This page shows the state-wise list of dams and reservoirs in India. As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. About 447 large dams are under construction in India. In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China and the United States.

Andhra Pradesh

Dam/Reservoir River Location Type Height Length No. of gates Storage capacity (tmcft) Reservoir area (km2) Year of completion Purpose Dowleswaram Barrage Godavari River Rajahmundry, East Godavari district, Andhra PradeshBarrage1865.14 tmcft (including dead storage) 63.5 km21850 Irrigation & Water supply Jalaput Dam Godavari River Jalaput village, Alluri Sitharama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh Gravity & Masonry dam1034.273 tmcft97.12 km22000 Hydroelectric & Irrigation Polavaram Dam Godavari River Polavaram, Eluru district, Andhra PradeshEarth-fill & Masonry dam48 194 tmcft600 km2 Under construction Hydroelectric, Irrigation & Water supply Prakasham Barrage Krishna River Vijayawada, NTR district, Andhra Pradesh Barrage703 tmcft30.36 km21855 Irrigation & Water supply Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Krishna River Nagarjuna Sagar, Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh Earth-fill & Masonry dam 26312 tmcft 181.051 km21967 Hydroelectric & Irrigation Nagarjuna Sagar tail pond Krishna River Nagarjuna Sagar, Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh Earth-fill & Masonry dam 6 tmcft 120.67 km2 2014 Irrigation & Water supply Srisailam Dam Krishna River Sri Sailam, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh Gravity & Masonry dam 13 216 tmcft 200 km21981 Hydroelectric, Irrigation & Water supply Nallamalasagar Reservoir Krishna River Prakasham district, Andhra PradeshEarth-fill 43.5 tmcftUnder construction Irrigation & Water supply Telugu Ganga Krishna River Atmakur, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh 2004 Irrigation & Water supply Gandikota Reservoir Penna River Kadapa, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh 26.85 tmcft 2013Irrigation & Water supply Sunkesula Barrage Tungabhadra River Kurnool, Kurnool district, Andhra PradeshBarrage301.25 tmcft60 km21861 Irrigation & Water supply Velgodu Reservoir Tungabhadra River Velgodu, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh 10.14 tmcft Handri Neeva Project Tungabhadra River Alaganur Reservoir Tungabhadra River Rajolibanda Tungabhadra River Sangam Barrage Penna River Mylavaram Dam Penna River 9.98 tmcft Somasila Dam Penna River Somasila village, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh Earth-fill & Gravity dam128 ft 78 tmcft 1989Irrigation & Water supply PABR Dam Penna River 9.78 tmcft 2002 MPR Dam Penna River Chitravathi Reservoir Penna River Cheyyeru Reservoir Penna River Nellore anicut Penna River Veligallu Dam Reservoir Papagni River Gundlakamma ReservoirGundlakamma River Jeedipalli ReservoirHandri River Brahmamsagar Dam Handri River Thandava Dam Thandava River Upper Sileru Dam Sabari River Donkarayi Project Sabari River Kandaleru Dam Kandaleru River 68 tmcft Gandipalem Project Manneru River Tatipudi Reservoir Gosthani River Yeleru Reservoir Yeleru River Kanithi Reservoir Yeleru River Gotta Barrage Vamsadhara River Kalyani Dam Swarnamukhi River 1977 Jhanjavati ProjectNagavali River Thotapalli Barrage Nagavali River 2015 Madduvalasa Reservoir Nagavali River 2002 Narayanapuram ProjectNagavali River

Arunachal Pradesh River Dam Height Length Type Storage capacity Reservoir area Year of completion Ranganadi River Ranganadi Gravity 2003DibangDibang 288 mConcrete gravityUnder Construction

Assam River Dam Height Length Type Storage capacity Reservoir area Status Pagladiya River Pagladia Rock-fill In progress Kopili Khandong Gravity Completed Link Text Umrong Nalah Umrong Gravity Completed Subansiri Subansiri Lower Dam Gravity In progress Borpani River Karbi Langpi Dam Gravity Completed

Chhattisgarh River Dam Height Length Type Storage capacity Reservoir area Year of completion ArpaKhutaghat Reservoir 1930 Mahanadi Dudhawa Dam 24.53 m 2,906.43 m 1964 Mahanadi Gangrel Dam 30.4 5 m 1,800 m Embankment, earth-fill 910,500,000 m³ 95 km21979 Hasdev Minimata Hasdeo Bango Earth-fill & Gravity 1990 Kotri Kherkatta Reservoir 20 m 610 m Embankment, earth-fill 2,955,000 m³ 1981 Shivnath Mongra Barrage 2008Sillari River Murrum Silli Dam 34.15 m 2591 m Embankment, earth-fill 165,340,000 m³ 25 km21923 Sondur Sondur Dam 1988Tandula and Sukh nala Tandula Dam 312,250,000 m³ 1921

Bihar #NameRiverLength (m)Max Height (m)BasinCompletion YearTypeDistrictPurpose1Ajay DamAjay518.339.02Ganga1989Earth-fillJamuiIrrigation2Amrity Dam166.1616.65Ganga1965Earth-fillJamuiIrrigation3Badua DamBadua457.3256.66Ganga1965Earth-fillBankaIrrigation4Barnar Dam282.776.75GangaUnder ConstructionGravity & MasonryJamuiIrrigation5Baskund DamBaskund67.0717.68Ganga1984Earth-fillLakhisaraiIrrigation6Belharna DamBelharna411.5830.1Ganga1987Earth-fillJamuiIrrigation7Bilasi DamBilasi169.819.97Ganga2001Earth-fillJamuiIrrigation8Chandan DamChandan155540.4Ganga1968Earth-fillJamuiIrrigation9Durgawati DamDurgawati1615.446.3GangaUnder ConstructionEarth-fillKaimur (bhabua)Irrigation10Gaighat DamBagharaGangaProposed -Munger11Jalkund DamJalkund631.115.99Ganga1968Earth-fillMungerIrrigation12Job DamJob161618.9Ganga1977Earth-fillNawadaIrrigation13Kailash Ghati DamKailash Ghati18325.9Ganga1980Earth-fillJamuiIrrigation14Khargpur Lake DamMan221.0426.53Ganga1876Earth-fillMungerIrrigation15Kohira DamKohira265.2416Ganga1962Earth-fill / Gravity & MasonryKaimur (bhabua)Irrigation16Kolmahadeo DamKolmahadev(bhusari)15719.2Ganga1966Earth-fillNawadaIrrigation17Morwy DamMorwe533.5325.56Ganga1960Earth-fillLakhisaraiIrrigation18Nagi DamNagi1884113.5Ganga1958Earth-fillJamuiIrrigation19Nakti DamNakti990.8523.61Ganga1980Earth-fillJamuiIrrigation20Orhni DamOrni68623.774Ganga2000Earth-fillJamuiIrrigation21Phulwaria DamTilaiya113525.66Ganga1988Earth-fillNawadaIrrigation22Sindhwarni DamMan125.7621.34GangaUnder ConstructionEarth-fillMungerIrrigation23Srikhandi DamSrikhandi205.816.65Ganga1965Earth-fillJamuiIrrigation24Upper Kiul DamKiul367330.48Ganga2004Earth-fillJamuiIrrigation

Goa

River Dam Height Length Type Storage capacity Reservoir area CompleteAmthane Nala Amthane Earth-fill 1987Gunuleni Nala Anjunem Earth-fill & Gravity 1989 Moisal Earth-fill 1989 Chapoli Dam Earth-fill 2000Sanguem Salaulim Earth-fill & Gravity 2000

Gujarat Gujarat has over 200 dams with reservoirs that are large enough to be of particular concern in disaster preparedness planning. These include:

River Dam Height Length Type Storage capacity Reservoir area Complete Vishwamitri river Ajwa 5,000 meters early 20th century West Banas-Anjana River Dantiwada Dam 61 meters 4,832 meters 1965 Chaudhari River Hemil dam Mitti River Mitti Dam 4,405 meters 1983 Rangholi River Ranghola dam Narmada River Sardar Sarovar Dam 138.68 meters 1,210 m (3,970 ft) Gravity 9.5 km3 375.33 km2 17 September 2017Bhadbhut barrageBarrage2025 Narmada River Virangna Lakshmibai Dam 38 meters 4,256 meters Embankment, earth-fill 1987Sabarmati RiverDharoi dam45.87 metres1,207 metresGravity1978 Tapti River Ukai Dam 80.772 meters 4,927 m (16,165 ft) 52,000 hac 1972

Haryana River Dam Height Length Type Storage capacity Reservoir area Complete Location Yamuna Hathni Kund Barrage 360 m 1999 Yamunanagar district Palla barrage Faridabad district Sahibi River Masani barrage 500 acre 1989 Masani, Rewari District Tajewala Barrage 27.73 m (91.0 ft) 360 m (1,180 ft) 1873 Yamuna Nagar District Anangpur stream Anangpur Dam 7m 50m Gravity 9th century by king Anangpal Tomar Surajkund, Faridabad Kaushalya river Kaushalya Dam Gravity 2012 Pinjore Ghaggar Rivers Ottu barrage 1896 Ottu, Sirsa district Somb river Pathrala barrage 34 m (112 ft) 460 m (1,510 ft) 1876 Yamunanagar district

Himachal Pradesh River Dam Height Length Type Storage capacity Reservoir area Complete Location Satluj River Bhakra Dam 226m (741 ft )520mGravity9.340 km3168.35 km21963BilaspurKoldam DamNathpa Dam Tons River Kishau Dam Baspa River Karcham Dam Sangla Dam Beas River Pandoh Dam Pong Dam Ravi River Chamera Dam

Jammu and Kashmir River Dam Height Length Type Storage capacity Reservoir area Complete Chenab Salal Dam Suru Chutak Hydroelectric Plant Chenab Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Plant Kishanganga Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant 7.55 MCM Construction completed, commissioning awaited Indus Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric Plant ChenabRatle Hydroelectric Plant 23.86 MCM Under construction Jhelum River Uri- II Dam Tulbul Project 6.34 MCM Chenab Baglihar Dam 52 MCM Salal Dam Chenab Reasi district Concrete-gravity & Rockfill 113 m 487 m 12 9.9 9.4 1987 Hydroelectric Baglihar Dam Chenab Ramban district Concrete Gravity 144.5 m 363 m 8 16.7 10.3 2008 Hydroelectric Dulhasti Dam Chenab Kishtwar district Concrete Gravity & Masonry 65 m 186 m 4 0.4 0.8 2007 Hydroelectric.

Jharkhand River Dam Height Length Type Storage capacity Reservoir area Complete Swarnarekha Getalsud Dam 35 m 717 km2 Swarnarekha Chandil Dam 56.8 m720.10 m Earthen/ Gravity & Masonry1963M cu m56.46 km21978 Swarnarekha Dhurwa Dam Konar Konar Dam 48.77 m 4,535 m 27.92 km2 Barakar Maithon Dam 50 m 4,789 m 65 km2 1957 Damodar Panchet Damodar Tenughat Dam Barakar Tilaiya Dam Damodar Khandoli Dam Mayurakshi Massanjore Dam Ajay Punasi Dam

Karnataka

Dam/Reservoir River Location Storage capacity Reservoir level Height of dam Length of dam No. of gates Type Reservoir area Year of completion Purpose Almatti Dam Krishna Basavana Bagevadi taluk, Bijapur district 123.25 tmcft 519.6 m 49.29 m 1564.85 m 26 Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam 540.11 km21999 Irrigation & Hydroelectric Basava Sagara Dam Krishna Narayanapur, Shorapur Taluk, Yadgir district 37.965 tmcft 492.252 m 29.72 m 10637.52 m 30Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam 132.06 km2 1982 Irrigation & Hydroelectric Bhadra Dam Bhadra Lakkavalli, Tarikere taluk, Chikkamagaluru district 71.50 tmcft 186 ft 194 ft 1708 m 4Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam 112.508 km2 1965 Irrigation & Hydroelectric Tungabhadra Pull UP Dam Tungabhadra Hammigi, Gadag district 254.44 tmcft 511.50 m NA m 402.00 m 27 Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam 19850 (hectare)  (Sq. km.) 2010 Irrigation & Hydroelectric Tungabhadra Dam Tungabhadra Hospet, Bellary district 132.47 tmcft 497.74 m 49.39 m 2443 m 33Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam 378 km2 1953 Irrigation & Hydroelectric Krishna Raja Sagara Dam Kaveri Mandya 49.452 tmcft 124.80 ft 42.62 m 2621 m 152Gravity & Masonry dam 107.808 km2 1931 Irrigation & Hydroelectric Linganamakki Dam Sharavathi Linganamakki, Sagara Taluk, Shimoga district 156.62 tmcft 554.43 m 61.26 m 2749.29 m 11Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam 317.28 km2 1964 Hydroelectric Harangi Reservoir Harangi Hudgur, Somawarapete taluk, Kodagu district 8.07 tmcft 871.42 m 53 m 845.8 m 4Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam 19.081 km2 1982 Irrigation & Hydroelectric Shanti Sagara Haridra Channagiri taluk, Davanagere district 3.5 tmcft 27 ft m 27 ft 290 m 2Earth-fill 27 km2 - Irrigation Raja Lakhamagowda dam Ghataprabha Hidkal, Hukkeri taluk, Belgaum district 51.16 tmcft 745.79 m 53.34 m 10183 m 10Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam 63.38 km2 1977 Irrigation & Hydroelectric Renuka Sagara Dam Malaprabha Navilutheertha, Saundatti taluk, Belgaum district 37.73 tmcft 633.83 m 43.13 m 154.52 m 4Gravity & Masonry dam 54.97 km2 1972 Irrigation & Hydroelectric Kadra Dam Kali Karwar, Uttara Kannada district 13.74 tmcft 34.50 m 40.50 m 2313 m 8Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam 32.48 km2 1997 Hydroelectric Supa Dam Kali Joida, Uttara Kannada district 147.54 tmcft 564 m 101 m 331.29 m 3 Gravity & Masonry dam 124 km2 1987 Hydroelectric Kanva Reservoir Kanva Channapatna, Ramanagara district 0.85 tmcft - 22.57 m 1422 m - Earth-fill 4.37 km2 1946 Irrigation Kodasalli Dam Kali Joida, Uttara Kannada district 10.14 tmcft 75.5 m 52.1 m 534 m 9 Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam 20.85 km2 2000 Hydroelectric Vani Vilasa Sagara Vedavathi Marikanive, Hiriyur Taluk, Chitradurga district 28.34 tmcft 652.28 m 43.28 m 405.4 m2 Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam 87.63 km2 1907 Irrigation & Hydroelectric

Kerala

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