The Harangi Dam is located near Hudgur village, Kushalnagar taluk in Kodagu district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

The Harangi River originates in the Pushpagiri Hills of the Western Ghats in Kodagu, Karnataka.

[2] Heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon is the source of water in its catchment area which is about 419.58 km2 (162.00 sq mi).

[5] The forests surrounding the Harangi reservoir include several types: scrub, deciduous, semi-evergreen and evergreen.

In the monsoon season (June to September), only a few egrets and ibises were occasional, with all other species being rare or absent.

[5] The online database of bird observations, eBird, reported a total of 366 species sighted as of April 2024.

The other two elephant camps in Kodagu are at Dubare and Mathigodu near the Anechowkur Gate that borders Mysuru.