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Renuka Sagara, also known as Malaprabha reservoir and Navilutheertha reservoir, is a dam and impounding reservoir constructed across the Malaprabha River in the Krishna River basin. It is situated at Navilatirtha village in Savadatti Taluk Taluk of Belgaum district in North Karnataka, India. The dam is 43.13 metres high and has 4 vertical crest gates; it impounds a large reservoir with a gross surface area of 54.97 square kilometres, and storage capacity of 37.73 thousand million cubic feet. It is an earthen and masonry dam which caters to the Irrigation needs for over 540,000 acres, and hydroelectric power generation.[1][2]

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Renuka Sagara
Location	Navilatirtha, Savadatti Taluk, Belagavi district, Karnataka, India
Opening date	1972 AD
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Malaprabha River
Height	141.50 ft (43.13 m)
Length	464.239 ft (141.500 m)
Reservoir
Total capacity	37.73 Tmcft

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Karnataka

References

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