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Kamleshwar Dam

Coordinates: 21°11′54″N 70°39′44″E / 21.19833°N 70.66222°E / 21.19833; 70.66222
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Kamleshwar Dam
Reservoir of the Kamleshwar Dam
Kamleshwar Dam is located in Gujarat
Kamleshwar Dam
Location in Gujarat
Kamleshwar Dam is located in India
Kamleshwar Dam
Kamleshwar Dam (India)
Kamleshwar Dam is located in Asia
Kamleshwar Dam
Kamleshwar Dam (Asia)
Official nameHiran-I Dam
CountryIndia
LocationVisavadar
Coordinates21°11′54″N 70°39′44″E / 21.19833°N 70.66222°E / 21.19833; 70.66222
StatusOperational
Opening date1959
Dam and spillways
Height25 m (82 ft)
Length1,304 m (4,278 ft)
Dam volume447,000 m3 (584,654 cu yd)
Spillway capacity1,034 m (3,392 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity38,580,000 m3 (31,277 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity35,020,000 m3 (28,391 acre⋅ft)
Surface area8 km2 (3 sq mi)

The Kamleshwar Dam, officially known as the "Hiran-I Dam", is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Hiran River in Visavadar, Gujarat State, India. Measuring 764 ha (7,640,000 m2),[1] the dam is located within the Gir Forest National Park and was completed in 1959 for irrigation purposes.[2] The reservoir created by the dam is known for its populations of birds and mugger crocodiles.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mitra, S. (2005). "10: Crocodiles and Other Reptiles". Gir Forest and the saga of the Asiatic lion. New Delhi: Indus. pp. 148–152. ISBN 978-8173871832.
  2. ^ "India: National Register of Large Dams 2009" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Kamleshwar Dam". Gir Destination. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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