List of Dams and Barrages in India with River

List of Important Dams and Barrage in India with River

1. Dam and Barrages in Jharkhand

• Tilaiya  dam on  Barakar river
• Maithon dam on Barakar river
• Belpahari dam on Barakar river
• Panchet dam on Damodar river
• Massanjore dam (Canada dam) on Mayukrakshi river
• Konar dam on Konar river
• Bokaro barrage on Bokaro river

2. Dam and Barrages in West Bengal

• Durgapur Barrage on River Damodar
• Tilpara barrage on River Mayurakshi
• Jaldhaka Barrage on Jaldhaka river
• Tista Barrage on Tista river.

3.Dams and barrages in Orissa

• Hirakud dam on river Mahanadi
• Naraj barrage on river Mahanadi
• Tikapara on river Mahanadi

4. Dams and barrages in Andhra Pradesh

• Nizam Sagar on river Godavari
• Rampad Sagar on Godavari

5. Dams and barrages in Karnataka

• Nagarjun Sagar on Krishna river
• Saravati on Saravati river
• Tunga Bhadra on  Tunga Bhadra

6. Dam in Madhya Pradesh

• Jawahar Sagar  Dam on Chamabal river

7. Dams in Rajasthan

• Ranapratap Sagar dam on Chamabal river

8. Dams in Tamil Nadu

• Mettur dam on Kavery river

9. Dams in Himachal Pradesh

• Bhakra dam on Sutlej river
• Govinda Sagar dam on Sutlej river

10. Dams in Punjab

• Nangal on Sutlej river
• Ranjit Sagar Dam on river Ravi
• Pong on river Beas

11. Dams in Uttar Pradesh

• Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar on Rihand river

12. Dams in Kerala

• Idukki on Periyar river

 Distribution of medium, large and total reservoirs in India

States	Medium		Large		Total Storages*
	Number	Area (ha)	Number	Area (ha)	Number	Area (ha)
Tamil Nadu	9	19,577	2	23,222	8,906	358,740
Karnataka	16	29,078	12	179,556	4,679	437,291
Andhra Pradesh	32	66,429	7	190,151	2,937	458,507
Orissa	6	12,748	3	119,403	1,442	198,198
Gujarat	28	57,748	7	144,358	711	286,230
Rajasthan	30	49,827	4	49,386	423	153,444
Bihar	5	12,523	8	71,711	125	96,695
Uttar Pradesh	22	44,993	4	71,196	66	334,840
Madhya Pradesh	21	169,502	5	118,307	32	460,384
Kerala	8	15,500	1	6,160	30	29,635
West Bengal	1	4,600	1	10,400	6	15,732
Northeast	2	5,835	-	-	6	8,074
Himachal Pradesh	-	-	2	41,364	3	41,564
Maharashtra	-	39,181	-	115,054	-	273,750
Haryana	-	-	-	-	4	282
Total	180	527,541	56	1,140,268	19,370	3,153,366

State	Name of River	Name of Dam
Andhra Pradesh	Godavari	Sriram Sagar dam
	Kaddam (tributary of Godavari)	Kaddam dam
	Krishna	Nagarjuna Sagar dam
	Krishna	Srisailam hydroelectric project
	Machkund	Jalaput dam
	Sileru	Forebay dam
Bihar	Badua	Badua reservoir
	Barakar	Maithon dam
	Barakar	Tilaiya dam
	Chandan	Chandan reservoir
	Damodar	Panchet hill dam
	Damodar	Tenughat dam
	Konar	Konar dam
	Subarnarekha	Getalsud dam
Gujarat	Banas	Dantiwada dam
	Machhundri	Machhundri irrigation scheme
	Mahi	Kadana reservoir
	Raval	Raval irrigation scheme
	Sabarmati	Dharoi dam
	Sakra	Tapar dam
	Shetrunji	Shetrunji irrigation scheme
	Tapi	Ukai dam
Himachal Pradesh	Beas	Beas dam at Pong
	Beas	Pandhoh dam
	Sutlej	Bhakra dam
Karnataka	Arkavally and Kumudwathy	Chamarajasagar dam
	Bhadra	Bhadra reservoir
	Ghataprabha	Hidkal dam
	Harangi	Harangi reservoir
	Kabini	Kabini dam
	Krishna	Narayanpur dam
	Main Cauvery	Krishnarajasagar dam
	Malaprabha	Indira Gandhi dam
	Sharavathy	Linganamakki dam
	Talakalale	Talakalale dam
	Tungabhadra	Tungabhadra dam
	Vedavati	Vani Vilasa Sagar dam
Kerala	Ayalar	Pothundy dam
	Karuvannur	Peechi dam
	Malampuzha	Malampuzha dam
	Neyyar	Neyyar dam
	Periyar	Idukki dam
	Wadakkancherry	Vazhani dam
Madhya Pradesh	Barna	Barna dam
	Chambal	Gandhi Sagar dam
	Mahanadi	Mahanadi reservoir project
	Tawa	Tawa dam
Maharashtra	Ambi	Tanaji Sagar dam
	Aner	Aner dam
	Bagh	Sirpur dam
	Bhogawati	Radhanagari dam
	Boladwadi Stream	Kolkewadi dam
	Garvi	Itiadoh dam
	Godavari	Paithan dam
	Kadwa	Karanjwan dam
	Katepurna	Katepurna dam
	Koyna	Koyna dam
	Krishna	Dhom dam
	Mula	Mula dam
	Mutha	Khadakwasla dam
	Nira	Vir dam
	Nirguna	Nirguna dam
	Pawna	Pawna dam
	Pench	Kamthikhairy dam
	Pravara	Wilson dam
	Purna	Sidheshwar dam
	Purna	Yeldari dam
	Pus	Pus dam
	Waghadi	Waghadi dam
	Wuna	Kanholi dam
	Yelwandi	Bhatghar dam
Orissa	Kolab	Upper Kolab dam
	Machkund	Balimela dam
	Mahanadi	Hirakud dam
Rajasthan	Chambal	Jawahar Sagar dam
	Chambal	Rana Pratap Sagar dam
	Gomti	Jaisamand tank
Tamil Nadu	Aliyar	Upper Aliyar dam
	Amaravati	Amaravathi dam
	Avalanche Stream	Avalanche dam
	Bhavani	Lower Bhavani dam
	Bhavani	Upper Bhavani dam
	Cauvery	Mettur (Stanley) dam
	Emerald	Emerald dam
	Gatanandi	Gatana dam
	Karuppanadhi	Karuppanadhi dam
	Kodayar	Kodayar dam I
	Kodayar	Kodayar dam II
	Kodayar	Peechiparai dam
	Kundah	Kundapalam dam
	Manimuthar	Manimuthar dam
	Mukurthi	Mukurthi dam
	Nirar	Lower Nirar dam
	Palar	Thirumurthi dam
	Palar-Porandalar	Palar Porandalar dam
	Paralayar	Perunchani dam
	Parambikulam	Parambikulam dam
	Parappalar	Parappalar dam
	Parson's Valley Stream	Parson's valley dam
	Pegumbahalla	Pegumbahalla dam
	Periyar	Periyar dam
	Ponnaiyar	Sathanur dam
	Porthimund Stream	Porthimund dam
	Ramanadhi	Ramanadhi dam
	Sandy Nullah Stream	Sandy Nullah dam
	Sholayar	Sholayar dam
	Thambraparani	Thambraparani dam
	Tributary of Karampuzha	Western catchment no.2 dam
	Vaigai	Vaigai dam
	Varahapallam West	West Varahapallam dam
Uttaranchal	Bhagirathi	Maneri Bhali hydroelectric project (stage 1)
	Ramganga	Ramganga dam
	Ganga	Tehri dam
Uttar Pradesh	Rihand	Obra dam
	Rihand	Rihand dam
	Tons	Ichari dam
	Betwa	Matatila dam
West Bengal	Kangsabati and Kumari	Kangsabati-Kumari dam
	Mayurakshi	Massanjore dam