Kamleshwar Dam
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Kamleshwar Dam | |
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Official name | Hiran-I Dam |
Country | India |
Location | Visavadar |
Coordinates | 21°11′54″N 70°39′44″E / 21.19833°N 70.66222°ECoordinates: 21°11′54″N 70°39′44″E / 21.19833°N 70.66222°E |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1959 |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 25 m (82 ft) |
Length | 1,304 m (4,278 ft) |
Dam volume | 447,000 m3 (584,654 cu yd) |
Spillway capacity | 1,034 m (3,392 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 38,580,000 m3 (31,277 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 35,020,000 m3 (28,391 acre⋅ft) |
Surface area | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
The Kamleshwar Dam, officially known as the "Hiran-I Dam", is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Hiran River in Visavadar, Gujarat State, India. Measuring 764 ha (7,640,000 m2),[1] the dam is located within the Gir Forest National Park and was completed in 1959 for irrigation purposes.[2] The reservoir created by the dam is known for its populations of birds and mugger crocodiles.[1][3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mitra, S. (2005). "10: Crocodiles and Other Reptiles". Gir Forest and the saga of the Asiatic lion. New Delhi: Indus. pp. 148–152. ISBN 978-8173871832.
- ↑ "India: National Register of Large Dams 2009" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ↑ "Kamleshwar Dam". Gir Destination. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.