List of dams and reservoirs in Karnataka
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This is a list of dams and reservoirs that are located in the Indian state of Karnataka.
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Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam
Dam/Reservoir
Almatti Dam
River
Krishna
Location
Nidagundi taluk, Bijapur district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
123.25
Reservoir level (m)
519.6
Height of dam (m)
49.29
Length of dam (m)
1564.85
No. of gates
26
Type
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
540.11
Completed year
1999
Purpose
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
Basava Sagara Dam(Narayanpur Dam)
Basava Sagara Dam(Narayanpur Dam)
Dam/Reservoir
Basava Sagara Dam(Narayanpur Dam)
River
Krishna
Location
Narayanapur, Hunasagi taluk, Yadgir district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
37.965
Reservoir level (m)
492.252
Height of dam (m)
29.72
Length of dam (m)
10637.52
No. of gates
30
Type
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
132.06
Completed year
1982
Purpose
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
Raja Lakhamagowda dam
Raja Lakhamagowda dam
Dam/Reservoir
Raja Lakhamagowda dam
River
Ghataprabha
Location
Hidkal, Hukkeri taluk, Belgaum district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
51.16
Reservoir level (m)
745.79
Height of dam (m)
53.34
Length of dam (m)
10183
No. of gates
10
Type
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
63.38
Completed year
1977
Purpose
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
Renuka Sagara Dam
Renuka Sagara Dam
Dam/Reservoir
Renuka Sagara Dam
River
Malaprabha
Location
Navilutheertha, Saundatti taluk, Belgaum district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
37.73
Reservoir level (m)
633.83
Height of dam (m)
43.13
Length of dam (m)
154.52
No. of gates
4
Type
Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
54.97
Completed year
1972
Purpose
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
Vani Vilasa Sagara
Vani Vilasa Sagara
Dam/Reservoir
Vani Vilasa Sagara
River
Vedavathi
Location
Marikanive, Hiriyur Taluk, Chitradurga district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
30.442
Reservoir level (m)
652.28
Height of dam (m)
43.28
Length of dam (m)
405.4
No. of gates
2
Type
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
87.63
Completed year
1907
Purpose
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
Upper Tunga Dam
Upper Tunga Dam
Dam/Reservoir
Upper Tunga Dam
River
Tunga
Location
Gajanur, Shimoga
Storage capacity (tmcft)
3.24
Reservoir level (m)
588.24
Height of dam (m)
17.5
Length of dam (m)
791.39
No. of gates
22
Type
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
13.389
Completed year
2007
Purpose
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
Bhadra Dam
Bhadra Dam
Dam/Reservoir
Bhadra Dam
River
Bhadra
Location
Lakkavalli,
Tarikere taluk, Chikmagaluru district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
71.50
Reservoir level (m)
6314.54
Height of dam (m)
595.14
Length of dam (m)
1708
No. of gates
4
Type
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
112.508
Completed year
1965
Purpose
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
Tungabhadra Dam
Tungabhadra Dam
Dam/Reservoir
Tungabhadra Dam
River
Tungabhadra
Location
Hospet, Vijayanagara district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
132.47
Reservoir level (m)
497.74
Height of dam (m)
49.39
Length of dam (m)
2443
No. of gates
33
Type
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
378
Completed year
1953
Purpose
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
Hemavathi Reservoir
Hemavathi Reservoir
Dam/Reservoir
Hemavathi Reservoir
River
Hemavathi
Location
Gorur, Hassan district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
35.76
Reservoir level (m)
489.63
Height of dam (m)
58.50
Length of dam (m)
4692
No. of gates
6
Type
Earth-fill, Masonry dam, Spillway & Gravity
Reservoir area (km2)
85.02
Completed year
1979
Purpose
Irrigation
Kabini Reservoir
Kabini Reservoir
Dam/Reservoir
Kabini Reservoir
River
Kabini
Location
Heggadadevanakote Taluk, Mysore
Storage capacity (tmcft)
19.52
Reservoir level (m)
696
Height of dam (m)
59.44
Length of dam (m)
2732
No. of gates
4
Type
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
-
Completed year
1974
Purpose
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
Harangi Reservoir
Harangi Reservoir
Dam/Reservoir
Harangi Reservoir
River
Harangi
Location
Hudgur, Kushalnagar taluk, Kodagu district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
8.07
Reservoir level (m)
871.42
Height of dam (m)
53
Length of dam (m)
845.8
No. of gates
4
Type
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
19.081
Completed year
1982
Purpose
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam
Dam/Reservoir
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam
River
Kaveri
Location
Mandya
Storage capacity (tmcft)
45.05
Reservoir level (m)
791
Height of dam (m)
42.62
Length of dam (m)
2621
No. of gates
18
Type
Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
107.808
Completed year
1931
Purpose
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
Linganamakki Dam
Linganamakki Dam
Dam/Reservoir
Linganamakki Dam
River
Sharavathi
Location
Linganamakki, Sagara Taluk, Shimoga district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
156.62
Reservoir level (m)
554.43
Height of dam (m)
61.26
Length of dam (m)
2749.29
No. of gates
11
Type
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
317.28
Completed year
1964
Purpose
Hydroelectric
Chakra Reservoir
Chakra Reservoir
Dam/Reservoir
Chakra Reservoir
River
Chakra
Location
Chakra Nagar, Hosanagar Taluk, Shimoga
Storage capacity (tmcft)
7.3
Reservoir level (m)
575
Height of dam (m)
84
Length of dam (m)
570
No. of gates
1
Type
Rock-fill
Reservoir area (km2)
-
Completed year
1985
Purpose
Irrigation
Savehaklu Reservoir
Savehaklu Reservoir
Dam/Reservoir
Savehaklu Reservoir
River
Chakra
Location
Chakra Nagar, Hosanagar Taluk, Shimoga
Storage capacity (tmcft)
4.1
Reservoir level (m)
582
Height of dam (m)
59
Length of dam (m)
633
No. of gates
1
Type
Rock-fill
Reservoir area (km2)
-
Completed year
1980
Purpose
Irrigation
Mani Reservoir
Mani Reservoir
Dam/Reservoir
Mani Reservoir
River
Varahi
Location
Hummadagallu, Hosanagar Taluk, Shimoga
Storage capacity (tmcft)
35.2
Reservoir level (m)
594.36
Height of dam (m)
59
Length of dam (m)
580
No. of gates
3
Type
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
-
Completed year
1988
Purpose
Hydroelectric
Supa Dam
Supa Dam
Dam/Reservoir
Supa Dam
River
Kali
Location
Ganesha Gudi, Joida Taluk, Uttara Kannada district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
147.54
Reservoir level (m)
564
Height of dam (m)
101
Length of dam (m)
331.29
No. of gates
3
Type
Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
124
Completed year
1987
Purpose
Hydroelectric
Kodasalli Dam
Kodasalli Dam
Dam/Reservoir
Kodasalli Dam
River
Kali
Location
Kodasalli, Joida Taluk, Uttara Kannada district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
10.14
Reservoir level (m)
75.5 m
Height of dam (m)
52.1
Length of dam (m)
534
No. of gates
9
Type
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
20.85
Completed year
2000
Purpose
Hydroelectric
Kadra Dam
Kadra Dam
Dam/Reservoir
Kadra Dam
River
Kali
Location
Virje Karwar Taluk, Uttara Kannada district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
13.74
Reservoir level (m)
34.50 m
Height of dam (m)
40.50
Length of dam (m)
2313
No. of gates
10
Type
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
Reservoir area (km2)
32.48
Completed year
1997
Purpose
Hydroelectric
Shanti Sagara
Shanti Sagara
Dam/Reservoir
Shanti Sagara
River
Haridra
Location
Kerebilchi, Channagiri taluk, Davanagere district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
3.5
Reservoir level (m)
612
Height of dam (m)
8
Length of dam (m)
290
No. of gates
2
Type
Earth-fill
Reservoir area (km2)
26.51
Completed year
-
Purpose
Irrigation
Karanja Dam
Karanja Dam
Dam/Reservoir
Karanja Dam
River
Karanja
Location
Byalahalli, Bhalki taluk, Bidar district
Storage capacity (tmcft)
13.1
Reservoir level (m)
587
Height of dam (m)
19
Length of dam (m)
3480
No. of gates
6
Type
-
Reservoir area (km2)
45
Completed year
1989
Purpose
irrigation
| Dam/Reservoir | River | Location | Storage capacity (tmcft) | Reservoir level (m) | Height of dam (m) | Length of dam (m) | No. of gates | Type | Reservoir area (km2) | Completed year | Purpose |
| Almatti Dam | Krishna | Nidagundi taluk, Bijapur district | 123.25 | 519.6 | 49.29 | 1564.85 | 26 | Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam | 540.11 | 1999 | Irrigation & Hydroelectric |
| Basava Sagara Dam(Narayanpur Dam) | Krishna | Narayanapur, Hunasagi taluk, Yadgir district | 37.965 | 492.252 | 29.72 | 10637.52 | 30 | Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam | 132.06 | 1982 | Irrigation & Hydroelectric |
| Raja Lakhamagowda dam | Ghataprabha | Hidkal, Hukkeri taluk, Belgaum district | 51.16 | 745.79 | 53.34 | 10183 | 10 | Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam | 63.38 | 1977 | Irrigation & Hydroelectric |
| Renuka Sagara Dam | Malaprabha | Navilutheertha, Saundatti taluk, Belgaum district | 37.73 | 633.83 | 43.13 | 154.52 | 4 | Gravity & Masonry dam | 54.97 | 1972 | Irrigation & Hydroelectric |
| Vani Vilasa Sagara | Vedavathi | Marikanive, Hiriyur Taluk, Chitradurga district | 30.442 | 652.28 | 43.28 | 405.4 | 2 | Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam | 87.63 | 1907 | Irrigation & Hydroelectric |
| Upper Tunga Dam | Tunga | Gajanur, Shimoga | 3.24 | 588.24 | 17.5 | 791.39 | 22 | Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam | 13.389 | 2007 | Irrigation & Hydroelectric |
| Bhadra Dam | Bhadra | Lakkavalli, Tarikere taluk, Chikmagaluru district | 71.50 | 6314.54 | 595.14 | 1708 | 4 | Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam | 112.508 | 1965 | Irrigation & Hydroelectric |
| Tungabhadra Dam | Tungabhadra | Hospet, Vijayanagara district | 132.47 | 497.74 | 49.39 | 2443 | 33 | Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam | 378 | 1953 | Irrigation & Hydroelectric |
| Hemavathi Reservoir | Hemavathi | Gorur, Hassan district | 35.76 | 489.63 | 58.50 | 4692 | 6 | Earth-fill, Masonry dam, Spillway & Gravity | 85.02 | 1979 | Irrigation |
| Kabini Reservoir | Kabini | Heggadadevanakote Taluk, Mysore | 19.52 | 696 | 59.44 | 2732 | 4 | Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam | - | 1974 | Irrigation & Hydroelectric |
| Harangi Reservoir | Harangi | Hudgur, Kushalnagar taluk, Kodagu district | 8.07 | 871.42 | 53 | 845.8 | 4 | Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam | 19.081 | 1982 | Irrigation & Hydroelectric |
| Krishna Raja Sagara Dam | Kaveri | Mandya | 45.05 | 791 | 42.62 | 2621 | 18 | Gravity & Masonry dam | 107.808 | 1931 | Irrigation & Hydroelectric |
| Linganamakki Dam | Sharavathi | Linganamakki, Sagara Taluk, Shimoga district | 156.62 | 554.43 | 61.26 | 2749.29 | 11 | Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam | 317.28 | 1964 | Hydroelectric |
| Chakra Reservoir | Chakra | Chakra Nagar, Hosanagar Taluk, Shimoga | 7.3 | 575 | 84 | 570 | 1 | Rock-fill | - | 1985 | Irrigation |
| Savehaklu Reservoir | Chakra | Chakra Nagar, Hosanagar Taluk, Shimoga | 4.1 | 582 | 59 | 633 | 1 | Rock-fill | - | 1980 | Irrigation |
| Mani Reservoir | Varahi | Hummadagallu, Hosanagar Taluk, Shimoga | 35.2 | 594.36 | 59 | 580 | 3 | Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam | - | 1988 | Hydroelectric |
| Supa Dam | Kali | Ganesha Gudi, Joida Taluk, Uttara Kannada district | 147.54 | 564 | 101 | 331.29 | 3 | Gravity & Masonry dam | 124 | 1987 | Hydroelectric |
| Kodasalli Dam | Kali | Kodasalli, Joida Taluk, Uttara Kannada district | 10.14 | 75.5 m | 52.1 | 534 | 9 | Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam | 20.85 | 2000 | Hydroelectric |
| Kadra Dam | Kali | Virje Karwar Taluk, Uttara Kannada district | 13.74 | 34.50 m | 40.50 | 2313 | 10 | Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam | 32.48 | 1997 | Hydroelectric |
| Shanti Sagara | Haridra | Kerebilchi, Channagiri taluk, Davanagere district | 3.5 | 612 | 8 | 290 | 2 | Earth-fill | 26.51 | - | Irrigation |
| Karanja Dam | Karanja | Byalahalli, Bhalki taluk, Bidar district | 13.1 | 587 | 19 | 3480 | 6 | - | 45 | 1989 | irrigation |
References
- Dmc.kar.nic.inhttp://dmc.kar.nic.in/RL.pdf
- "Archived copy"https://web.archive.org/web/20170911162140/https://www.ksndmc.org/Uploads/RL.pdf
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- "Almatti Dam"http://www.kbjnl.com/Comp-Dam-Almatti
- "Basava Sagara (Narayanapur Dam)"https://web.archive.org/web/20180323041857/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Narayanapura_Dam_D04315
- "Basava Sagara (Narayanapur Dam)"http://www.kbjnl.com/Narayanpur
- "Ghataprabha Dam"http://waterresources.kar.nic.in/salient_features_ghataprabha.htm
- "Malaprabha Dam"http://waterresources.kar.nic.in/salient_features_malaprabha.htm
- "Vani Vilasa Sagara Dam"http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Vanivilasa_Sagar_Dam_D05492
- "Bhadra Dam"https://web.archive.org/web/20160925005457/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Bhadra_Dam_D04426
- "Bhadhra Reservoir Project"http://waterresources.kar.nic.in/salient_features_badrareservoir.htm
- "Tungabhadra Dam"https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040926/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Tungabhadra_Dam_D05483
- "Hemavathi Reservoir"http://waterresources.kar.nic.in/salient_features_hemavathy.htm
- "Harangi Dam"https://web.archive.org/web/20160924193850/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Harangi_Dam_D05143
- "Krishnarajasagar Dam"http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Krishnarajasagar_Dam_D05445
- "Linganamakki Dam"https://web.archive.org/web/20180426080030/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Linganamakki_Dam_D05448
- "Supa Dam"https://web.archive.org/web/20180428185216/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Supa_Dam_D04595
- "Kodasalli Dam"https://web.archive.org/web/20180429224331/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kodasalli_Dam_D05176
- "Kadra Dam"https://web.archive.org/web/20180429222500/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kadra_Dam_D05175