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| Tawa Reservoir | |
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  Tawa Reservoir  Tawa Reservoir | |
| Location | Itarsi, Narmadapuram District, Madhya Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 22°33′44″N 77°58′38″E / 22.56222°N 77.97722°E |
| Type | Artificial, Created by the Government of Madya Pradesh, India (Tawa Dam) |
| Catchment area | 5,982.9 km2 (2,310.0 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | India |
| Surface area | 225 km2 (87 sq mi) |
| Water volume | 1.944 km3 (1,576,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Tawa Dam | |
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| Location | Tawanagar, Itarsi, Narmadapuram District, Madhya Pradesh |
| Construction began | 1956 |
| Opening date | 1974 |
| Operator(s) | Water Resources Department, Madhya Pradesh |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Tawa River |
| Height | 57.91 m (190.0 ft) |
| Length | 1,815 m (5,955 ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 20,500 m3/s (720,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Tawa Reservoir |
Tawa Reservoir is a reservoir on the Tawa River in central India. It is located in Itarsi of Narmadapuram District of Madhya Pradesh state, above Betul district. The reservoir was formed by the construction of the Tawa Dam, which began in 1958 and was completed in 1978. The dam provides for irrigation to several thousand hectares of farming land in Narmadapuram and Harda districts. It is also a big tourist attraction during the monsoon months. It was designated as a Ramsar site of national importance in 2024.[1]
Tawa Reservoir forms the western boundary of Satpura National Park and Bori Wildlife Sanctuary.
- ^ "India's three more wetlands get global tag of international importance". The Times of India. 14 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 August 2024.