Overview
The Gayatri Reservoir is constructed across Suvarnamukhi river near Kariyalla village in Hiriyur Taluk of Chitradurga district in the year 1963. The total length of the reservoir is 1021.53 m with gross storage capacity of 27.63 mcum (0.97 TMC), dead storage capacity of 9.55 mcum (0.34 TMC) & live storage capacity of 18.08 mcum (0.63 TMC). The total water spread area of the reservoir is 1831.00 Sq Km.