• Shelekar AL
• Manker RM
• Rodge SG

The Popatkhed Dam is principal fresh water body located in Popatkhed village of Akot Tahsil in Akola District of Maharashtra State. Akot is a tahsil place and it is 45 km north side away from Akola. In present investigation Popatkhed Dam is 15 km north side away from Akot tahsil and it is about 778M. Above from sea level and is at 77o 5’ O’’ E longitude and 210 12’ 46’’ N latitude and depth of water is 42.6 m (140 feet). The gross storage capacity of water is 10,709 km3 (2,569 cu. mi). the water of this dam is primary used for washing, bathing, fishing activities, agricultural and other domestic purpose but now it is at a transitional state with respect to degradation. The Macrophytes ware studied from Nov-2020 to Oct-2021 during this period total 19 species of Macrophytes were found in sample of water three sites A, B and C. In the present study total 19 Macrophytes species of 5 different types were recorded in Popatkhed Dam.

Macrophytes diversity, Popatkhed Dam, Akot, Maharashtra.

"MACROPHYTES DIVERSITY OF POPATKHED DAM NEAR AKOT TAHSIL, DISTRICT AKOLA (M.S.), INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no.468-472, May 2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFO06089.pdf

"MACROPHYTES DIVERSITY OF POPATKHED DAM NEAR AKOT TAHSIL, DISTRICT AKOLA (M.S.), INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no. pp468-472, May 2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFO06089.pdf