Gorur is a small village in Hassan district of Karnataka state in India. Gorur is located in Hassan Taluk of Hassan district. The Hassan-Piriyapatna Highway passes through it. Gorur dam gardens and the Gorur temple attracts many visitors. A dam across the Hemavati river was completed in 1979, above Gorur in Hassan district, and downstream from the Yag…Gorur is a small village in Hassan district of Karnataka state in India. Gorur is located in Hassan Taluk of Hassan district. The Hassan-Piriyapatna Highway passes through it. Gorur dam gardens and the Gorur temple attracts many visitors. A dam across the Hemavati river was completed in 1979, above Gorur in Hassan district, and downstream from the Yagachi confluence. The dam is 58 meters in height, and 4692 meters long, impounding a reservoir of 8502 hectares The Hemavati River starts in the Western Ghats at an elevation of about 1,219 metres near Ballala rayana durga in the Chikmagalur District of the state of Karnataka, in southern India. It flows through Hassan District where it is joined by its chief tributary, the Yagachi River, and then into Mandya district before joining the Kaveri near Krishnarajasagara. It is approximately 245 km long and has a drainage area of about 5,410 km².
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