Important Dams in India
Important Dams in India List: All the important dams in India with state wise provided here for SSC, UPSC NDA WBCS and other Public Service Commission examinations.
Table of contents
- Important Dams in India
- Important Dams in Andhra Pradesh
- List of Important Dams in Arunachal Pradesh
- List of Important Dams in Bihar
- List of Important Dams in Chhattisgarh
- List of Important Dams in Gujarat
- List of Important Dams in Punjab
- List of Important in Himachal Pradesh
- List of Important Dams in Jammu & Kashmir
- List of Important Dams in Jharkhand
- List of Important dams in Karnataka
- List of Important Dams in Kerala
- List of Important Dams in Madhya Pradesh
- List of Important Dams in Maharastra
- List of Important Dams in Odisha
- List of Important Dams in Rajasthan
- List of Important Dams in Tamil Nadu
- List of Important Dams in Telangana
- List of Important Dams in Uttarakhand
- List of Important Dams in Uttar Pradesh
- List of Important Dams in West Bengal
Important Dams in Andhra Pradesh
# Srisailam Dam
River: Srisailam Dam is constructed across the Krishna River
Location: Srisailam Dam is located in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh.
Built in: Srisailam Dam is created in year 1981.
Spillway capacity: 38370 cumecs
Water holding capacity: 178.74 Tmcft
Height: 145.10 m
Purpose: Hydroelectric, Irrigation & Water supply
# Kalyani Dam
River: Kalyani Dam is built across the Swarnamukhi River.
Location: Kalyani Dam river is located at Tirupati (Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh)
Built-in: Kalyani Dam was built in the year 1977.
Water Holding Capacity: 25 million cubic meters
# Veligallu Dam
River: Veligallu Dam is construcyed across the Papagni River.
Location: Veligallu Dam is located at Galiveedu (kadappa Dist of Andhra Pradesh).
Built in: Veligallu Dam is constructed in 2002.
Water Holding Capacity: 4.64 Tmcft
Purpose: Drinking Water
# Somasila Dam
River: Somasila Dam is built across the Penna River.
Location: Somasila Dam is located in the Nellore district.
Opening date: Somasila Dam is for the first time in 1989.
Water Holding Capacity: 75 tmcft.
Height: 128 ft
Purpose: Irrigation & Water supply
# Kandaleru Dam
River: Kandaleru Damis was constructed across the Kandaleru River.
Location: Kandaleru Dam is located at Rapur Mandal in Nellore District.
Built in: Kandaleru Dam is built in 2017.
Water Holding Capacity: 5.12 tmcft
Purpose: Drinking water to Chennai city
List of Important Dams in Arunachal Pradesh
# Subansiri Dam
River: Subansiri Dam is constructed across the Subansiri River.
Location: Subansiri Dam is located at Lower Subansiri district.
Built in: Subansiri Dam is built in 2008.
Water Holding Capacity: 3,000 million cubic feet
Spillway capacity: 37,600 m3/s
Purpose: Hydro Power project
# Ranganadi Dam
River: Ranganadi River is built across the Ranganadi River.
Location: Ranganadi River is located at Lower Subansiri district.
Built in: Ranganadi River is built in 2001.
Water Holding Capacity: 523,500,000 m3
Height: 68 m
Purpose: Hydro-Electric Project
List of Important Dams in Bihar
# Nagi Dam
River: Nagi Dam is constructed across the Nagi River.
Location: Nagi Dam is located at Jamui District of Bihar
Built in: Nagi Dam is built in 2014.
Height: 113.5
Purpose: Irrigation
# Durgawati Dam
River: Durgawati Dam is constructed across the Durgawati River.
Location: Durgawati Dam is located at Bhabhua (Kaimur District)
Built in: Durgawati Dam is built in 2014.
# Chandan Dam
River: Chandan Dam is built across the Chandan River.
Location: Chandan Dam is located at Banka District.
List of Important Dams in Chhattisgarh
# Kutaghat Dam
River: Kutaghat Dam is constructed across the Kharang River.
Location: Kutaghat Dam is located in Bilaspur District.
Built in: Kutaghat Dam is built in 1926.
# Gangrel Dam
River: Gangrel Dam is constructed across Mahanadi River
Location: Gangrel Dam is located at Dhamtari Dist
Built in: Gangrel Dam is built in 1979
Water Holding Capacity: 1,776,000 m3
Spillway capacity: 17,230 m3/s
# Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Dam
River: Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Dam is constructed across Hasdeo River
Location: Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Dam is located across Korba District.
Constructed in: Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Dam is built in 1962.
Water Holding Capacity: 3,045 million m3
# Dudhawa Dam
River: Dudhawa Dam is constructed across the Mahanadi River.
Location: Dudhawa Dam is located in Dhamtari District.
Opening date: Dudhawa Dam is built in the year 1963-64.
List of Important Dams in Gujarat
# Sardar Sarovar Dam
River: Sardar Sarovar Dam is constructed across the Narmada River
Location: Sardar Sarovar Dam is located at Navagam, Tapi district
Opening Date: Sardar Sarovar Dam is opened on 17 September 2017
Water Holding Capacity: 5.8 km3
Spillway capacity: 84,949 m3/s
# Ukai Dam
River: Ukai Dam is constructed across the Tapti River
Location: Ukai Dam is located at Surat district and Tapi district
Built in: Ukai Dam is built in 1971
Water Holding Capacity: 7,414 m3
Spillway capacity: 46,269 m3/s
# Dantiwada Dam
River: Dantiwada Dam is constructed across the Banas River
Location: Dantiwada Dam is located at Banaskantha district
Opening date: Dantiwada Dam was opened for the first time in 1965.
Water Holding Capacity: 464 Mm3
Spillway capacity: 7504 m3/s
# Kamleshwar Dam
River: Kamleshwar Dam is constructed across the Hiran River
Location: Kamleshwar Dam is located in Junagadh district
Opening date: Kamleshwar Dam is opened for the first time in 1959
Water Holding Capacity: 447,000 m3
# Kandana Dam
River: Kandana Dam is constructed across the Mahi River
Location: Kandana Dam is located at Mahisagar district
Opening date: Kandana Dam was opened for the first time in 1989
Water Holding Capacity: 1,203,000,000 m3
List of Important Dams in Punjab
# Bhakra Nangal Dam
River: Bhakra Nangal Dam is constructed across the Sutlej River
Location: Bhakra Nangal Dam is situated at Rupnagar.
Opening date: Bhakra Nangal Dam was opened for the first time in 1963
Water Holding Capacity: 9.340 km3
# Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam
River: Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam was constructed across the Ravi River
Location: Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam is located at Gurdaspur
Built in: Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam was built in 2001
Water Holding Capacity: 3,280,000,000 m3
Spillway capacity: 24,600 m3/s
List of Important in Himachal Pradesh
# Chamera Dam
River: Chamera Dam was constructed across the Ravi River
Location: Chamera Dam is located at Chamba district
Built in: Chamera Dam is built in 2010
Water Holding Capacity: 110 MCN
# Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam
River: Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam was constructed across the Beas River
Location: Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam is located at Kangra district
Built in: Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam was built in 1975
Water Holding Capacity: 8,570 million cubic metres
# Pandoh Dam
River: Pandoh Dam is constructed across the Beas River
Location: Pandoh Dam is located at Mandi district
Opening date: Pandoh Dam was opened for the first time in 1977
Water Holding Capacity: 1,580,000 m3
Spillway capacity: 9,940 m3/s
List of Important Dams in Jammu & Kashmir
# Uri Dam
River: Uri Dam is constructed across the Jhelum River
Location: Uri Dam is located at Baramulla district
Built in: Uri Dam is built for the first time in 1989
# Shahpurkandi Dam
River: Shahpurkandi Dam is constructed across the Ravi River
Location: Shahpurkandi Dam is located at Pathankot district
Built in: Shahpurkandi Dam was built for the first time in 2014
# Baglihar Dam
River: Baglihar Dam is constructed across the Chenab River
Location: Baglihar Dam is located at Ramban district
Opening date: Baglihar Dam was opened for the first time in 2008
Water Holding Capacity: 32,560,000 m3
Spillway capacity: 16,500 m3/s
List of Important Dams in Jharkhand
# Panchet Dam
River: Panchet Dam is constructed acrosss the Damodar River
Location: Panchet Dam is located at Dhanbad district
Built in: Panchet Dam is established in 1959
Water Holding Capacity: 1498 million m3
Spillway capacity: 17850 m³/s
# Konar Dam
River: Konar Dam is constructed across the Konar River
Location: Konar Dam is located at Hazaribagh District, Jharkhand
Built in: Konar Dam was built in 1955
# Tenughat Dam
River: Tenughat Dam is constructed across the Damodar River
Location: Tenughat Dam is located at Bokaro district
Built in: Tenughat Dam was built in 1974
Water Holding Capacity: 6,300 AC feet
List of Important dams in Karnataka
# Linganamakki Dam
River: Linganamakki Dam is constructed across the Sharavathi
Location: Linganamakki Dam is located at Shimoga district
Built in: Linganamakki Dam is built in 1964
Water Holding Capacity: 4.4 km3
# Supa Dam
River: Supa Dam is built across The Kali River
Location: Supa Dam is located at Uttara Kannada district
Built in: Supa Dam was constructed in 1987
Water Holding Capacity: 4.20 km3
# Tungabhadra Dam
River: Tungabhadra Dam is built across the Tungabhadra River
Location: Tungabhadra Dam is located at Ballari district
Built in: Tungabhadra Dam was constructed in the year 1953
Water Holding Capacity: 3.7 km3
# Almatti Dam
River: Almatti Dam is constructed across the Krishna River.
Location: Almatti Dam is located at Bijapur district
Built in: Almatti Dam was constructed in the year 1999
Water Holding Capacity: 3.5 km3
# Bhadra Dam
River: Bhadra Dam is constructed across the Bhadra river
Location: Bhadra Dam is located at Chikkamagaluru district
Built in: Bhadra Dam was built in 1965
Water Holding Capacity: 2 km3
# Raja Lakhamagowda dam
River: Raja Lakhamagowda dam is built across the Ghataprabha river
Location: Raja Lakhamagowda dam is located at Belgaum district
Built in: Raja Lakhamagowda dam was constructed in 1977
Water Holding Capacity: 1.5 km3
List of Important Dams in Kerala
# Chimmony Dam
River: Chimmony Dam was constructed across the Kurumali River
Location: Chimmony Dam is located at Thrissur district
Built in: Chimmony Dam was built in the year 1996
# Idukki Dam
River: Idukki Dam was built across the Periyar River
Location: Idukki Dam is located at Idukki district
Built in: Idukki Dam was constructed in 1973
Water Holding Capacity: 1450×106 m3
# Thenmala Dam
River: Kallada dam was constructed across the Kallada River
Location: Kallada River is located in Kollam city
Built in: Kallada River was built in 1986
Water Holding Capacity: 507 ×106 m3
# Malampuzha Dam
River: Malampuzha Dam was constructed across the Bharathapuzha River
Location: Malampuzha Dam is located at Palakkad city
Built in: Malampuzha Dam was built in the year 1955
Water Holding Capacity: 225 Mm3
# Kakki Dam
River: Kakki dam was built across the Pamba River
Location: Kakki dam is located at Pathanamthitta district
Built in: this dam was built in 1966
Water Holding Capacity: 0.4 km3
List of Important Dams in Madhya Pradesh
# Bansagar Dam
River: Bansagar Dam was constructed across the Son
Location: Bansagar Dam is located at the Shahdol district
Built in: Bansagar Dam was built in the year 2006
Water Holding Capacity: 5.4 km3
# Bargi Dam
River: Bargi Dam was constructed across the Narmada River
Location: Bargi Dam is located at the Jabalpur District
Built in: Bargi Dam was built in 1988
# Indirasagar Dam
River: Indirasagar Dam was created across the Narmada River
Location: Indirasagar Dam is located at the Khandwa district
Built in: Indirasagar Dam was built in 2005
Water Holding Capacity: 9.5 KM3
# Gandhi Sagar Dam
River: Gandhi Sagar Dam was constructed across the river Chambal
Location: Gandhi Sagar Dam is located at Mandsaur District,
Built in: Gandhi Sagar Dam is built in 1960
Water Holding Capacity: 7.31 KM3
# Omkareshwar Dam
River: Omkareshwar Dam is constructed across the Narmada River
Location: Omkareshwar Dam is located at Khandwa district,
Built in: Omkareshwar Dam was created in 2007
Water Holding Capacity: 27,877 m3
# Kolar Dam
River: Kolar Dam is constructed across the Kolar river
Location: Kolar Dam is located at Nagpur district
Built in: Kolar Dam was built in 1984
Water Holding Capacity: 1,085 km3
# Barna Dam
River: Barna Dam is constructed across the Barna River
Location: Barna Dam is located at Raisen district
Built in: Barna Dam was built in 1978
Water Holding Capacity: 0.5 km3
List of Important Dams in Maharastra
# Hetwane Dam
River: Hetwane Dam is constructed across the river Bhogeshwari
Location: Hetwane Dam is located at Raigad district
Built in: Hetwane Dam was built in 2000
Water Holding Capacity: 137,620 km3
# Jayakwadi Dam
River: Jayakwadi Dam is constructed across the Godavari river
Location: Jayakwadi Dam is located at Aurangabad and Jalna district
Built in: Jayakwadi Dam was built in 1976
Water Holding Capacity: 3 km3
# Gose Khurd Dam
River: Gose Khurd Dam was constructed across the river Wainganga
Location: Gose Khurd Dam is located at Bhandara District
Built in: Gose Khurd Dam was built in 1984
Water Holding Capacity: 750×106 m3
# Bhatsa Dam
River: Bhatsa Dam is constructed across the Bhatsa river
Location: Bhatsa Dam is located at Thane district
Built in: Bhatsa Dam was built in 1983
Water Holding Capacity: 9.40 km3
# Mahamadwadi Dam
River: Mahamadwadi Dam was constructed across the Gad river
Location: Mahamadwadi Dam is located at Sindhudurg district
Built in: Mahamadwadi Dam was built in 2012
Water Holding Capacity: 9 km3
# Veer Baaji Pasalkar Dam or Varasgaon Dam
River: Veer Baaji Pasalka dam is constructed across Mosi river
Location: Veer Baaji Pasalka dam is located at Pune city
Built in: Veer Baaji Pasalka was built in 1976
List of Important Dams in Odisha
# Hirakud Dam
River: Hirakud Dam is constructed across the Mahanadi River
Location: Hirakud Dam is located at Sambalpur city
Built in: Hirakud Dam was built in 1957
Water Holding Capacity: 5.8 km3
# Rengali Dam
River: Rengali Dam is constructed across the Brahmani River
Location: Rengali Dam is located at Angul district
Built in: Rengali Dam was built in 1975
Water Holding Capacity: 4,400 million m3
# Balimela Reservoir
River: Balimela Reservoir is constructed across the Sileru River
Location: Balimela Reservoir is located at Malkangiri district
Built in: Balimela Reservoir was built in 1988
Water Holding Capacity: 2.66 km3
# Jalaput Dam
River: Jalaput Dam is constructed across the Machkund River
Location: Jalaput Dam is located at Visakhapatnam District
Built in: Jalaput Dam was built in 2000
Water Holding Capacity: 1 km3
List of Important Dams in Rajasthan
# Gandhi Sagar Dam
River: Gandhi Sagar Dam is constructed across the Chambal River
Location: Gandhi Sagar Dam is located at Neemuch districts
Built in: Gandhi Sagar Dam was built in 1960
Water Holding Capacity: 7.3 km3
# Rana Pratap Sagar Dam
River: Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is constructed across the Chambal River
Location: Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is located at Chittorgarh District,
Built in: Rana Pratap Sagar Dam was built in 1970
Water Holding Capacity: 1.56 km3
# Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam
River: Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam is constructed across the Mahi River
Location: Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam is located at Banswara district
Built in: Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam was built in 1983
Water Holding Capacity: 2.05 km3
# Bisalpur Dam
River: Bisalpur Dam is constructed across the Banas River
Location: Bisalpur Dam is located at Tonk district
Built in: Bisalpur Dam was built in 1999
Water Holding Capacity: 1.05 km3
List of Important Dams in Tamil Nadu
# Mettur Dam
River: Mettur Dam is constructed across the Kaveri river.
Location: Mettur Dam is located at Salem District
Built in: Mettur Dam was built in 1934
Water Holding Capacity: 2.65 km3
# Bhavanisagar dam
River: Bhavanisagar dam is constructed across the Bhavani river
Location: Bhavanisagar dam is located at Erode distric
Built in: Bhavanisagar dam was built in 1955
Water Holding Capacity: 0.9 km3
# Vaigai Dam
River: Vaigai Dam is constructed across the Vaigai River
Location: Vaigai Dam is located at Theni district
Built in: Vaigai Dam was built in 1959
Water Holding Capacity: 0.17 km3
List of Important Dams in Telangana
# Sriram Sagar Project
River: Sriram Sagar Project is built across the river Godavari
Location: Sriram Sagar Project is located at Nizamabad district
Built in: Sriram Sagar Project was built in 1977
Water Holding Capacity: 3.2 km3
# Singur Dam
River: Singur Dam is constructed across the Manjira river
Location: Singur Dam is located at Sangareddy distric
Built in: Singur Dam was built in 1998
Water Holding Capacity: 2.5 km3
# Sripada Yellampalli project
River: Sripada Yellampalli project is created across the Godavari River
Location: Sripada Yellampalli project is located at Peddapalli district
Built in: Sripada Yellampalli project was created in 2016
Water Holding Capacity: 0.58 km3
# Lower Manair Dam
River: Lower Manair Dam is constructed across the Manair River
Location: Lower Manair Dam is located at Karimnagar District,
Built in: Lower Manair Dam was built in 1985
Water Holding Capacity: 0.7 km3
# Mid Manair Dam
River: Mid Manair Dam is constructed across the Manair Rive
Location: Mid Manair Dam is located at Rajanna Sircilla district,
Built in: Mid Manair Dam was built in 2005
Water Holding Capacity: 0.73 km3
List of Important Dams in Uttarakhand
# Lakhwar Dam
River: Lakhwar Dam is constructed across the Yamuna river
Location: Lakhwar Dam is located at Dehradun district
Built in: Lakhwar Dam was built in 1987
Water Holding Capacity: 0.69 km3
# Tehri Dam
River: Tehri Dam is constructed across the Bhagirathi River
Location: Tehri Dam is located at Tehri Garhwal District
Built in: Tehri Dam was built in 2006
Water Holding Capacity: 4 km3
# Koteshwar Dam
River: Koteshwar Dam is constructed across the Bhagirathi River
Location: Koteshwar Dam is located at Tehri District
Built in: Koteshwar Dam was built in 2011
Water Holding Capacity: 88,800,000 m3
List of Important Dams in Uttar Pradesh
# Rihand Dam
River: Rihand Dam is constructed across the Rihand River
Location: Rihand Dam is located at Sonbhadra District
Built in: Rihand Dam was built in 1962
Water Holding Capacity: 10.5 billion cubic metres
# Matatila Dam
River: Matatila Dam is constructed across the Betwa River
Location: Matatila Dam is located at district Lalitpur
Built in: Matatila Dam was built in 1958
# Dhanraul Dam
River: Dhanraul Dam is constructed across the river Ghagha
Location: Dhanraul Dam is located at Sonbhadra district
Built in: Dhanraul Dam was built in 1917
List of Important Dams in West Bengal
# Durgapur Barrage
River: Durgapur Barrage is constructed across the Damodar River
Location: Durgapur Barrage is located at Bankura district & Paschim Bardhaman district
Built in: Durgapur Barrage was built in 1955
# Farakka Barrage
River: Farakka Barrage is constructed across the Ganges River
Location: Farakka Barrage is located at Murshidabad district
Built in: Farakka Barrage was built in 1972
# Panchet Dam
River: Panchet Dam is constructed across the Damodar River
Location: Panchet Dam is located at Purulia and Dhanbad district
Built in: Panchet Dam was built in 1959
Water Holding Capacity: 1497.5 million m3
# Mukutmanipur Dam
River: Mukutmanipur Dam is constructed across the Kangsabati River
Location: Mukutmanipur Dam is located at Bankura district
Built in: Mukutmanipur Dam was built in 1956
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