The Kamleshwar Dam, officially known as the "Hiran-I Dam", is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Hiran River in Visavadar, Gujarat State, India. Measuring Template:Convert,[1] the dam is located within the Gir Forest National Park and was completed in 1959 for irrigation purposes.[2] The reservoir created by the dam is known for its populations of birds and mugger crocodiles.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gir Forest and the saga of the Asiatic lion{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Indus(2005). ISBN 978-8173871832
- ↑ India: National Register of Large Dams 2009. Central Water Commission.
- ↑ Kamleshwar Dam. Gir Destination.