The Lakya Dam is a check dam built across the river Lakya, a tributary of the Bhadra River. The dam was constructed by the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company. The dam is in a protected forest area inside the Kudremukh National Park in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka. This dam was built to collect silt and […]
Dams in Karnataka
Dams in Karnataka
Several important rivers and their tributaries have flown through Karnataka. Naturally, the state has built many river dams for serving various purposes including water retention, water supply, flood prevention, generating electricty and navigation.
The major dams of Karnataka are Krishna Raja Sagar Dam, Vani Vilasa Sagara Dam, Tungabhadra Dam, Alamatti Dam, Bhadra Dam, Basava Sagara Dam, Raja Lakhmagowda Dam and Supa Dam. Krishna Raja Sagar Dam is one of the prime tourist attractions of Mysore and it has a lovely ornamental conjoined to it.
Located in Hospet, Bellari district, Tungabhadra Dam helps in producing huge amount of hydroelectric and also contributes in irrigation. Built on the Krishna River, the Alamatti Dam too produces hydroelectric and supplies water for irrigation in the region. This dam is also the main reservoir of the Upper Krishna Project and it has a seven terrace garden attached to it as a popular picnic spot. Read more about dams in Karnataka
Basava Sagar Dam or Narayanpur Dam, Yadgir
Basava Sagar Dam, also called Narayanpur Dam, is constructed across River Krishna. Read on to know more about the projects and other nearby tourist attractions.
Markonahalli Dam, Tumkur
Markonahalli Dam is built across the river Shimsha in the Kunigal Taluk of Tumkur district. It was built by Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the king of Mysore, under the guidance of his Diwan, Sir M Visweswaraiah. It was built to irrigate 6,070 hectares of land and has a masonry structure of 139 m and a pair of earth dams extending to 1,470 […]
Bhadra Dam
Bhadra Dam is built on the river Bhadra, a tributary of the River Tungabhadra. It is situated in Chikmagalur town in Karnataka. Irrigation and irrigation storage are some of the best benefits that are enjoyed through this dam. It also provides power to towns and villages nearby. It was commissioned in 1965. Bhadra Dam – […]
Supa Dam, Joida, Dandeli
Supa Dam is a dam located in town of Dandeli in Joida Taluk. it was built across the River Kali or Kalinadi by Karnataka Power Corporation Limited
Malaprabha Dam, Belagavi
The Malaprabha dam is the shortest dam in Karnataka. Find out the salient features, filling and depletion period and nearby site seeing options.
Almatti Dam, Bijapur
The Almatti Dam is in a Bijapur, a small town Northern Karnataka and is built across the Krishna river. The construction was done in 2005, so it is a relatively new dam. It is the main reservoir of the Upper Krishna Irrigation Project and it uses Kaplan Turbines. Water is released into the Narayanpur reservoir […]
Tungabhadra Dam
The Tungabhadra Dam near Hospet, Karnataka is constructed across the Tungabhadra River, a tributary of the Krishna River. Read on to know more about the salient features of this dam in Karnataka.