Kabini Dam
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Kabini Dam is a major reservoir and irrigation dam built across the Kabini River in Karnataka, India, supporting water supply, agriculture, and regional wildlife habitats.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kabini Reservoir | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ |
| affectsRiver | Cauvery River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithProtectedArea |
Nagarhole National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Bandipur National Park
Nagarhole National Park ⓘ |
| associatedWithWildlifeArea | Kabini backwaters ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
agricultural productivity in downstream areas
ⓘ
habitat for aquatic and terrestrial wildlife ⓘ regional water security ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| createsWaterBody |
Kabini Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kabini Reservoir
|
| hasEcosystemType | reservoir ecosystem ⓘ |
| impounds | Kabini River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Mysuru district ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Deccan Plateau ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Karnataka ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Kabini River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAuthority |
Government of Karnataka
ⓘ
Karnataka Water Resources Department ⓘ |
| nearPlace |
Heggadadevanakote
ⓘ
Kabini ⓘ |
| partOfIrrigationSystem | Cauvery irrigation system ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ supporting wildlife habitats ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region |
South India
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Karnataka
|
| regionType | monsoon-dependent region ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Kaveri
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauvery River basin
|
| supportsActivity |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ safari tourism ⓘ wildlife tourism ⓘ |
| supportsAgricultureInRegion |
Karnataka
ⓘ
parts of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| supportsBirdlife |
migratory birds
ⓘ
waterbirds ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
Asian elephant
ⓘ
crocodile ⓘ gaur ⓘ leopard ⓘ tiger ⓘ |
| usedFor |
canal irrigation
ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ |
| waterSource | southwest monsoon rains ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kabini Reservoir