List of Important Dams in India
Oldest Dam in India
Kallanai Dam in Tamil Nadu is the oldest dam in india. It is also known as Grand Anicut. It is built across kaveri river and it is in Thanjavur district of tamilnadu. Kallanai Dam was built by King Karikalan of the chola dynasty in c. 100 BC – c. 100 AD.
Highest Dam in India
Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand is the Highest Dam in India. The dam height is 260.5 m (855 ft) and length is 575 m (1,886 ft). It is built on Bhagirathi River.
Longest Dam in India
Hirakud Dam in Odisha is the Longest Dam in India. Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River and it is around 25.79 km long. Year of completion of hirakund dam is 1953
Largest Dam in India
Bhakra Nangal Dam (Punjab) and it is height of dam 226m and lenth of dam 520 m
List of Important Dams in India
List if Important Dams and Rivers in India PDF 2022 | ||
States | List of Dams/Reservoirs in India 2022 | Rivers |
| Andhra Pradesh | Nagarjunasagar Dam | Krishna |
| Somasila Dam | Penna | |
| Nizamsagar Dam | Manjira | |
| Srisailam | Krishna | |
| Kalyani Dam | Swarnamukhi | |
| Veligallu Dam | Papagni | |
| Ramagundam | Godavari | |
| Singur dam | Manjira | |
| Jalaput Dam | Godavari | |
| Somasila | Pennar | |
| Tatipudi Reservoir | Gosthani | |
| Gandipalem Reservoir | Pillaperu | |
| Gandikota Reservoir | Penna | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Dibang | Dibang |
| Ranganadi | Ranganadi | |
| Bihar | Nagi Dam | Nagi River |
| Chhattisgarh | Dudhawa dam | Mahanadi |
| Minimata Bango (Hasdeo) | Hasdeo | |
| Gangreal Dam (R.S. Sagar) | Mahanadi | |
| Kutaghat | Kharang | |
| Gujarat | Sardar Sarovar Dam | Narmada |
| Ukai Dam | Tapi | |
| Dantiwada | West Banas | |
| Kandana | Mahi | |
| Kamleshwar | Hiran | |
| Dharoi | Sabarmathi | |
| Dholidhaja | Bhogavo | |
| Karjan dam | Karjan | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Chamera Dam | Ravi |
| Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam | Beas | |
| Pandoh Dam | Beas | |
| Bhakra Nangal Dam | Sutlej | |
| NathpaJakhri Dam | Sutlej | |
| Koldam | Sutlej | |
| Kishau | Tons | |
| Pong Dam | Beas | |
| Gobind Sagar Reservoir | Sutlej | |
| Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir | Pong Dam Lake | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Salal Dam | Chenab |
| Uri Dam | Jhelum | |
| Baglihar Dam | Chenab | |
| Cholal Dam | Cholal Choe | |
| Chutak Hydroelectric Plant | Suru | |
| Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric Plant | Indus | |
| Jharkhand | Konar Dam | Konar |
| Tenughat | Damodar | |
| Maithon | Barakar | |
| Panchet | Damodar | |
| Chandil | Subarnarekha | |
| Karnataka | Lakhya | Lakya |
| Almatti | Krishna | |
| Bhadra | Bhadra | |
| Hemavathi | Hemavathi | |
| Hidkal | Ghataprabha | |
| Malaprabha | Malaprabha | |
| Linganamakki | Sharavathi | |
| Supa | Kalinadi (Kali) River | |
| Tunga Bhadra | Thunga Bhadra | |
| Kadra | Kalinadi | |
| Krishnaraja Sagar | Kaveri | |
| Basava Sagar Dam (Narayanpur) | Krishna | |
| Kodasalli Dam | Kali | |
| Ghataprabha Reservoir | Ghataprabha | |
| Hemavathi Reservoir | Hemavathi | |
| Kerala | Malampuzha | Malampuzha |
| Idukki Arch Dam | Periyar | |
| Kulamavu | Kaliyar | |
| Cheruthoni | Periyar river | |
| Idamalayar | Edamalayar/ Periyar | |
| Kakki | Kakki | |
| Mullaiperiyar | Periyar | |
| Neyyar Dam | Neyyar | |
| Parambikulam | Parambikulam | |
| Banasura Sagar | Kabini | |
| Walayar | Walayar | |
| Ladakh | Dumkar Hydroelectric Dam | Indus |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bargi | Narmada |
| Bansagar | Son | |
| Indira Sagar Dam | Narmada | |
| Gandhi Sagar Dam | Chambal | |
| Madikheda Dam | Sindh River | |
| Omkareshwar | Narmada | |
| Tawa | Tawa | |
| Rajghat | Betwa | |
| Maharashtra | Koyna | Koyna |
| Bhatsa | Bhatsa& Chorna River | |
| Isapur Dam | Penganga | |
| Jayakwadi (Paithan) | Godavari | |
| Totladoh | Pench | |
| Warna | Warna | |
| Ujjani (Bhima) | Bhima | |
| Yeldari | Purna | |
| Mulshi | Mula | |
| Panshet | Ambi | |
| Girna | Girna and Godavari River | |
| Radhanagiri | Bhogawati | |
| Khadakwasla | Mutha | |
| Vaitarna | Vaitarna | |
| Odisha | Indravati | Indravati |
| Mandira | Sankh | |
| Hirakud | Mahanadi | |
| Muran | Muran | |
| Rengali | Brahmni | |
| Kapur | Kapur | |
| Upper Kolab | Kolab | |
| Podagada | Podagada | |
| Balimela Reservoir | Sileru | |
| Punjab | Siswan Dam | Siswan |
| Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam | Ranjit Sagar (Thein) | |
| Bakhra Nangal Dam | Bakhra Nangal | |
| Damsal Dam | Damsal | |
| Rajasthan | Jawahar Sagar | Chambal |
| Bisalpur | Banas | |
| Jawai | Jawai/ Luni | |
| Mahai Bajaj Sagar Dam | Mahi | |
| Rana Pratap Sagar Dam | Chambal | |
| Tamilnadu | Mettur Dam | Cauveri |
| BhavaniSagar | Bhavani | |
| Aliyar | Aliyar | |
| Amaravathi | Amaravathi | |
| Sholaiyar | Sholaiyar | |
| Vaigai | Vaigai | |
| Chittar | Chittar | |
| Pechiparai | Kodayar | |
| Manimuthar | Manimuthar | |
| ShoolagiriChinnar Reservoir | Chinnar | |
| Kullursandai Reservoir | Arjuna Nadi | |
| Perunchani | Paralayar | |
| Telangana | Ramagundam | Godavari |
| Manair | Manair | |
| Dindi Reservoir | Krishna | |
| NizamSagar | Manjira | |
| Singur | Manjira | |
| SriramSagar | Godavari | |
| Srisailam | Krishna | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Dhanraul | Ghaghar |
| Parichha | Betwa | |
| Rihand | Rihand | |
| Rajghat | Betwa | |
| GovindBallabh Pant Sagar Dam | Rihand | |
| Matatila | Betwa | |
| Uttarakhand | Tehri | Bhagirathi |
| Dhauliganga | Dhauliganga | |
| Lakhwar | Yamuna | |
| Jamrani | Gola | |
| Koteshwar | Bhagirathi | |
| Ramganga | Ramganga | |
| West Bengal | Kangasabati | Kangasabati, Kumari |
| Panchet Dam | Damodar | |
| Durgapur Barrage | Damodar | |
| Farakka barrage | Ganges | |
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