KRS Dam

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dam gravity dam masonry dam

KRS Dam is a major masonry dam built across the Kaveri River in Karnataka, India, known for its role in irrigation, water supply, and the Brindavan Gardens.

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KRS Dam canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ
masonry dam ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Krishna Raja Sagara Dam ⓘ
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam ⓘ
surface form: Krishnarajasagara Dam
associatedWith Brindavan Gardens ⓘ
completionYear 1931 ⓘ
constructionMaterial concrete ⓘ
stone masonry ⓘ
constructionStartYear 1911 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
designedBy M. Visvesvaraya ⓘ
district Mandya district ⓘ
hasFeature automatic crest gates ⓘ
musical fountain (Brindavan Gardens) ⓘ
ornamental gardens ⓘ
hasTouristAttraction Brindavan Gardens ⓘ
heritageStatus associated with engineering heritage of India ⓘ
impounds Hemavati River (backwaters confluence) ⓘ
Kaveri ⓘ
surface form: Kaveri River

Hemavati River (backwaters confluence) ⓘ
surface form: Lakshmana Tirtha River (backwaters confluence)
locatedIn Karnataka ⓘ
locatedNear Mysuru ⓘ
Srirangapatna ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Kaveri ⓘ
surface form: Kaveri River
managesWaterFor Bengaluru water supply ⓘ
Mandya district irrigation ⓘ
Mysuru city water supply ⓘ
namedAfter Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV ⓘ
surface form: Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
openedYear 1931 ⓘ
operator Government of Karnataka ⓘ
purpose drinking water supply ⓘ
flood control ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
region South India ⓘ
surface form: southern India
reservoirName Krishna Raja Sagara Dam ⓘ
surface form: Krishna Raja Sagara
riverBasin Cauvery River basin ⓘ
surface form: Cauvery basin
state Karnataka ⓘ
supportsAgricultureIn Mandya district ⓘ
surface form: Mandya region
supportsCanalSystem Visvesvaraya Canal system ⓘ
supportsCrop paddy ⓘ
sugarcane ⓘ
tourismImportance major tourist attraction in Karnataka ⓘ
typeOfStructure multipurpose dam ⓘ

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Krishna Raja Sagara Dam → alsoKnownAs → KRS Dam ⓘ
KRS → alsoKnownAs → KRS Dam ⓘ