Nugu reservoir ocuupies the northern part of the Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary. It is built across the Nugu River, a tributary of the Cauvery. The catchment area is 984 sq km. The Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary lies to the north of Bandipur National Park.
Nugu Reservoir is in Beerwal of H D Kote taluk. The dam site is only 16 km from Sargur Town on the Mysore-
Mananthavady road.
