Renuka Sagara
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{{Infobox dam
| name = Renuka Sagara
| location = Navilatirtha, Savadatti Taluk, Belagavi district, Karnataka, India
| coordinates =
| construction_began =
| opening = 1972 AD
| dam_crosses = Malaprabha River
| dam_length = {{convert|464.239|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| res_name =
| res_capacity_total = 37.73 Tmcft
| image = Navila Teertha Dam 1, Savadatti 21.11.2008.jpg
| dam_height = {{convert|141.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
}}
Renuka Sagara, also known as Malaprabha reservoir and Navilutheertha reservoir, is a dam and impounding reservoir constructed across the Malaprabha River in the Krishna River basin. It is situated at Navilatirtha village in Savadatti Taluk Taluk of Belagavi district in North Karnataka, India. The dam is 43.13 metres high and has 4 vertical crest gates; it impounds a large reservoir with a gross surface area of 54.97 square kilometres, and storage capacity of 37.73 thousand million cubic feet. It is an earthen and masonry dam which caters to the irrigation needs for over {{convert|1961.30|km2|acre}}, and hydroelectric power generation.{{cite web | url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Malaprabha_Dam_D05454 | title=Malaprabha reservoir, India - WRIS | access-date=21 October 2016 | archive-date=21 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021155230/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Malaprabha_Dam_D05454 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://indiawris.gov.in/wiki/doku.php?id=malaprabha_major_irrigation_project_ji02768|title=Mala Prabha Project|access-date=28 May 2024}}
See also
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References
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{{Krishna basin |state=expanded}}
{{Hydrology of Karnataka|state=expanded}}
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Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Karnataka
Category:Reservoirs in Karnataka
Category:Geography of Bagalkot district
Category:Buildings and structures in Bagalkot district
Category:Tourist attractions in Bagalkot district
Category:1972 establishments in Mysore State
Category:Dams completed in 1972
Category:20th-century architecture in India
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