List of Dams & its River in India

STATES DAMS RIVER
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Dhanikhari Dhanikhari
Kalpong Kalpong
Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana  Srisailam (N.S.R.S.P)

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

Krishna
Arunachal Pradesh Ranganadi Ranganadi
Assam Pagladia Pagladia
Khandong Kopili
Umrong Umrong Nalah
Subansiri Lower Dam Subansiri
Karbi langpi Dam Borpani
Chhattisgarh Dudhawa Dam,

Gangrel Dam

Mahanadi

 

Mongra Barrage Shivnath
Murrum Silli Sillari
Sondur Sondur
Tandula Tandula and Sukh nala
Goa Amthane Amthane nala
Anjunem Gunuleni Nala
Panchwadi Zuari
Salaulim Sanguem
Gujarat Dantiwada West Banas
Dharoi Sabarmati
Mitti Mitti
Sardar Sarovar Narmada
Ranghola Rangholi
Sukhi Sukhi
Ukai Tapti
Himachal Pradesh Bhakra Sutlej
Kishau Tons
Nathpa Sutlej
Pandoh Beas
Pong Beas
Chamera Ravi
Haryana Ottu barrage Ghaggar – Hakra
Kaushalya Kaushalya
Jammu and Kashmir Salal

Pakal Dul

Baglihar

Chenab

Chenab

Chenab

Uri Jhelum
Jharkhand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karnataka

Getalsud Subarnarekha
Konar Konar
Maithon Barakar
Tenughat Damodar
Ranjit Sagar/ Thein Ravi
Tilaiya Barakar
Khandoli Damodar

 

Almatti

Basava Sagara/ Narayanpur

Krishna

Krishna

Bhadra Bhadra
Tungabhadra Tungabhadra
Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) Kaveri
Linganamakki Sharavati
Raja Lakhamagowda/ Hidkal Ghataprabha
Renuka Sagara Malaprabha
Kadra

Supa

Kodasalli

Kali

Kali

Kali

Chakra Chakra
Vani Vilasa Sagara/ Mari Kanive Vedavathi
Kerala Malampuzha Bharathapuzha
Solaiyar

Parambikulam

Peringalkuthu

Chalakkudy

 

 

Neyyar Neyyar
Idukki Periyar
Chimmony Chimmony
Cheruthoni Cheruthoni
Mullai Periyar Periyar
Madhya Pradesh Bansagar Son
Bargi Narmada
Barna Barna
Gandhi Sagar Chambal
Halali Halali
Indirasagar Narmada
Kolar Kolar
Omkareshwar Narmada
Rajghat Betwa
Tigra/ Tighra Sank
Manipur Khuga Khuga
Tipaimukh Barak
Maharashtra Koyna Koyna
Jayakwadi Godavari
Totladoh Pench
Isapur Penganga
 

Ujani/Bhima

Bhima
Khadakwasla Mutha
Mizoram Serlui B dam Serlui
Tuirial Tuirial
Odisha

 

 

 

 

 

 

Punjab

Hirakud Mahanadi
Jalaput Sileru
Mandira Sankh
Patora Jonk
Rengali Brahmani
Indravati Indravati
Ranjit Sagar Ravi
Rajasthan Parbati Parbati
Jawahar Sagar Chambal
Jawai Bandh Jawai
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Mahi
Ranapratap Sagar Chambal
Jakham Jakham
Sikkim Rangit Rangit
Tamilnadu Amaravathi Amaravathi
Kallanai Kaveri
Kodaveri Bhavani
Mettur Kaveri
Vaigai Vaigai
Nallathangal Nallathangal odai
Orathuppalayam Noyyal
Pillur Dam Bhavani
Utharakhand

 

 

 

 

Dhauliganga Dhauliganga
Gusain Tons
Lakhwar Yamuna
Tehri Bhagirathi
Koteshwar Bhagirathi
Uttar pradesh Rihand Dam Rihand
West Bengal Maithon

Panchet

 

Damodar

Damodar

 

World’s Largest Dams in decreasing order:

Dam Location
Three Gorges China
Syncrude Tailings Canada
Chapetón Argentina
Pati Argentina
New Cornelia Tailings United States
Tarbela Pakistan

 

Largest Dams (in India):

Name State
Tehri Uttarakhand
Bhakra Himachal Pradesh
Hirakud Odissa
NagarjunaSagar Dam Andhra Pradesh
Bhavani Sagar TamilNadu
ThungaBhadra Karnataka
Rihand Uttar Pradesh
Maithon dam Jharkhand
Koyna Maharashtra

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