Yerrakaluva

Yerrakaluva is a medium river which forms boundary between Khammam district of Telangana and West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh state. It is the area which is often affected by floods. The river drains into Godavari river.

Yerra Kaluva Reservoir was constructed in the year 1976 to irrigate 3190 hectares land.^[1] The Yerrakalva Reservoir Project started in 1976 is a medium irrigation project comprising an Earthen Dam formed across the river Yerrakalva near Konguvarigudem village in Jangareddigudem mandal of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. The Yerrakalva river falls into Upputeru and finally empties into Bay of Bengal near Mogultur of West Godavari district. The ayacut proposed to be irrigated by this project is 9,996 ha benefitting 22 villages in Jangareddigudem, Kamavarapukota, Dwaraka Tirumala, Nallajerla and Tadepalligudem mandals of West Godavari District. Besides this, flood moderation is provided for safeguarding the fertile lands of about 8,094 ha between Anantapalli and Nandamuru Aqueduct on both flanks of the rivers. The project components are as under: (i) Earthen Dam for a length of 2.73 km. (ii) Spillway Regulator with Hoist Bridge with 4 Vents of size 12.00 m. x 5.00 m. (iii) Left and Right Head Sluices at km.0.40 and km.2.20 of Earth Dam respectively. (iv) Excavation of Left Main Canal (LMC) for a length of 7.59 km. and Right Main Canal (RMC) for a length of 45.60 km. including their distributary network and CM&CD works. The contemplated ayacut under this project is 24,700 acre (9,996 ha). An extent of 5,000 acre (2,023 ha) on Left Main Canal and 2,500 acre (1,012 ha) up to 2.180 km of Right Main Canal was provided irrigation facilities prior to AIBP assistance. The balance irrigation potential of 17,200 acre (6,960 ha) is proposed under AIBP. Up to March 2010 irrigation potential created is 8095 ha.

References

↑ "Yerrakalva Medium Irrigation Project JI00171". Retrieved July 9, 2015.

Hydrography of Andhra Pradesh

Coastal	Bay of Bengal Coromandel

Beaches	Ramakrishna Mission Beach Yarada Beach Vodarevu Beach Uppada Beach Suryalanka Beach Mypadu Beach Kalingapatnam Beach Bheemili Beach Manginapudi Beach Rushikonda Beach

Estuaries/Creeks	Krishna estuary Narava Gedda creek

Marshes	Coringa Krishna delta mangrove

Rivers	Arani Bendi Gedda Borramma Gedda Budameru Bahuda Champavathi Cheyyeru Chitravathi Galeru Garibula Gedda Godavari Gosthani Gundlakamma Jhanjavati Kandaleru Kandivalasa Kalangi Kinnerasani Koringa Krishna Kundu Mahendratanaya Madala Maldevi Manneru Munneru Murredu Nadari Nagari Nagavali Narava Gedda Palar Paleru Papagni Pedda Gedda Peddavagu Penna Ponnaiyar Sabari Sileru Sarada Swarnamukhi Tammileru Tandava Tungabhadra Vamsadhara Varaha Vedavathi Yeleru Yerrakaluva

Waterfalls	Duduma Ethipothala Kailasakona Mallela Theertham Talakona Ubbalamadugu

Lakes	Pulicat Lake Kolleru Lake

Dams	Alaganoor Balimela Brahmamsagar Dowleswaram Gandikota Gotta barrage Gundlakamma Jalaput Jeedipalli Kalyani Kandaleru Kanithi Mid Penna Mylavaram Nagarjuna Nagarjuna Sagar tail pond Nellore anicut Penna Ahobilam Polavaram Prakasham Pulichinthala Rajolibanda Sangam anicut Somasila Srisailam Sunkesula Tatipudi Thotapalli Veligallu Veligonda Veligodu Yeleru

Inland waterways	National Waterway 4

Ports (Existing/proposed)	Dugarajapatnam Port Gangavaram Port Kakinada Port Krishnapatnam Port Machilipatnam Port Visakhapatnam Port

Islands	Sriharikota Nagarjunakonda Bhavani Lanka Hope island

Related topics	Godavari basin Krishna basin Penna basin

Hydrography of surrounding areas	Odisha Chhattisgarh Maharashtra Karnataka Tamil Nadu Telangana

Coordinates: 16°44′N 81°05′E / 16.733°N 81.083°E / 16.733; 81.083

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