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Devarabelakere Reservoir

Devarabelakere is an operational irrigation reservoir in Harihara taluk, formed across the joined Shyagale and Shantisagara streams before their water reaches the Tungabhadra system.

Town guide: HariharaDavanagere district
Devarabelakere Reservoir, Harihara

OpenStreetMap view centred on Devarabelakere Reservoir; the marker identifies the waterworks, not public access.

Practical guide

Plan Devarabelakere Reservoir

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Typedam
Nearest baseHarihara
DistrictDavanagere
Best timeOctober to February in morning or late…
Time neededAllow 45–75 minutes at a public viewpoint
EntryNo tourism ticket is published
Places to visit2

The attraction is the working water landscape: dam alignment, changing reservoir edge, cultivated command area and seasonal overflow. It is not a swimming lake or a guaranteed picnic facility.

Central Water Commission guidance identifies the project as a Karnataka Neeravari Nigam facility begun in 1978–79 and completed in 1986–87. It records the structure near Devarabelakere village across tributary streams in the Krishna basin.

A 2025 Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology district report lists the reservoir among Davanagere’s principal irrigation resources. Those operational facts matter more than repeated tourism superlatives.

The story

Devarabelakere is an operational irrigation reservoir in Harihara taluk, formed across the joined Shyagale and Shantisagara streams before their water reaches the Tungabhadra system.

The story of Devarabelakere Reservoir

The attraction is the working water landscape: dam alignment, changing reservoir edge, cultivated command area and seasonal overflow. It is not a swimming lake or a guaranteed picnic facility.

Check rainfall, releases and local access before leaving Harihara.

Choose a stable public viewpoint well away from gates, spillways and soft banks.

Retain the vehicle and leave before dusk; do not attempt to walk around the reservoir.

Tradition and living practice

The reservoir supports farming and inland fisheries in a working rural economy. Visitors should give operators, fishers and agricultural traffic priority and avoid turning livelihood areas into informal recreation zones.

History

Central Water Commission guidance identifies the project as a Karnataka Neeravari Nigam facility begun in 1978–79 and completed in 1986–87. It records the structure near Devarabelakere village across tributary streams in the Krishna basin.

A 2025 Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology district report lists the reservoir among Davanagere’s principal irrigation resources. Those operational facts matter more than repeated tourism superlatives.

Why visit

View the reservoir from a lawful public road point.

Understand the joined streams and irrigation purpose.

Observe seasonal water and bird activity quietly.

Connect the stop with Harihara’s temple and river history.

What to expect

Highlights

  • View the reservoir from a lawful public road point.
  • Understand the joined streams and irrigation purpose.
  • Observe seasonal water and bird activity quietly.
  • Connect the stop with Harihara’s temple and river history.
Getting there

How to visit

  • Check rainfall, releases and local access before leaving Harihara.
  • Choose a stable public viewpoint well away from gates, spillways and soft banks.
  • Retain the vehicle and leave before dusk; do not attempt to walk around the reservoir.
Timing

Best time

October to February in morning or late afternoon; post-monsoon water can be attractive but releases and wet banks require extra caution.

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Today at Devarabelakere Reservoir
Sunrise6:18 am
Sunset6:05 pm
Golden hour best light5:05 pm–6:05 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:05 pm–6:30 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 260°
Moon tonight🌔 Waxing gibbous · 60%
Retreating monsoon. October and November still see spells of rain from the retreating monsoon, though it is usually lighter than mid-year. Conditions are generally good but worth checking.

Sun and moon are calculated for this location and shown in IST. Photography windows are the hour around sunrise and sunset; the sunset bearing is degrees clockwise from true north. Moon phase is accurate to about half a day.

Visitor notes

  • Check current access and local conditions before departure; a map pin does not establish an entrance or opening time.
  • Keep this destination distinct from nearby sites, businesses and private land.
Safety

Good to know

  • Never swim, wade, fish without authority or enter the spillway and gate zone.
  • Water releases, deep mud and unguarded edges can change without warning.
Stay · eat · do · rent · see · shop

Stays, food & things to do near Devarabelakere Reservoir

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Kondajji Lake — Lake
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Lake
Kondajji Lake
20.2 km · ~34 min by cab

Lake and outdoor-training landscape north-east of Harihara; confirm current public access.

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Devarabelakere Reservoir — Dam
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Dam
Devarabelakere Reservoir
670 m · 8 min walk

Operational irrigation reservoir visited only from a lawful public viewpoint away from gates.

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Heritage
Valmiki Gurupeetha Rajanahalli
19.8 km · ~33 min by cab

Living religious and community institution near Harihara; confirm visitor areas before arrival.

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Top experiences around Harihara

Choose a local circuit or a separate road outing. Check worship, market and forest access independently; these places do not share one admission or timetable.

Harihareshwara Temple.

Harihareshwara Temple.

Hoysala templeHarihareshwara Temple

The riverbank temple anchors Harihara’s heritage.

Open guide
Kondajji Lake.

Kondajji Lake.

lake and training centreKondajji Lake

A separate lake with institutional outdoor activity; confirm public access.

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Kunduvada Lake.

Kunduvada Lake.

urban lakeKunduvada Lake

A separately managed Davanagere lake stop.

Open guide
Santhebennur Pushkarini.

Santhebennur Pushkarini.

historic tankSanthebennur Pushkarini

A distant but well-documented stepped tank with its own road journey.

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Before you go

Devarabelakere Reservoir — at a glance

TimingsNo visitor hours are published because this is working infrastructure. Visit only from a lawful daylight viewpoint and obey staff or police directions.
Best timeOctober to February in morning or late afternoon; post-monsoon water can be attractive but releases and wet banks require extra caution.

Entry: No tourism ticket is published. Operational restrictions and private land boundaries still apply.

Photography: Photograph only from public ground and comply immediately with any security restriction around infrastructure.

Parking: Do not stop on the dam, bridge, gate approach or narrow farm road; use a place specifically indicated locally.

Getting here

How to reach Devarabelakere Reservoir

  • ✈︎ By air Hubballi is the practical regional airport; continue by road.
  • 🚆︎ By train Harihar railway station is the nearest useful railhead, followed by arranged road transport.
  • 🚗︎ By road The official engineering reference places the dam at 14°24′N, 75°50′E. Treat this as the structure location, not a public entrance.
  • 🚌︎ By bus Reach Harihara or Malebennur by regional bus, then use a retained local vehicle; do not depend on a roadside return pickup.
  • ⛴︎ By boat No boat component is required for the visit.
Getting around

Getting around Devarabelakere Reservoir

Check rainfall, releases and local access before leaving Harihara.

Online taxis: Do not depend on an app pickup at Devarabelakere Reservoir; arrange the return in advance when leaving the town centre.

Getting back

If you are travelling by bus or ferry, check the return service with the operator before setting out. Leave time to reach the stop or jetty after your visit.

  • KSRTC— the Karnataka state bus operator; route and schedule enquiries.Online booking.
  • Indian Railways— live running and seat availability for the nearest railhead, named under “Getting here” above.

Ask at the jetty or stand for the time of the last service back, not the next one. If you miss it, an auto or app cab is the fallback — agree the fare before you get in.

Do

Things to do

  • View the reservoir from a lawful public road point.
  • Understand the joined streams and irrigation purpose.
  • Observe seasonal water and bird activity quietly.
  • Connect the stop with Harihara’s temple and river history.
Plan

Good to know

  • Check rainfall, releases and local access before leaving Harihara.
  • Choose a stable public viewpoint well away from gates, spillways and soft banks.
  • Retain the vehicle and leave before dusk; do not attempt to walk around the reservoir.
Facilities

On site

  • No public toilet, drinking-water point, food stall or staffed visitor centre is verified at the dam.
  • Use Harihara or Davanagere before and after the visit.
Stay safe

Safety

  • Never swim, wade, fish without authority or enter the spillway and gate zone.
  • Water releases, deep mud and unguarded edges can change without warning.
Getting around Devarabelakere Reservoir
From the entrance
A road-level reservoir view may be possible from inside a vehicle, but no protected wheelchair platform or accessible toilet is verified.
Step-free access
A road-level reservoir view may be possible from inside a vehicle, but no protected wheelchair platform or accessible toilet is verified.
  • Never swim, wade, fish without authority or enter the spillway and gate zone.
  • Water releases, deep mud and unguarded edges can change without warning.

Checked 6 September 2026 against source 1source 2source 3. Conditions change and surfaces vary with weather — if step-free access is essential, confirm with the site before you travel.

Practical things near Devarabelakere Reservoir

For toilets, drinking water or a cash machine, ask at the site or a nearby business. No local service locations are available on this page.

If you need help at Devarabelakere Reservoir
112All emergencies (police · fire · medical)The single number to call in any emergency (ERSS).
100Police101Fire108Ambulance (emergency / EMS)1091Women’s helpline (distress)1098Child helpline1363Tourist helpline (India, 24×7, multilingual)

Emergency numbers are verified against official government and state tourism sources. 112 works anywhere in India.

Eat nearby

What to eat in Harihara

Use harihara or the nearest town centre for dependable meals and drinking water; do not assume an unstaffed site has refreshments.

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01

Karnataka breakfast

Choose a busy current town restaurant for idli, dosa or other fresh tiffin before departure.

02

Local vegetarian meal

Plan lunch around the town rather than carrying uncovered food into a shrine, wetland or archaeological site.

Nearby

What’s near Devarabelakere Reservoir

Local stops come first, followed by separate district outings. Check each place’s own access and return journey; this is a choice of visits, not a single walking circuit.

Paddy fields photographed beside Hadadi, showing the working rural landscape around the lake rather than a visitor entrance.

Paddy fields photographed beside Hadadi, showing the working rural landscape around the lake rather than a visitor entrance.

lakeHadadi Lake

A lake with a monsoon-season waterfall in the Hadadi hobli south of Davanagere city, a quiet local outing spot after the rains.

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OpenStreetMap view centred on Kunduvada Kere; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Kunduvada Kere; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.

lakeKunduvada Kere

A large tank on the western edge of Davanagere city, ringed by a walking path and the Glass House horticultural pavilion — the city’s main evening and birding spot.

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OpenStreetMap view centred on Bathi Betta between Davanagere and Harihara; confirm the trailhead locally.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Bathi Betta between Davanagere and Harihara; confirm the trailhead locally.

viewpointBathi Betta

A rocky hill about 4 km from Davanagere toward Harihara, with a hillside Revana Siddeshwara (Shiva) shrine and wide views over the city and the surrounding paddy country — a popular sunrise and sunset climb.

Open guide
Harihareshwara Temple

Harihareshwara Temple

templeHarihareshwara Temple

The flagship of the district — a 1223 CE Hoysala temple on the Tungabhadra bank at Harihar, about 14 km from Davanagere, dedicated to Harihara (Shiva and Vishnu combined in one form), with fine Hoysala sculpture and an ASI heritage tag.

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OpenStreetMap view centred on Kondajji Lake; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Kondajji Lake; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.

lakeKondajji Lake

A lake ringed by hillocks near Kondajji north of Harihar, home to a large Bharat Scouts and Guides adventure and training camp — a spot for boating, mild trekking and outdoor camps.

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OpenStreetMap view centred on Kuruvada Gadde and its Rameshwara temple; the marker is not a safe crossing point.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Kuruvada Gadde and its Rameshwara temple; the marker is not a safe crossing point.

templeGadde Rameshwara Temple, Kuruva

A Rameshwara (Shiva) temple on a small island in the Tungabhadra near Kuruva, south-east of Honnali, linked in legend to the Ramayana — reached across the river when the water is low.

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Shanti Sagara

Shanti Sagara

lakeShanti Sagara

Also called Sulekere, one of the largest irrigation tanks in Asia, built around 1128 CE with a circumference of some 30 km near Channagiri — a vast birdlife-rich lake with a Siddeshwara temple on its embankment.

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Santhebennur Pushkarini

Santhebennur Pushkarini

heritageSanthebennur Pushkarini

An ornate 16th-century stepped temple tank at Santhebennur, built by the Kenga Hanumantappa Nayaka chieftains, with a pillared pavilion rising from the water and a granite Musafirkhana mosque alongside.

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OpenStreetMap view centred on Thirtharameshwara Temple, Belagutti; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Thirtharameshwara Temple, Belagutti; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.

templeThirtharameshwara Temple, Belagutti

A rare temple at Belagutti with a Brahma shrine — an unusual dedication in India — and a perennial holy spring (thirtha), in the Honnali–Nyamati country west of Davanagere.

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Channagiri Fort walls following the hill above town.

Channagiri Fort walls following the hill above town.

fortChannagiri Fort

An 18th-century hill fort above Channagiri town, associated with the Keladi Nayaka tradition, with ruined ramparts, a hilltop shrine and wide views over the plains.

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OpenStreetMap view centred on Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.

OpenStreetMap view centred on Shahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere; the marker identifies the mapped subject, not a guaranteed public entrance.

heritageShahaji Bhonsale Tomb, Hodigere

A memorial (samadhi) at Hodigere to Shahaji Bhonsale, the father of Chhatrapati Shivaji, who died here in a 1664 hunting accident — a quiet historic monument in the Channagiri country.

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Rangayyanadurga Four-horned Antelope Sanctuary

Rangayyanadurga Four-horned Antelope Sanctuary

wildlifeRangayyanadurga Four-horned Antelope Sanctuary

Karnataka’s only four-horned antelope (chousingha) sanctuary, notified in 2011 in the hills of Jagalur taluk — a dry-forest reserve also sheltering sloth bear, pangolin, hyena and blackbuck.

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Nearby toilets, pharmacies, ATMs, seating and vets are community-mapped and may be incomplete or out of date. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors | Walking times © openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT

On the map

Where Devarabelakere Reservoir is

The locator identifies the temple precinct. Use the currently open worship entrance and follow any procession diversions.

Good to know

Devarabelakere Reservoir — frequently asked

What is Devarabelakere Reservoir?

Devarabelakere is an operational irrigation reservoir in Harihara taluk, formed across the joined Shyagale and Shantisagara streams before their water reaches the Tungabhadra system.

Why visit Devarabelakere Reservoir?

The attraction is the working water landscape: dam alignment, changing reservoir edge, cultivated command area and seasonal overflow. It is not a swimming lake or a guaranteed picnic facility.

How do I reach Devarabelakere Reservoir?

The official engineering reference places the dam at 14°24′N, 75°50′E. Treat this as the structure location, not a public entrance. Reach Harihara or Malebennur by regional bus, then use a retained local vehicle; do not depend on a roadside return pickup.

What are the current timings?

No visitor hours are published because this is working infrastructure. Visit only from a lawful daylight viewpoint and obey staff or police directions.

Is there an entry fee?

No tourism ticket is published. Operational restrictions and private land boundaries still apply.

Is it accessible?

A road-level reservoir view may be possible from inside a vehicle, but no protected wheelchair platform or accessible toilet is verified.

When is the best time to visit Devarabelakere Reservoir?

October to February in morning or late afternoon; post-monsoon water can be attractive but releases and wet banks require extra caution.

What are the entry fee and timings at Devarabelakere Reservoir?

Entry: No tourism ticket is published. Operational restrictions and private land boundaries still apply. Timings: No visitor hours are published because this is working infrastructure. Visit only from a lawful daylight viewpoint and obey staff or police directions.

How much time do I need for Devarabelakere Reservoir?

Allow 45–75 minutes at a public viewpoint.

What else is near Devarabelakere Reservoir?

Nearby you can pair Hadadi Lake, Kunduvada Kere, Bathi Betta, Harihareshwara Temple.

What should I know before visiting Devarabelakere Reservoir?

Never swim, wade, fish without authority or enter the spillway and gate zone. Water releases, deep mud and unguarded edges can change without warning.

Read before you go

Devarabelakere Reservoir guides, stories & itineraries

Stories and planning for Devarabelakere Reservoir

Local stories and practical reading for a visit to Devarabelakere Reservoir and its surroundings.

Harihareswara temple and Hindu monastery, Harihara Karnataka

A distinct nearby subject used to explain the local circuit: Harihareswara temple and Hindu monastery, Harihara Karnataka.

Local story
Devarabelakere as working irrigation infrastructure
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Kundawada Kere(Lake) Davanagere

A distinct nearby subject used to explain the local circuit: Kundawada Kere(Lake) Davanagere.

Local story
What the joined streams reveal about the reservoir
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Santhebennur

A distinct nearby subject used to explain the local circuit: Santhebennur.

Visit planning
A lawful viewpoint plan with no swimming
7 min read · Read →
Shaamanur

A distinct nearby subject used to explain the local circuit: Shaamanur.

Visit planning
Devarabelakere and a practical Harihara circuit
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Image credits

Photographs: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), Dineshkannambadi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL (ODbL), Mukherjee Sujata, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), Irrigator (CC BY-SA 3.0), Siddarth.P.Raj, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0), Nataraj KV (CC BY-SA 4.0), Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons contributor; see source page for licence. Wikimedia Commons.