Supa Dam

Supa Dam

Supa Dam is built across Kalinadi (Kannada) or Kali river in state of Karnataka in India. The dam is situated(supa Ganeshgudidam) in Joida taluk of Uttara Kannada district. The power house at the foot of the dam has two electricity generators of fifty megawatt each. The electricity generated is supplied to different parts of Karnataka. The dam was built by Hindustan Steel Works Construction Limited (HSCL) and is now operated by Karnataka Power Corporation Limited. The power house was commissioned in 1985.

Supha Dam (Ganeshgudi Dam, Karnataka, India)is the second largest dam in the State. This 101 Mtrs high and 332 Mtrs long concrete gravity dam is built across the Kalinadi river in Joida Taluk of Uttara Kannada District. It has a catchment area of 1057 Sq.Kms and the live storage capacity is 145 Tmcft. (Thousand Million Cubic Feet). Three radial gates of size 15 x 10 Mtrs are provided to regulate the flood discharge. The reservoir has two saddle dams of length 705 Mtrs and 940 Mtrs.

Filling period From June to November(Best time to visit)

Sunset point at Backwater:It’s just 5 km from chalet to reach backwaters where Kali water is  stored at the back of Supa dam.Make a trip to backwater in the evening to have memorable sunset beauty.

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Nearest Cities:Karwar,Sirsi,Dandeli,Joida,Haliyal,Yellapur

Distance from Supa Dam:

karawr:105km

Sirsi:126km

Yellapur:80

Dadndeli:21km

Halital:36km

Joida:24km

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http://www.karnatakapower.com/supa.htm

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