List Of Dams In India
Here is the list of dams and reservoirs of India which is very important for exams like SBI-PO, IBPS, RBI (Grade B), AFCAT, SSC, FCI, Qualified CASB ,CLAT and many more as this is a very common topic from which questions are majorly asked in all these exams.
| Zone | State | Dams and Reservoirs | River |
| North India | Jammu & Kashmir | Baglihar Dam | Chenab River |
| Chutak Hydroelectric Project | Suru River | ||
| Dumkhar Hydroelectric Dam | Indus River | ||
| Salal Project | Chenab River | ||
| Uri Hydroelectric Dam | Jhelum River | ||
| Uttarakhand | Tehri Dam | Bhagirathi River | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bhakra Nangal Dam | Sutlej River | |
| Chamera Dam | Ravi River | ||
| Gobind Sagar, Reservoir | Sutlej River | ||
| Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir | Beas River | ||
| Nathpa Dam | Sutlej River | ||
| Pandoh Dam | Beas River | ||
| Uttarakhand | Tehri Dam | Bhagirathi River | |
| West India | Gujarat | Dantiwada Dam | Sabarmati River |
| Dharoi Dam | Banas River | ||
| Kadana dam | Mahi River | ||
| Ukai Dam | Tapti River | ||
| Central India | Madhya Pradesh | Bansagar Dam | Son River |
| Bargi Dam | Narmada River | ||
| Barna Dam | Barna River | ||
| Gandhi Sagar Dam | Chambal River | ||
| Indira Sagar Project | Narmada River | ||
| Narmada Dam Project | Narmada River | ||
| Rajghat Dam | Betwa River | ||
| Tawa Reservoir | Tawa River | ||
| East India | Jharkhand | Chandil Dam | Subarnarekha River |
| Maithon Dam | Barakar River | ||
| Panchet Dam | Damodar River | ||
| Odisha | Balimela Reservoir | Sileru River | |
| Hirakud Dam | Mahanadi River | ||
| Indravati Dam | Indravati River | ||
| Jalaput Dam | Machkund River | ||
| West-central India | Maharashtra | Bhandardara Dam | Arthur Lake |
| Bhatsa Dam | Bhatsa and Chorna rivers | ||
| Gangapur Dam | Godavari river | ||
| Girna Dam | Girna and Godavari River | ||
| Jaikwadi Dam | Godavari River | ||
| Khadakwasla Dam | Mutha River | ||
| Kolkewadi Dam | Koyna River | ||
| Koyna Dam | Koyna River | ||
| Manair Dam | Manair River | ||
| Mula Dam | Mula River | ||
| Mulshi Dam | Mula River | ||
| Panshet Dam | Mutha River | ||
| Pawna Dam | Pawna River | ||
| Radhanagari Dam | Bhogawati River | ||
| Tansa Dam | Tansa River | ||
| Ujani Dam | Bhima River | ||
| Vaitarna Dam | Vaitarna River | ||
| Wilson Dam | Pravara River | ||
| Yeldari Dam | Purna River | ||
| South India | Andhra Pradesh | Dindi Reservoir | Krishna River |
| Dummaguden Dam | Godavari | ||
| Gandipalem Reservoir | Manneru River | ||
| Himayat Sagar Reservoir | River Musi | ||
| Lower Manair Reservoir | Manair River | ||
| Nagarjunasagar | Krishna River | ||
| Nizam Sagar Dam | Manjira River | ||
| Prakasam Barrage | Krishna River | ||
| Ramagundam Dam | Godavari | ||
| Shriram Sagar Reservoir | Godavari River | ||
| Singur dam | Manjira River | ||
| Somasila Dam | Pennar River | ||
| Srisailam Dam | Krishna River | ||
| Tatipudi Reservoir Project | Gosthani River | ||
| Karnataka | Alamatti Dam | Krishna River | |
| Basava Sagara Dam | Krishna River | ||
| Ghataprabha Reservoir | Ghataprabha River | ||
| Harangi Dam | Cauvery River | ||
| Hemavathi Reservoir | Hemavathi River | ||
| Kadra Dam | Kalinadi River | ||
| Kodasalli Dam | Kali River | ||
| Krishna Raja Sagara Dam | Cauvery River | ||
| Linganamakki dam | Sharavathi River | ||
| Manchanabele Dam | Arkavathy | ||
| Narayanpur Dam | Krishna River | ||
| Supa Dam | Kali River | ||
| Tunga Bhadra Dam | Tungabhadra River and Krishna River | ||
| Tamil Nadu | Aliyar Reservoir | River Aliyar | |
| Amaravathi Reservoir | Amaravathi River | ||
| Bhavanisagar Reservoir | Bhavani River | ||
| Chittar Reservoir | Chittar River | ||
| Gundar Reservoir | Berijam Lake | ||
| Kodaganar Reservoir | Kodagananar River | ||
| Krishnagiri Dam | Thenpennai River | ||
| Kullursandai Reservoir | Arjuna Nadi | ||
| Manimukthanadhi Reservoir | — | ||
| Manjalar Reservoir | — | ||
| Mettur Dam | Kaveri River | ||
| Pambar Reservoir | Pambar River | ||
| Parambikulam Reservoir | Parambikulam River | ||
| Pechiparai Reservoir | River Kodayar | ||
| Periyar Reservoir | Periyar River | ||
| Perunchani Dam | Paralayar River | ||
| Sholayar Reservoir | — | ||
| Shoolagiri Chinnar Reservoir | Chinnar River | ||
| Stanley Reservoir | Kaveri River | ||
| Thirumurthi Reservoir | Parambikulam Aliyar River | ||
| Thunakadavu Reservoir | Chalakudy River | ||
| Uppar Reservoir | — | ||
| Vaigai Dam | Vaigai River | ||
| Varadamanadhi Reservoir | — | ||
| Vattamalaikarai Odai Reservoir | Odai River | ||
| Vembakottai Reservoir | Vaippar River | ||
| Vidur Reservoir | — | ||
| Willingdon Reservoir | Periya Odai River | ||
| Kerala | Banasura Sagar Dam | Chalakudy River | |
| Idukki Dam | Periyar River | ||
| Kundala Dam | Parambikulam River | ||
| Malampuzha Dam | Malampuzha River | ||
| Mullaperiyar Dam | Pennar River | ||
| Neyyar Dam | Pennar River | ||
| Parambikulam Dam | Parambikulam River | ||
| Peechi Dam | Manali River | ||
| Walayar Dam | Walayar River |
Reservoir in India |
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| 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 | |
| Vidur Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Parambikulam Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Parambikulam River |
| Sholayar Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | |
| Thirumurthi Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Parmabikulam and Aliyar River |
| Varadamanadhi Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | |
| Vembakottai Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | Vaippar River |
| Manjalar Reservoir | Tamil Nadu | |
| Salal Project | Jammu and Kashmir | Chenab River |
| Chutak Hydroelectric Project | Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Indirasagar Project | Madhya Pradesh | Narmada River |
| Narmada Dam Project | Madhya Pradesh | Narmada River |
| Rihand Project | Uttar Pradesh | Rihand River and Son River |








