Linganamakki_Dam Knowpia

Linganamakki Dam
Linganamakki Dam
Official name	Linganamakki Reservoir
Location	Linganamakki, Sagara Taluk, Karnataka
Coordinates	14°10′32″N 74°50′47″E / 14.175587°N 74.84627°E
Construction began	1964
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Sharavathi River
Height	193 ft
Length	2.4 km
Reservoir
Creates	Linganamakki Reservoir
Total capacity	151.75 Tmcft
Catchment area	1991.71 km2

The Linganamakki Dam was constructed by the Karnataka State Government in 1964. Located in the Kargal village of Sagara taluk, the dam has a length of 2.74 kilometres (1.70 mi) stretching across the Sharavathi river. It is located about 9 km from Jog Falls.^[1] It has an effective storage capacity of 4.29 cubic km or 151.52 tmc ft of water. This dam too is basically used for generation of hydro electricity like Supa dam.

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^ Jain, Sharad K.; Agarwal, Pushpendra K.; Singh, Vijay P. (2007). Hydrology and Water Resources of India (Volume 57 of Water Science and Technology Library ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 760. ISBN 9781402051807.

[Hydrology_and_Water_Resources_of_India-1] Jain, Sharad K.; Agarwal, Pushpendra K.; Singh, Vijay P. (2007). Hydrology and Water Resources of India (Volume 57 of Water Science and Technology Library ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 760. ISBN 9781402051807.

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