Krishna Raja Sagara

Krishna Raja Sagara
CountryIndia
LocationMandya, Karnataka
Coordinates12°25′29″N 76°34′20″E / 12.42472°N 76.57222°E / 12.42472; 76.57222
PurposeWater supply, irrigation
StatusOperational
Construction began1911
Opening date1932
Construction cost10.34 million (US$120,000)[1]
Operator(s)Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsKaveri River
Height39.8 m (131 ft)
Length2,620 m (8,600 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesKrishna Raja Sagara
Total capacity1,368,847,000 m3 (1,109,742 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity124,421,000 m3 (100,870 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area10,619 km2 (4,100 sq mi)
Surface area129 km2 (50 sq mi)

Krishna Raja Sagara, also popularly known as KRS, is a lake and the dam that creates it. They are close to the settlement of Krishna Raja Sagara in the Indian State of Karnataka. The gravity dam made of surki mortar is below the confluence of river Kaveri with its tributaries Hemavati and Lakshmana Tirtha, in the district of Mandya.[2]

Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV Maharaj of Mysore constructed the dam during the famine despite the critical financial condition of State. It was after him that the dam was named.[3] There is an ornamental garden, Brindavan Gardens, attached to the dam.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toi1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Jain, Sharad K.; Agarwal, Pushpendra K.; Singh, Vijay P. (16 May 2007). Hydrology and Water Resources of India. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 715. ISBN 978-1402051807. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Watch: KRS dam lights up in tricolour as Karnataka releases 80,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu". 19 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Brindavan Garden (KRS-Krishna Raja Sagar)".