River(Impounds): Kaveri River
Location: Mandya District, Karnataka, India
Opening: 1932
Height: 38 m
Length: 3.5 km
Total Capacity: 1.4 km3
HISTORY:
Krishna Raja Sagara, also popularly known as KRS, is the name of both a lake and the dam that creates it. It is located close to the settlement of Krishnarajasagara. The dam is across Kaveri River, in Mandya in Karnataka state, India. There is an ornamental garden attached to the dam, called Brindavan Gardens.The dam was built across river Kaveri in 1924. It is the main source of water for the districts of Mysore and Mandya.[citation needed]. The water is used for irrigation in Mysore and Mandya and it is the main source of drinking water for all of Mysore, Mandya and almost the whole of Bengaluru city, the capital of the state of Karnataka. The water released from this dam flows into the state of Tamil Nadu, and is stored in Mettur dam in the Salem district.Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya served as the chief engineer during the construction of this dam. The dam is named after the then ruler of the Mysore Kingdom, Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV.