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Renuka Sagara

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Renuka Sagara
LocationNavilatirtha, Savadatti Taluk, Belagavi district, Karnataka, India
Opening date1972 AD
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsMalaprabha River
Height141.50 ft (43.13 m)
Length464.239 ft (141.500 m)
Reservoir
Total capacity37.73 Tmcft

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 1,961.30 square kilometres (484,650 acres), and hydroelectric power generation.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Malaprabha reservoir, India - WRIS". Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Mala Prabha Project". Retrieved 28 May 2024.