Koyna Dam
A rubble and concrete dam in the Western Ghats, on a river that starts up at Mahabaleshwar.
- Where
- Satara, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.4017, 73.7522
Get the Koyna Dam stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Koyna 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 Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Koyna Dam
Shivasagar lake 1.1 km
Fifty kilometres of water behind the Koyna dam, eighty metres deep in places.
Shahayadri Tiger reserve 11 km
Maharashtra's tiger reserve in the Sahyadris, declared in 2008.
Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary 16 km
Forest round the Shivsagar backwater, joined to Chandoli as the Sahyadri tiger reserve.
Chandoli National Park 23 km
Plateau forest in the northern Sahyadris, joined to Koyna as the Sahyadri tiger reserve.
Vasota Fort 30 km
A fort in Satara district, called Vyaghragad, which means the tiger fort.
Sajjangad 32 km
The fort near Satara where Sant Ramdas spent his last years and was laid to rest.
Vajrai Waterfall 35 km
A waterfall on the Urmodi river near Bhambavli, twenty seven kilometres from Satara.
Ajinkyatara 40 km
The fort above Satara, Shivaji's capital for a time, with the city laid out below it.
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Questions
Where is Koyna Dam?
Koyna Dam is in Satara, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Shivasagar lake (1.1 km), Shahayadri Tiger reserve (11 km), Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary (16 km).
How do I get the Koyna Dam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Koyna Dam and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Koyna Dam before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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