Raja Lakhamagouda dam, also known as Hidkal dam, is a

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constructed across the

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in the Krishna River basin. It is situated at Hidkal village in

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Taluk of Belagavi district in

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. The dam with the height of 62.48 metres and 10 Vertical Crest Gates, impounds a large reservoir with a gross surface area of 63.38

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s, and storage capacity of 51.16

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. It is an earthen and masonry dam which caters to the

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needs for over 8,20,000 acres, and Hydel power generation. It is constructed as a part of the Ghataprabha Irrigation project which was completed in three phases and finished in 2009. The dam is named after Raja Lakhamagouda Sardesai, philanthropist and Zamindar of Vantamuri.

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