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{{Infobox dam<br />
|name = Linganamakki Dam<br />
|name_official = Linganamakki Reservoir<br />
|image =Linganamakki dam.jpg<br />
|image_caption = <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|14.175587|74.84627|display=inline,title}}<br />
|location = Linganamakki, [[Sagara, India|Sagara Taluk]], [[Karnataka]]<br />
|construction_began =1964<br />
|opening = <br />
|cost =<br />
|dam_crosses =Sharavathi River<br />
|dam_length =2.74 km<br />
|dam_width_base =<br />
|res_name = [[Sharavati River|Linganamakki Reservoir]]<br />
|res_capacity_total =151.75 Tmcft<br />
|res_catchment =1991.71 km<sup>2</sup><br />
|res_surface =<br />
|dam_height =193 ft<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Linganamakki dam spillway.jpg|thumb|300px|A view of the [[penstock]]s leading to the generators of the Linganamakki dam.]]<br />
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The '''Linganamakki Dam''' was constructed by the [[Government of Karnataka|Karnataka State Government]] in 1964. Located in the Linganamakki village of [[Sagara, India|Sagara]] [[taluk]], the dam has a length of {{convert|2.74|km}} stretching across the [[Sharavathi river]]. It is located about 9&amp;nbsp;km from [[Jog Falls]] on the same river.<ref name="Hydrology and Water Resources of India">{{cite book |last1=Jain |first1=Sharad K. |last2=Agarwal |first2=Pushpendra K. |last3=Singh |first3=Vijay P. |title=Hydrology and Water Resources of India |date=2007 |publisher=Springer Science &amp; Business Media |isbn=9781402051807 |page=760 |edition=Volume 57 of Water Science and Technology Library |language=English}}</ref><br />
It has an effective storage capacity of 4.29 cubic km or 151.52 tmc ft of water. The dam is used for generation of hydroelectricity in Sharavathi Valley Hydro Electric Project.<br />
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[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]<br />
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