Harangi Dam, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 23 relations: Asian woolly-necked stork, Crore, EBird, Economic and Political Weekly, Government of Karnataka, India, Indian spot-billed duck, Karnataka, Kaveri, Kodagu district, Kudige, Kushalanagar, Lakh, Masonry dam, Oriental skylark, Pushpagiri (mountain), River tern, Small pratincole, Tehsil, Tmcft, Tributary, Western Ghats, Wood sandpiper.

2. Buildings and structures in Kodagu district
3. Dams in Karnataka

Asian woolly-necked stork

The Asian woolly-necked stork or Asian woollyneck (Ciconia episcopus) is a species of large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

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Crore

A crore (abbreviated cr) denotes ten million (10,000,000 or 107 in scientific notation) and is equal to 100 lakh in the Indian numbering system.

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EBird

eBird is an online database of bird observations providing scientists, researchers and amateur naturalists with real-time data about bird distribution and abundance.

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Economic and Political Weekly

The Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) is a weekly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all social sciences, and is published by the Sameeksha Trust.

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Government of Karnataka

The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as GoK or GOKA, or simply Karnataka Government, formerly Government of Mysore or Government of Mysore State is a democratically elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian spot-billed duck

The Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) is a species of large dabbling duck that is a non-migratory breeding duck throughout freshwater wetlands in the Indian subcontinent.

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Karnataka

Karnataka (ISO), also known colloquially as Karunāḍu, is a state in the southwestern region of India.

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Kaveri

The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicised name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri River rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu district of the state of Karnataka, at an elevation of 1,341 m above mean sea level and flows for about 800 km before its outfall into the Bay of Bengal.

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Kodagu district

Kodagu district (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India.

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Kudige

Kudige is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.

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Kushalanagar

Kushalanagar or Kushalanagara is a city located in the Kodagu district of the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Lakh

A lakh (abbreviated L; sometimes written lac) is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand (100,000; scientific notation: 105).

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Masonry dam

Masonry dams are dams made out of masonrymainly stone and brick, sometimes joined with mortar.

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Oriental skylark

The Oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula), also known as the small skylark, is a species of skylark found in the Sino-Indian region and parts of central Asia.

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Pushpagiri (mountain)

Pushpagiri, at ft, is the highest peak in Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, located along the Western Ghats of Karnataka.

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River tern

The Indian river tern or just river tern (Sterna aurantia) is a tern in the family Laridae.

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Small pratincole

The small pratincole, little pratincole, or small Indian pratincole (Glareola lactea) is a small wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae.

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Tehsil

A tehsil (also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka) is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan.

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Tmcft

Tmcft, (Tmc ft), (TMC), (tmc) is the abbreviation of thousand million cubic feet (1,000,000,000.

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Tributary

A tributary, or an affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (main stem or "parent"), river, or a lake.

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Western Ghats

The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri, is a mountain range that stretches along the western coast of the Indian peninsula.

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Wood sandpiper

The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small wader belonging to the sandpiper family Scolopacidae.

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See also

Buildings and structures in Kodagu district

• Harangi Dam
• Madikeri Fort
• Nalknad Palace
• St. Mark's Church, Mercara
• Virajpet Clock Tower

Dams in Karnataka

• Almatti Dam
• Basava Sagara
• Bhadra Dam
• Gorur dam
• Harangi Dam
• Hemavati River
• Kabini River
• Kabini dam
• Kadra Dam
• Kodasalli Dam
• Krishna Raja Sagara
• Lakkavalli
• Linganamakki Dam
• List of dams and reservoirs in Karnataka
• Raja Lakhamagouda dam
• Renuka Sagara
• Supa Dam
• Thippagondanahalli Reservoir
• Tungabhadra Dam
• Tungabhadra River
• Vani Vilasa Sagara

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harangi_Dam

Also known as Harangi Reservoir, Harangi backwaters.