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{{Short description|River in southern India}} | |||
{{Infobox river | |||
| name = Yagachi | |||
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| subdivision_type1 = Country | |||
| subdivision_name1 = [[India]] | |||
| subdivision_type2 = States | |||
| subdivision_name2 = [[Karnataka]] | |||
| subdivision_type3 = Region | |||
| subdivision_name3 = [[Southern India]] | |||
| subdivision_type4 = Origin | |||
| subdivision_name4 = [[Chikkamagaluru district]], [[Karnataka]] | |||
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| length = {{convert|60|km|mi|abbr=on}} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://kspcb.karnataka.gov.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/Yagachi.pdf|access-date=14 August 2024|title=River info from KSPCB|archive-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817232109/https://kspcb.karnataka.gov.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/Yagachi.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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| width_max = {{convert|90|m|ft}} | |||
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| discharge1_max = {{convert|25000|cuft/s|m³/s}} | |||
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| source1 = [[Baba Budangiri|Chandradrona Mountain Range]], [[Chikmagalur district|Chikmagalur]] | |||
| source1_location = [[Karnataka]], [[India]] | |||
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|13.38688|N|75.71795|E|display=inline}} | |||
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1897|m|abbr=on}} | |||
| mouth = [[Hemavati River]] | |||
| mouth_location = [[Gorur]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]] | |||
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|12|53|41|N|76|00|01|E|display=inline}} | |||
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|910|m|abbr=on}} | |||
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| basin_size = {{convert|1002|km2|abbr=on}} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://cwejournal.org/pdf/Vol18No3/CWE_Vol18_No3_p_1154-1167.pdf|access-date=14 August 2024|title=Drainage Morphometric Analysis of the Yagachi Watershed Area}}</ref> | |||
| tributaries_left = | |||
| tributaries_right = Votehole | |||
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The Yagachi | The '''Yagachi''' is a river in [[Karnataka]], India. It is a major tributary of Hemavati river.<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA882299F23774E0440003BA962ED3|Yagachi River (Approved)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref> It rises in the [[Baba Budangiri|Baba Budan Hill Range]] near the city of [[Chikmagalur|Chikkamagaluru]], flows through [[Belur, Karnataka|Belur taluk]], [[Hassan District]]. It joins the [[Hemavati River]], near Gorur. It has a small tributary called Votehole or Watehole. Votehole dam is built on the stream (1.51 [[Tmcft]]) near Rajanahalli.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prajavani.net/district/hasana/karnataka-rains-monsoon-season-vatehole-reservoir-not-yet-filled-2416657|access-date= 30 July 2023|title= Less rain in Votehole Catchment}}</ref> The length of Left bank and Right bank canal of Votehole is 10 km & 40 km respectively. | ||
[[File: Yagachi Dam.jpg|thumb|left|Yagachi Dam at Belur]] | |||
The Yagachi dam was constructed in the year 2001. The reservoir is situated at an elevation of 965 meters above [[Mean sea level|MSL]]. The length of the Yagachi dam is 1280 meters. The maximum height above the foundation of the reservoir is 26.237 meters. | |||
Yagachi dam has a Gross Storage Capacity of 3.17 | ==Storage capacity== | ||
Yagachi dam has a Gross Storage Capacity of 3.17 [[Tmcft]]. On 10 August 2019, the dam recorded a highest outflow of about 25,000 cusecs, due to torrential rains in Chikkamagaluru Taluk. Its catchment area extends from south of [[Mullayyanagiri]] (Bababudan Range) to [[Gorur Dam]]. | |||
In 2025, the dam achieved its FRL early, in the last week of May, due to early onset of South-west Monsoon, making it the first dam to get filled in Karnataka, that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vijaykarnataka.com/news/hasana/yagachi-reservoir-in-hassan-filled-heavy-pre-monsoon-rains-disrupt-traffic-on-shiradi-ghat-highway/articleshow/121389102.cms|access-date= 26 May 2025|title=Monsoon bring early joy to people of Hassan & Chikkamagaluru}}</ref> | |||
== | ==Beneficiaries== | ||
Yagachi, along with Votehole serves as the source of irrigation and drinking water for the cities of Belur, Chikkamagaluru, [[Arsikere]] and [[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]]. | |||
Yagachi | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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{{Coord|12|53|01|N|075|59|59|E|display=title}} | {{Coord|12|53|01|N|075|59|59|E|display=title}} | ||
[[Category:Rivers of Karnataka]] | [[Category:Rivers of Karnataka]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of | [[Category:Geography of Chikmagalur district]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Hassan district]] | [[Category:Geography of Hassan district]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:27, 13 December 2025
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| Yagachi | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Karnataka |
| Region | Southern India |
| Origin | Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chandradrona Mountain Range, Chikmagalur |
| • location | Karnataka, India |
| • coordinates | 13°23′13″N 75°43′05″E / 13.38688°N 75.71795°E |
| • elevation | 1,897 m (6,224 ft) |
| Mouth | Hemavati River |
• location | Gorur, Karnataka, India |
• coordinates | 12°53′41″N 76°00′01″E / 12.89472°N 76.00028°E |
• elevation | 910 m (2,990 ft) |
| Length | 60 km (37 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 1,002 km2 (387 sq mi) [2] |
| Width | |
| • maximum | 90 metres (300 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • maximum | 25,000 cubic feet per second (710 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Votehole |
The Yagachi is a river in Karnataka, India. It is a major tributary of Hemavati river.[3] It rises in the Baba Budan Hill Range near the city of Chikkamagaluru, flows through Belur taluk, Hassan District. It joins the Hemavati River, near Gorur. It has a small tributary called Votehole or Watehole. Votehole dam is built on the stream (1.51 Tmcft) near Rajanahalli.[4] The length of Left bank and Right bank canal of Votehole is 10 km & 40 km respectively.
The Yagachi dam was constructed in the year 2001. The reservoir is situated at an elevation of 965 meters above MSL. The length of the Yagachi dam is 1280 meters. The maximum height above the foundation of the reservoir is 26.237 meters.
Storage capacity[edit | edit source]
Yagachi dam has a Gross Storage Capacity of 3.17 Tmcft. On 10 August 2019, the dam recorded a highest outflow of about 25,000 cusecs, due to torrential rains in Chikkamagaluru Taluk. Its catchment area extends from south of Mullayyanagiri (Bababudan Range) to Gorur Dam.
In 2025, the dam achieved its FRL early, in the last week of May, due to early onset of South-west Monsoon, making it the first dam to get filled in Karnataka, that year.[5]
Beneficiaries[edit | edit source]
Yagachi, along with Votehole serves as the source of irrigation and drinking water for the cities of Belur, Chikkamagaluru, Arsikere and Hassan.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "River info from KSPCB" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ↑ "Drainage Morphometric Analysis of the Yagachi Watershed Area" (PDF). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ↑ Template:GEOnet2, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ "Less rain in Votehole Catchment". Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ "Monsoon bring early joy to people of Hassan & Chikkamagaluru". Retrieved 26 May 2025.