Himayat Sagar
Dam in Telangana, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Himayat Sagar is an artificial lake about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Hyderabad in the Ranga Reddy district of Telangana, India. It lies parallel to a larger artificial lake Osman Sagar. The storage capacity of the reservoir is 2.9 tmc ft.[1]
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Himayat Sagar | |
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Official name | Himayat Sagar |
Country | India |
Location | Ranga Reddy, Telangana, India |
Coordinates | 17°18′N 78°21′E |
Purpose | Multi-purpose |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1920 |
Opening date | 1927; 97 years ago (1927) |
Construction cost | ₹ 93 Lakh (As on 1920's) |
Owner(s) | Government of Telangana |
Operator(s) | Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Barrage |
Impounds | Esi River – a tributary of Musi |
Height (foundation) | 33.832 meters |
Height (thalweg) | 4.572 meters |
Length | 2.255 kilometers |
Elevation at crest | 537.514 meters |
Spillways | 17 Gates |
Spillway capacity | 1,60,000 cusecs |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Himayat Sagar |
Total capacity | 2.967 Tmc ft (Reduced capacity due to silt accumulation); 4.251 Tmc ft (During 1927) |
Catchment area | 688.937 Sq. Km |
Surface area | 19.6839 Sq. Km |
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