Dowleswaram Barrage
Arthur Cotton's barrage of 1852 on the lower Godavari, rebuilt in 1970 and named after him.
- Where
- East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 16.9363, 81.7562
Get the Dowleswaram Barrage stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dowleswaram Barrage. 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 Andhra Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dowleswaram Barrage
Godavari Bridge 6.8 km
A truss bridge over the Godavari at Rajahmundry, carrying road and rail together.
Papikondalu 8.1 km
The Godavari gorge, reachable only by boat.
Lakshmi Ganapati Temple, Bikkavolu 32 km
A temple at Bikkavolu in the Godavari delta to a large monolithic Ganesha, said to be growing. The village also keeps a group of Eastern Chalukya temples more than a thousand years old.
Draksharama 36 km
One of the five Pancharama shrines.
Ksheerarama 45 km
One of the five Pancharama shrines of Shiva, where the lingam is milk white. Its gopuram rises nine storeys over the town of Palakollu in the Godavari delta, among the tallest temple towers in Andhra.
Kumararama 46 km
One of the five Pancharama Kshetras, at Samalkot, with a two storey sanctum.
Somarama 50 km
One of the five Pancharama shrines of Shiva, at Gunupudi in Bhimavaram. The lingam is said to change colour with the moon, pale at the full and darker at the new, and the goddess Annapurna sits in a shrine on the floor above.
Coringa Mangroves 51 km
The second largest mangrove stretch in India.
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Questions
Where is Dowleswaram Barrage?
Dowleswaram Barrage is in East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Godavari Bridge (6.8 km), Papikondalu (8.1 km), Lakshmi Ganapati Temple, Bikkavolu (32 km).
How do I get the Dowleswaram Barrage stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dowleswaram Barrage and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dowleswaram Barrage before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Andhra Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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