Krishna Raja Sagara Dam

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masonry dam reservoir dam

Krishna Raja Sagara Dam is a major masonry dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Kaveri River and known for forming the large KRS reservoir and the Brindavan Gardens.

Aliases (1)

Krishna Raja Sagara Reservoir ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	masonry dam → reservoir dam →
alsoKnownAs	KRS Dam →
associatedWith	Brindavan Gardens →
builder	Mysore Kingdom →
category	Dams in Karnataka → Dams on the Kaveri River → Tourist attractions in Mandya district →
chiefEngineer	M. Visvesvaraya →
constructionMaterial	stone masonry →
continent	Asia →
country	India →
designedBy	M. Visvesvaraya →
formsReservoir	KRS Reservoir → Krishna Raja Sagara Reservoir →
hasAssociatedGarden	Brindavan Gardens →
hasFeature	Brindavan Gardens musical fountain → canals for irrigation →
hasHydroelectricPlant	yes →
hasNameAbbreviation	KRS →
hasRecreationArea	Brindavan Gardens →
hasSpillway	yes →
isMajorDamOf	Karnataka →
isOn	Kaveri River NERFINISHED →
locatedIn	Karnataka → South India →
locatedNear	Mysuru → Srirangapatna →
locatedOnRiver	Kaveri River NERFINISHED →
managesWaterFor	Bengaluru drinking water supply → Mandya district irrigation →
namedAfter	Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV →
nearCity	Mysuru →
operator	Government of Karnataka → Karnataka Water Resources Department →
purpose	drinking water supply → hydroelectric power generation → irrigation →
region	Mandya district →
riverBasin	Cauvery basin →
state	Karnataka →
supportsIrrigationIn	Mandya district → Mysuru district → parts of Karnataka →
touristAttraction	true →
usedFor	flood control → water storage →
watercourse	Kaveri River NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam ("Krishna Raja Sagara Reservoir") →	formsReservoir
Kaveri →	hasDam