- Linganamakki dam
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dam_name= Linganamakki Dam
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crosses=Sharavathi River
reservoir= Badhra Reservoir
locale= Linganamakki, Sagara Taluk,Karnataka
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length=2.4 km
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reservoir_capacity=152,000,000,000 cubic ft.
reservoir_catchment=1991.71 km²
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extra=The Linganamakki dam was constructed by the Karnataka State Government in 1964. Located in the Sagara
taluk , the dam has a length of 2.4 km, stretching across theSharavathi river . It is located about 6 km fromJog Falls .The dam was designed to impound 4368 million cubic meter of water in an area of around 300 km², submerging 50.62 km² of wetland and 7 km² of dry land, with the remaining being forest land and wasteland. ]
The dam's height is 1819 feet above sea level [ [http://www.prithvibhat.com/tp/joga.html ::prithvibhat.com - Tourist Places -> Jog Falls(Joga) ] ] .It receives water mainly from rainfall and also from the "Chakra" and "Savahaklu" reservoirs, which are linked through Linganamakki through a canal. The water from the
Linganamakki dam flows to Talakalale Balancing Reservoir through a trapezoidal canal with a discharge capacity of 175.56 cumecs. The length of this channel is about 4318.40 m with a submersion of 7.77 km². It has a catchment area of about 46.60 km². The gross capacity of the reservoir is 129.60 cu meters. A description ofLinganamakki dam is provided by cite web|url=http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy/water/paper/rvp/rvp_right_down_sa.htm|title=Proceedings of National Conference on 'Control Of Industrial Pollution and Environmental Degradation', Coimbatore, September 14th and 15th 2001, pp 262-275|work=Online Webpage of the Centre for Ecological Sciences|publisher=Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore|accessdate=2007-05-21]Behind the dam is a large reservoir. The discharge from the dam can be quite heavy. When the dam's
sluice gates are closed upstream from Jog Falls, it is possible to walk down into the fall'sravine . [cite web
url=http://www.tourismofindia.com/sts/stkarcascading.htm
title=Karnataka
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accessdate=2006-09-13 ]The dam has a power generation capacity of 2*27.5 MW.
=See also=
*List of reservoirs and dams in IndiaReferences
External links
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/ameenahmed/114187645/ Photo of Linganmakki Dam]
* [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=37&url=http%3A%2F%2F144.16.65.194%2Fhpg%2Fenvis%2Fsdev%2Fnbsap%2Fchapter4.pdf&ei=6DEIRcKwM4TgwQLY_5DxBA&sig=__77Ih07ADDS6jJQ8j-eSexGPQaDE=&sig2=4-iNp97b0DPMjHQQ-S5gLw#search=%22Linganmakki%20Dam%22 Forest fragmentation, especially the construction of the Linganmakki. dam PDF]
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