Himayat Sagar

Himayat Sagar
View of Himayat Sagar
Himayat Sagar is located in Hyderabad
Himayat Sagar
Himayat Sagar within Hyderabad
Himayat Sagar is located in India
Himayat Sagar
Himayat Sagar (India)
Official nameHimayat Sagar
CountryIndia
LocationRanga Reddy, Telangana, India
Coordinates17°18′N 78°21′E / 17.300°N 78.350°E / 17.300; 78.350
PurposeMulti-purpose
StatusOperational
Construction began1920
Opening date1927; 97 years ago (1927)
Construction cost₹ 93 Lakh (As on 1920's)
Owner(s)Government of Telangana
Operator(s)Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
Dam and spillways
Type of damBarrage
ImpoundsEsi River – a tributary of Musi
Height (foundation)33.832 metres (111.00 ft)
Height (thalweg)4.572 metres (15.00 ft)
Length2.255 kilometres (1.401 mi)
Elevation at crest537.514 metres (1,763.50 ft)
Spillways17 Gates
Spillway capacity1,60,000 cusecs
Reservoir
CreatesHimayat Sagar
Total capacity2.967 Tmc ft (Reduced capacity due to silt accumulation); 4.251 Tmc ft (During 1927)
Catchment area688.937 km2 (266.000 sq mi)
Surface area19.6839 km2 (7.6000 sq mi)

Himayat Sagar is an artificial lake about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Hyderabad in the Ranga Reddy district of Telangana, India. It lies parallel to a larger artificial lake called Osman Sagar. The storage capacity of the reservoir is 2.9 tmc ft.[1]

  1. ^ "Hyderabadis can bid goodbye to water woes". The Hindu. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.