Krishna Raja Sagara

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Geographical Data
Krishna Raja Sagara
Impounds	Kaveri River
Creates	Krishna Raja Sagara
Locale	Mandya District, Karnataka, India
Length	2,621 m
Height	43 m
Opening date	1932
Coordinates	12°25′00″N, 76°34′00″E
Capacity: 49 tmc ft.

The Brindavan Gardens

Krishna Raja Sagara is the name of both a lake and the dam that causes it. For information about the settlement near the dam and reservoir, see Krishnarajasagara. The dam is across Kaveri River, in Mandya District near Mysore in Karnataka state. There is an ornamental garden attached to the dam, called Brindavan gardens, making it a popular tourist place and picnic location.

1 The Dam
2 The Brindavan Gardens
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] The Dam

A Fountain in the Brindavan Gardens

The dam was built across river Kaveri, the life river for Mysore and Mandya districts, in 1924. Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya served as the chief engineer. The dam is named for the then ruler of the Mysore Kingdom, Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV.

[edit] The Brindavan Gardens

The Brindavan Garden is a show garden that has a beautiful botanical park, full of exciting fountains, as well as boat rides beneath the dam. Diwans of Mysore planned and built the gardens in connection with the construction of the dam. Display items include a musical fountain. Various biological research departments are housed here. There is a guest house for tourists.

[edit] See also

List of reservoirs and dams in India

[edit] External links

	The River Kaveri
Dams	Banasura Sagar Dam \| Bangara Doddi Nala \| Grand Anicut \| Krishna Raja Sagara Dam \| Madadkatte \| Mettur Dam \| Stanley Reservoir
Tributaries	Amaravati River \| Arkavathy River \| Bhavani River \| Hemavati River \| Honnuhole River \| Kabini River \| Lakshmana Tirtha River \| Lokapavani River \| Noyyal River \| Shimsa River
Cities and Towns	Karikal \| Kodagu \| Kollidam \| Kushalanagara \| Nagapattinam \| Poompuhar \| Sivasamudram \| Srirangam \| Srirangapatna \| Talakad \| Talakaveri \| Thanjavur \| Tiruchirapalli
Physical Features	Bay of Bengal \| Deccan plateau \| Hogenakal Falls \| Sivasamudram Falls \| Western Ghats
Riparian States and Union Territories	Karnataka \| Kerala \| Pondicherry \| Tamil Nadu