Linganamakki Dam
Nearly three kilometres of dam across the Sharavathi, nine kilometres upstream of Jog Falls.
- Where
- Shimoga, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 14.1756, 74.8463
Get the Linganamakki Dam stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Linganamakki 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 Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Linganamakki Dam
Honnemaradu 3.2 km
A backwater of the Sharavathi in Shivamogga, and where Karnataka learned to kayak.
Jog Falls 7.0 km
The Sharavathi in four separate falls of two hundred and fifty metres, at their fullest only in monsoon.
Sigandur Chowdeshwari Temple 11 km
A temple to Chowdeshwari at Sigandur, on land ringed on three sides by the backwaters of the Linganamakki reservoir. For years it was reached by ferry, and pilgrims come from across Karnataka.
Sigandur Bridge 13 km
A cable-stayed bridge across the Sharavathi backwaters between Ambaragodlu and Kalasavalli, opened in 2024. It put Sigandur on the road for the first time, where once the only way across was the ferry.
Unchalli Falls 28 km
A walk down and a climb back, for one huge drop.
Kollur Mookambika 35 km
The temple students come to before exams.
Kodachadri 35 km
A peak in the Western Ghats above Kollur, with a small temple and the Hidlumane falls on the way.
Murudeshwar 40 km
A forty metre Shiva on a headland with the Arabian Sea on three sides, visible from far down the coast road.
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Questions
Where is Linganamakki Dam?
Linganamakki Dam is in Shimoga, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Honnemaradu (3.2 km), Jog Falls (7.0 km), Sigandur Chowdeshwari Temple (11 km).
How do I get the Linganamakki Dam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Linganamakki Dam and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Linganamakki Dam before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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