/Reservoir, Nearest city and District Taluka is given in the table. Information given in this table has been obtained/collated from this source. Latitude Longitude link in the "Location in wikimaps" will lead to Dam/Reservoir location on Wikimaps where salient features of the Dam/Reservoir are also available.Same Latitude and Longitude can be used to go to Dam location in Google Maps.

1. ==== Wan Dam. ==== (Latitude:21°11'16.4476N longitude:76°46'52.4194E) Name given in official web site is "Wan" . However it appears that locally the place is called "Wari" and the local name of the Project is " Hanuman Sagar ". Official name is used here.

Wan Dam was created for Wan irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Wan D - 03007" . Locally this is also known as " Wan Talav " or " Wan Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 2000 and impounds Wan River . Nearest city to dam is Akola and the Dam is situated in Telhara Taluka of Akola District of Maharashtra . The dam is earth fill gravity + Masonry dam. The purpose of the dam and project is Irrigation , Hydroelectricity and drinking water supply . The dam is divided in two portions by the Spillway. The measured length of portion on Left ( Western Side ) of the spillway is 144 m ( 473 Feet ) + measured length of the portion Right ( Eastern Side ) of the spillway is 269 m ( 883 Feet ) . The Total length of the Dam , including the Spillway is 500 m ( 1641 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 67.65 m ( 222 Feet ) . The spillway length is 87 m ( 286 Feet ) . Spillway is of Ogee Type and the spillway has SIX Radial type of spillway gates. Catchment area of Wan Reservoir is 27.894 Thousand Hectors . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Wan Reservoir is 83.465 MCM . Live storage capacity is 81.955 MCM .

1. ==== Chinchpani Dam ==== (Latitude:21°13'14.6647N Longitude:77°8'45.5518E)Chinchpani Dam was created for Chinchpani irrigation Project irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project is " Chinchpani D - 03568" . Locally this is also known as " Chinchpani Talav " or " Chinchpani Lake" . Project was constructed as part of irrigation projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1998 and impounds a Local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Akot and the Dam is situated in Akot 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 1035 m ( 3396 Feet ) . while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17.25 m ( 57 Feet ) . Information on Spillway is not available . Spillway length is not known . However measured length of the spillway is 49 m ( 161 Feet ) .Spillway is now in damaged condition , but appears to be of other type and is not gated . Catchment area of Chinchpani Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity of Chinchpani Reservoir is 2.27 MCM . Live storage capacity is 2.11 MCM .