Manchianbele Dam
Also spelled Manchanbele, Manchinabele, Manchinbele dam. A small reservoir, 40kms from bangalore, this Dam is build for the irrigation purpose, now it also provide water to the Magadi Town, this Dam is build across the river Arkavathi, the land which covered for irrigation under this project is called "Thore saalu" because all the villages comes on the two sides of river arkavathi, in kannada "thore" means river and "saalu" means line. This place is good for your weekend refreshment, also a well known film shooting place. Backwaters at the dam with Savanadurga on the backdrop, give the place picturesque look. Location : 40 Kms from Bangalore towards Magadi.Location from Resort: 7.6 Kms via savandurga, Manchanbele Road. Best time to visit: September to February.