Important Dams in India
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Important Dams in India |
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| Highest Dam in India | Tehri Dam (Uttarakhand) | Height: 260 meters Length: 575 meters River: Bhagirathi River Location: Uttarakhand Year of completion:2006 (1st phase) |
| Longest Dam in India | Hirakud Dam (Odisha) | Total Length: 25.79 km Length of Main Dam:4.8 km River: Mahanadi Location: Odisha Year of completion:1953 |
| Oldest Dam in India | Kallanai Dam(Tamil Nadu) | River: Kaveri Location: Tamil Nadu Year of completion: 100 BC –100 AD |
1. Tehri Dam
Tehri Dam is located in Uttarakhand on the Bhagirathi River. Its 260.5-meter height makes it India’s tallest dam, and it ranks among the 10 highest dams in the world.
| Tehri Dam | |
| Height of the Dam | 260.5 m |
| Length of the Dam | 575 m |
| Type of Dam | Rock fill |
| The reservoir capacity | 2100000 acre feet |
| Capacity that is installed | 1000 Megawatt |
2. Bhakra Nangal Dam
The Bhakra Nangal Dam is situated on the Sutlej River in the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. It is the largest dam in India, with a height of 225 metres, and is also the second-largest dam in Asia.
3. Hirakud Dam
The Hirakud Dam is located in the Odisha state on the River Mahanadi. With a total length of 25.79 km, it is the longest dam in India and among the top ten longest dams in the world.
| Hirakud Dam | |
| Height of the Dam | 61 m |
| Length of the Dam | 4.8 km (Main Dam) |
| Type of Dam | Composite Dam |
| The reservoir capacity | 47,79,965 acre feet |
| Capacity that is installed | 347.5 Megawatt |
4. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is in the Telangana state, along the Krishna River. It is the largest masonry dam ever constructed in India and the world’s largest artificial lake. It is 1.55 kilometres long and has 26 gates.
| Nagarjuna Sagar Dam | |
| Height of the Dam | 124m |
| Length of the Dam | 4863 m (Total Lenght) |
| Type of Dam | Masonry Dam |
| The reservoir capacity | 93,71,845 acre feet |
| Capacity that is installed | 816 Megawatt |
5. Sardar Sarovar Dam
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is in Gujarat, on the Narmada River. It is the biggest dam in the Narmada Valley Project. The nearby states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra benefit from this dam.
| Sardar Sarovar Dam | |
| Height of the Dam | 163m |
| Length of the Dam | 1210m |
| Type of Dam | Gravity Dam |
| The reservoir capacity | 77,00,000 acre-feet |
| Capacity that is installed | 1450 Megawatt |
| Name of Dams | State | River Name |
| Somasila Dam | Andhra Pradesh | Pennar River |
| Srisailam Dam | Krishna River | |
| Ukai Dam | Gujarat | Tapti River |
| Dharoi Dam | Sabarmati River | |
| Kadana dam | Mahi River | |
| Dantiwada Dam | Banas River | |
| Bhakra Nangal Dam | Himachal Pradesh and Punjab Border | Sutlej River |
| Pandoh Dam | Himachal Pradesh | Beas River |
| Nathpa Jhakri Dam | Satluj River | |
| Chamera Dam | Ravi River | |
| Baglihar Dam | Jammu and Kashmir | Chenab River |
| Dumkhar Hydroelectric Dam | Indus River | |
| Uri Hydroelectric Dam | Jhelum River | |
| Maithon Dam | Jharkhand | Barakar River |
| Chandil Dam | Swarnarekha River | |
| Panchet Dam | Damodar River | |
| Tunga Bhadra Dam | Karnataka | Tungabhadra River |
| Linganamakki dam | Sharavathi River | |
| Kadra Dam | Kalinadi River | |
| Alamatti Dam | Krishna River | |
| Supa Dam | Kalinadi or Kali river | |
| Krishna Raja Sagara Dam | Kaveri River | |
| Harangi Dam | Harangi River | |
| Narayanpur Dam | Krishna River | |
| Kodasalli Dam | Kali River | |
| Malampuzha Dam | Kerala | Malampuzha River |
| Peechi Dam | Manali River | |
| Idukki Dam | Periyar River | |
| Kundala Dam | Kundala Lake | |
| Parambikulam Dam | Parambikulam River | |
| Walayar Dam | Walayar River | |
| Mullaperiyar Dam | Periyar River | |
| Neyyar Dam | Neyyar River | |
| Rajghat Dam | Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Border | Betwa River |
| Barna Dam | Madhya Pradesh | Barna River |
| Bargi Dam | Narmada River | |
| Bansagar Dam | Sone River | |
| Gandhi Sagar Dam | Chambal River | |
| Yeldari Dam | Maharashtra | Purna river |
| Ujani Dam | Bhima River | |
| Pawna Dam | Maval River | |
| Mulshi Dam | Mula River | |
| Koyna Dam | Koyna River | |
| Jayakwadi Dam | Godavari River | |
| Bhatsa Dam | Bhatsa river | |
| Wilson Dam | Pravara River | |
| Tansa Dam | Tansa river | |
| Panshet Dam | Ambi River | |
| Mula Dam | Mula river | |
| Kolkewadi Dam | Vashishti River | |
| Girna Dam | Girana river | |
| Vaitarna Dam | Vaitarna river | |
| Khadakwasla Dam | Mutha River | |
| Gangapur Dam | Godavari river | |
| Singur dam | Telangana | Manjira River |
| Radhanagari Dam | Bhogawati River | |
| Lower Manair Dam | Manair River | |
| Mid Manair Dam | Manair River and SRSP Flood Flow Canal | |
| Upper Manair Dam | Manair River and Kudlair River | |
| Nizam Sagar Dam | Manjira River | |
| Jalaput Dam | Andhra Pradesh and Odisha Border | Machkund River |
| Indravati Dam | Odisha | Indravati River |
| Hirakud Dam | Mahanadi River | |
| Vaigai Dam | Tamil Nadu | Vaigai River |
| Perunchani Dam | Paralayar River | |
| Mettur Dam | Kaveri River | |
| Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Dam / Rihand dam | Uttar Pradesh | Rihand River |
| Tehri Dam | Uttarakhand | Bhagirathi River |
| Dhauli Ganga Dam | Dhauli Ganga River |
| List of Major Reservoirs of India | ||
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| Reservoir | State | River |
| Dindi Reservoir | Telangana | Krishna River |
| Lower Manair Reservoir | Telangana | Manair River |
| Tatipudi Reservoir Project | Andhra Pradesh | Gosthani River |
| Gandipalem Reservoir | Andhra Pradesh | Manneru River |
| Himayat Sagar Reservoir | Telangana | Osman Sagar |
| Shriram Sagar Reservoir | Telangana | Godavari River |
| Gobind Sagar Reservoir | Himachal Pradesh | Sutlej River |
| Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir | Himachal Pradesh | Pong Dam Lake |
| Ghataprabha Reservoir | Karnataka | Ghataprabha River |
| Hemavathi Reservoir | Karnataka | Hemavati River |
| Tawa Reservoir | Madhya Pradesh | Tawa River |
| Balimela Reservoir | Odisha | Sileru River |
| Aliyar Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Aliyar River |
| Chittar Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Chittar River |
| Krishnagiri Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Thenpennai River |
| Manimuthar Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Tamirabarani River |
| Pechiparai Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Kodayar River |
| Shoolagiri Chinnar Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Chinnar River |
| Thunakadavu Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Thunacadavu River |
| Varattu Pallam Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Kaveri River |
| Vidur Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Sankaraparani River |
| Amaravathi Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Amaravathi River |
| Gundar Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Berijam Lake |
| Kullursandai Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Arjuna Nadi |
| Pambar Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Pambar River |
| Periyar Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Periyar River |
| Stanley Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Kaveri River |
| Uppar Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Uppar River |
| Vattamalaikarai Odai Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Odai River |
| Willingdon Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Periya Odai River |
| Bhavanisagar Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Bhavani River |
| Kodaganar Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Kodagananar River |
| Manimukthanadhi Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Krishna River |
| Parambikulam Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Parambikulam River |
| Sholayar Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Chalakkud River |
| Thirumurthi Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Parmabikulam and Aliyar River |
| Varadamanadhi Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Aliyar River |
| Vembakottai Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Vaippar River |
| Manjalar Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Manjalar River |
| Salal Project | Jammu and Kashmir | Chenab River |
| Chutak Hydroelectric Project | Jammu and Kashmir | Suru River |
| Indirasagar Project | Madhya Pradesh | Narmada River |
| Narmada Dam Project | Madhya Pradesh | Narmada River |
| Rihand Project | Uttar Pradesh | Rihand River and Son River |