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 |