Harangi Backwaters, Kodagu ( Madikeri )

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Backwater Park

Harangi Backwaters, Kodagu ( Madikeri ) - Location details

Harangi Backwaters, Kodagu ( Madikeri ), Backwater Park, Somwarpet / Madikeri Belt, Kodagu, Karnataka

Harangi Backwaters, Kodagu ( Madikeri ) - Food details

Pandi Curry, Kadumbuttu.

Harangi Backwaters, Kodagu ( Madikeri ) - History details

Formed behind Harangi Dam (operational 1982) on the Harangi–Cauvery system near Somwarpet, the backwaters spread amid low wooded hills with islets. Built masonry dam: c. 47 m high, 846 m long. Interesting: quiet birding shores; statue of Goddess Cauvery nearby. Special window: Aug–Oct when gates may overflow and reservoir is full.