Opening date 1972 AD Length 464.239 ft (141.500 m) Height 43 m | ||
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Similar Basava Sagar Dam, Devaragundi, Kodasalli Dam, Shivganga falls, Bhadra Dam |
Renuka Sagara, also known as Malaprabha reservoir and Navilutheertha reservoir, is a dam and impounding reservoir constructed across the Malaprabha River in the Krishna River basin. It is situated at Navilatirtha village in Savadatti Taluk Taluk of Belgaum district in North Karnataka, India. The dam with the height of 43.13 metres and 4 Vertical Crest Gates, impounds a large reservoir with a gross surface area of 54.97 Square kilometres, and storage capacity of 37.73 Tmcft. It is an earthen and masonry dam which caters to the Irrigation needs for over 5,40,000 acres, and Hydel power generation.
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