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Linganamakki Dam

The 456th tallest dam in the world

61.3 m · 201 ft

The Linganamakki Dam was constructed by the Karnataka State Government in 1964. Located in the Linganamakki village of Sagara taluk, Shimoga district 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 on the same river. It has an effective storage capacity of 4.29 cubic km or 151.52 tmc ft of water. The dam is used for generation of hydroelectricity in Sharavathi Valley Hydro Electric Project.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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