General Information

GENERAL INFORMATION

Sl No. Parameter Value
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Reservoir Name Markonahalli
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Type of Reservoir Medium
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location Kunigal
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Latitude & Longitude 12 deg 56 minutes N and 76 deg 52 minutes E/
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Date of Commissioned 1906
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District Tumkur/td>
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State Karnataka
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Period of Information 1939
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Purposes Irrigation, power generation and flood control
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Controlling Authority Water Resource Department, Government of Karnataka
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River System Shimsha
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Area 4400 ha
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Area at FRL Data not found
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Capacity 4435 mcm
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Catchment Area 1992 Sq km
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Catchment Reservoir Area Data not found
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Mean Depth 13.6 mtr
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Gross Storage Capacity Data not found
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Live Storage Capacity Data not found
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Others
Water level range (1990-91)- 725.43-726.35 m, Average area (1990-91)- 518 ha, Length of dam-1609 m, Length of masonry dam-139 m, Length of left earth dam- 704 m, length of right earth dam- 766 m, Depth of spillage over waste weir- 0.91 m, No of scouring sluices-5, No of volute siphons- 2, Diameter of siphons-2.44 m, Still level of scouring sluice-715.27 m, Maximum water level- 732.48 m, Water spread at FRL- 1336.9 ha, Water spread at still level- 128 ha, Total catchment- 4103 km square, Independent catchment-337 km square, No of tanks in the catchment-647, Shore development index- 1.89, Volume development index- 0.75, Ration of catchment to reservoir area-306, Ratio of inflow to capacity-0.8, Hydraulic retention time- 1.69 yrs Water level range (1991-92)- 725.20-730.75 m, Average area (1991-92)- 818 ha, Length of dam-1609 m, Length of masonry dam-139 m Length of left earth dam- 704 m, length of right earth dam- 766 m, Depth of spillage over waste weir- 0.91 m, No of scouring sluices-5, No of volute siphons- 2, Diameter of siphons-2.44 m, Still level of scouring sluice-715.27 m Maximum water level- 732.48 m, Water spread at FRL- 1336.9 ha, Water spread at still level- 128 ha, Total catchment- 4103 km square, Independent catchment-337 km square, No of tanks in the catchment-647, Shore development index- 1.89, Volume development index- 0.75, Ration of catchment to reservoir area-306 Ratio of inflow to capacity-0.8, Hydraulic retention time- 1.69 yrs Water level range (1992-93)- 729.31-730.82 m, Average area (1992-93)- 1110 ha, Length of dam-1609 m, Length of masonry dam-139 m Length of left earth dam- 704 m, length of right earth dam- 766 m, Depth of spillage over waste weir- 0.91 m No of scouring sluices-5, No of volute siphons- 2, Diameter of siphons-2.44 m, Still level of scouring sluice-715.27 m Maximum water level- 732.48 m, Water spread at FRL- 1336.9 ha, Water spread at still level- 128 ha, Total catchment- 4103 km square Independent catchment-337 km square, No of tanks in the catchment-647, Shore development index- 1.89, Volume development index- 0.75 Ration of catchment to reservoir area-306, Ratio of inflow to capacity-0.8, Hydraulic retention time- 1.69 yrs Water level range (1993-94)- 727.54- 729.78 m, Average area (1993-94)- 824 ha, Length of dam-1609 m, Length of masonry dam-139 m Length of left earth dam- 704 m, length of right earth dam- 766 m, Depth of spillage over waste weir- 0.91 m No of scouring sluices-5, No of volute siphons- 2, Diameter of siphons-2.44 m, Still level of scouring sluice-715.27 m Maximum water level- 732.48 m, Water spread at FRL- 1336.9 ha, Water spread at still level- 128 ha Total catchment- 4103 km square, Independent catchment-337 km square, No of tanks in the catchment-647 Shore development index- 1.89, Volume development index- 0.75, Ration of catchment to reservoir area-306 Ratio of inflow to capacity-0.8, Hydraulic retention time- 1.69 yrs Water level range (1994-95)- 725.14- 727.97 m, Average area (1994-95)- 667 ha, Length of dam-1609 m, Length of masonry dam-139 m Length of left earth dam- 704 m, length of right earth dam- 766 m, Depth of spillage over waste weir- 0.91 m No of scouring sluices-5, No of volute siphons- 2, Diameter of siphons-2.44 m, Still level of scouring sluice-715.27 m Maximum water level- 732.48 m, Water spread at FRL- 1336.9 ha, Water spread at still level- 128 ha Total catchment- 4103 km square, Independent catchment-337 km square, No of tanks in the catchment-647 Shore development index- 1.89, Volume development index- 0.75, Ration of catchment to reservoir area-306 Ratio of inflow to capacity-0.8, Hydraulic retention time- 1.69 yrs