Kamleshwar Dam
| Kamleshwar Dam | |
|---|---|
 Reservoir of the Kamleshwar Dam | |
  Location in Gujarat  Kamleshwar Dam (India)  Kamleshwar Dam (Asia) | |
| Official name | Hiran-I Dam |
| Country | India |
| Location | Visavadar |
| Coordinates | 21°11′54″N70°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) |
TheKamleshwar Dam,officially known as the "Hiran-I Dam", is a rock-fillembankment damon theHiran RiverinVisavadar,GujaratState,India.Measuring 764 ha (7,640,000 m2),[1]the dam is located within theGir Forest National Parkand was completed in 1959 for irrigation purposes.[2]The reservoir created by the dam is known for its populations of birds andmugger crocodiles.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^abMitra, S. (2005)."10: Crocodiles and Other Reptiles".Gir Forest and the saga of the Asiatic lion.New Delhi: Indus. pp. 148–152.ISBN978-8173871832.
- ^"India: National Register of Large Dams 2009"(PDF).Central Water Commission. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 21 July 2011.Retrieved10 July2011.
- ^"Kamleshwar Dam".Gir Destination. Archived fromthe originalon 24 April 2012.Retrieved27 September2011.