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The Ghataprabha river in India is an important right-bank tributary of the Krishna River and flows eastward for a distance of 283 kilometers before its confluence with the Krishna River at Chikksangam. The river basin is 8,829 square kilometers wide and stretches across Maharashtra and Karnataka states.
Raja Lakhamagouda dam, also known as Hidkal dam, is a dam constructed across the Ghataprabha River in the Krishna River basin. It is situated at Hidkal village in Hukkeri Taluk of Belagavi district in North Karnataka, India.
River Location Storage capacity (tmcft) Reservoir level (m) Height of Dam (m) Length of Dam (m) No. of Gates Type Reservoir Area (km 2) Completed year Purpose Almatti Dam [3] [4] Krishna: Nidagundi taluk, Bijapur district: 123.25: 519.6: 49.29: 1564.85: 26: Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam: 540.11: 1999: Irrigation & Hydroelectric: Basava ...
Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary is 29.78 square kilometres, and its boundaries enclose a stretch of about 28 km of the Ghataprabha River, including the reservoir resulting from the dam built near Dhupdhal. The sanctuary is known for migratory birds such as the demoiselle crane and European white stork. It is surrounded by agricultural fields.
Amba River Maharashtra: 45 Y NW11 Arunavati River-Aran River northern maharastra 98 Y NW12 Asi River: Uttar Pradesh 5.5 Y NW13 AVM Canal: Kerala, Tamil Nadu: 11 N NW14 Baitarani River: Odisha 49 Y NW15 Bakreshwar River-Mayurakshi River: West Bengal 137 Y NW16 Barak River: Assam 121 Y NW17 Beas River: Himachal Pradesh and Punjab: 191 Y NW18 Beki ...
Its principal tributaries include the Ghataprabha River, Malaprabha River, Bhima River, Tungabhadra River and Musi River. [10] The Tungabhadra River has a catchment area of 71,417 km 2 (27,574 sq mi) and a length of 531 km (330 mi). [10] The Bhima River is the longest tributary of the Krishna River. [8]
Hidkal is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India. [1]Hidkal dam is built around the Dhupdal weir (a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow), a 70 km-long-canal built by the British in 1897.
The Himalayan watershed is the source of majority of the major river systems in India including the three longest rivers–the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Indus. [3] [4] These three river systems are fed by more than 5000 glaciers. [5]