Gangrel Dam
The Mahanadi held back, and water sports on it.
- Where
- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 20.5326, 81.7156
Get the Gangrel Dam stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gangrel Dam. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Chhattisgarh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gangrel Dam
Rajim 51 km
The confluence, and the Rajivlochan temple.
Ghatarani Falls 57 km
A walk through forest to a wide rock pool.
Sirpur 103 km
A sixth century Buddhist and Hindu city on the Mahanadi, excavated only in the last few decades.
Barnawapara Sanctuary 114 km
Teak and sal in central Chhattisgarh, with gaur, sloth bear and a large resident population of chital.
Gandhamardhan hills 123 km
A hill between Balangir and Bargarh, known for the medicinal plants that grow on it.
Dongargarh 123 km
Bamleshwari on a hill, reached by a thousand steps or a ropeway.
Chitrakote Falls 147 km
The widest waterfall in India on the Indravati, three hundred metres across in monsoon and a trickle in April.
Indravati National Park 153 km
Remote forest along the Indravati in Bastar, the state's only tiger reserve and rarely open.
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Questions
Where is Gangrel Dam?
Gangrel Dam is in Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Rajim (51 km), Ghatarani Falls (57 km), Sirpur (103 km).
How do I get the Gangrel Dam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gangrel Dam and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Chhattisgarh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gangrel Dam before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Chhattisgarh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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