Lakkavalli
| Lakkavalli | |
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| Village | |
 Lakkavalli
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| Coordinates: 13°42′5.5″N 75°39′58.6″E / 13.701528°N 75.666278°ECoordinates: 13°42′5.5″N 75°39′58.6″E / 13.701528°N 75.666278°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Karnataka |
| District | Chikkamagaluru |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,214 (2,559F + 2,655M) According to 2,011 census |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 577128 |
| Vehicle registration | KA - 66 |
| Nearest city | Shivamogga |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chikkamagaluru |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Tarikere |
| Climate | Moderate Tropical (Köppen) |
| Website | |
Lakkavalli is a small town / Hobli in Tarikere Taluk of Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka state, southern India. Lakkavalli is the site of a dam across the Bhadra River; the dam is used for irrigation and power production and agriculture. The bio diversity of the place is well known since the British. Even the hunter Kenneth Anderson,in one of his book,claimed to have killed a Man eater here. The Kuvempu University, which is one of the premier learning centre is just 7 km from here. The state highway T-M Road (Tarikere-Mangalore Road) passes through the Village. A Jain Matha exists here and it is headed by Bhattaraka Swasti Sri Vrushabasena.
The vegetation is of wet deciduous type. This place receives the annual rainfall of more than 120 cm. The temperature varies from 21 degrees Celsius in winter to 39 degrees in summer. Among the flora the commonly found are Sandalwood, Teak, Rosewood, Honne etc.It is also famous for the Bhadra wildlife sanctuary which is home to over 100 species of flora and fauna. The most commonly found are Bison, spotted deer, Elephant. This sanctuary is one of the Tiger reserve in the state.
This dam was designed by Sir M. Visvesvaraya, the then chief Engineer of Mysore state. The height of this dam is 194 ft(including Building height). The dam is scenic with full of water throughout the year. The reservoir is one among the oldest and scenic in karnataka, which measures 186 ft in height, is having four crest gates. The reservoir is surrounded by the Western ghats. This multipurpose dam serving the purpose of irrigation as well as there is also a generating station with two turbines. The Bhadra reservoir is the important source for irrigation, drinking and for other industrial activity of Davanagere, Chitradurga district.
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