Shanti Sagara | |
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Location | Sulekere, Channagiri, Karnataka, South India |
Coordinates | 14°7′48″N 75°54′17″E / 14.13000°N 75.90472°E |
Type | lake |
Primary inflows | Haridra, Controlled Bhadra Dam's right bank canal |
Primary outflows | Sidda canal, Basava canal |
Catchment area | 329.75 km2 (127.32 sq mi) |
Basin countries | India |
Max. length | 8.1 km (5.0 mi) |
Max. width | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
Surface area | 2,651 ha (27 km2) |
Average depth | 10 ft (3 m) |
Max. depth | 27 ft (8 m) |
Shore length1 | 50 km (31 mi) |
Surface elevation | 612 m (2,008 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Shanthi Sagara, also called Sulekere, is the second largest built lake in Asia.[1] It is located at Sulekere of Kerebilachi, Channagiri taluka of Davanagere District in Karnataka state of India.