The dams play an important role in the country’s irrigation and agricultural development, but at the same time it affects people and the environment and wildlife. So, today I am going to give a list of dams in india. So, let’s see the important dams in india.
1. Nizam Sagar Dam: dams in india
State: Telangana
River: Manjira River
Height: 95.72 meters
Length: 6392.73 meters
2. Somasila Dam: dams in india
State: Andhra Pradesh
River: Pennar River
Height: 39 meters
Length: 352 meters
3. Srisailam Dam: dams in india
State: Andhra Pradesh
River: Krishna River
Height: 145.10 meters
Length: 512 meters
4. Singur Dam: dams in india
State: Telangana
River: Manjira River
Height: 33 meters
Length: 7520 meters
5. Ukai Dam: dams in india
State: Gujarat
River: Tapti River
Height: 80.772 meters
Length: 4,927 meters
6. Dharoi Dam: dams in india
State: Gujarat
River: Sabarmati River
Height: 45.87 meters
Length: 1,207 meters
7. Kadana Dam:
State: Gujarat
River: Mahi River
Height: 66 metres
Length: 1551 meters
8. Dantiwada Dam:
State: Gujarat
River: Banas River
Height: 61 meters
Length: 4832 meters
9. Pandoh Dam:
State: Himachal Pradesh
River: Beas River
Height: 76 meters
Length: 255 meters
10. Bhakra Nangal Dam:
State: Himachal Pradesh and Punjab Border
River: Sutlej River
Height: 520 meters
Length: 200.1 meters
11. Nathpa Jhakri Dam:
State: Himachal Pradesh
River: Satluj River
Height: 62.5 meters
Length: 185 meters
12. Chamera Dam:
State: Himachal Pradesh
River: Ravi River
Height: 226 meters
Length: 295 meters
13. Baglihar Dam:
State: Jammu and Kashmir
River: Chenab River
Height: 144 meters
Length: 317 meters
14. Dumkhar Hydroelectric Dam:
State: Jammu and Kashmir
River: Indus River
Height: 42 meters
Length: 220 meters
15. Uri Hydroelectric Dam:
State: Jammu and Kashmir
River: Jhelum River
Height: 52 meters
Length: 157 meters
16. Maithon Dam:
State: Jharkhand
River: Barakar River
Height: 50 meters
Length: 4,789 meters
17. Chandil Dam:
State: Jharkhand
River: Swarnarekha River
Height: 56.80 meters
Length: 720.10 meters
18. Panchet Dam:
State: Jharkhand
River: Damodar River
Height: 45 meters
Length: 6,777 meters
19. Tunga Bhadra Dam:
State: Karnataka
River: Tungabhadra River
Height: 49.5 meters
Length: 18406 meters
20. Linganamakki Dam:
State: Karnataka
River: Sharavathi River
Height: 554 meters
Length: 2.4 km
21. Kadra Dam:
State: Karnataka
River: Kalinadi River
Height: 40.5 meters
Length: 2313 meters
22. Alamatti Dam:
State: Karnataka
River: Krishna River
Height: 160 m
Length: 477 m
23. Supa Dam:
State: Karnataka
River: Kalinadi or Kali River
Height: 101 meters
Length: 332 meters
24. Krishna Raja Sagara Dam:
State: Karnataka
River: Kaveri River
Height: 130 ft
Length: 8600 ft
25. Harangi Dam:
State: Karnataka
River: Harangi River
Height: 50 m
Length: 846 m
26. Narayanpur Dam:
State: Karnataka
River: Krishna River
Height:29.72 meters
Length: 10,637.52 meters
27. Kodasalli Dam:
State: Karnataka
River: Kali River
Height: Kodasalli Dam
Length: 534 meters important dams in india
28. Malampuzha Dam:
State: Kerala
River: Malampuzha River
Height: 115.06 meters
Length: 2,069 meters
29. Peechi Dam:
State: Kerala
River: Manali River
Height: 8.46 meters
Length: 213 meters important dams in india
30. Idukki Dam:
State: Kerala
River: Periyar River
Height: 168.91 m
Length: 365.85 m
31. Kundala Dam:
State: Kerala
River: Kundala Lake
Height: 1700 meters
Length: 259 meters
32. Parambikulam Dam:
State: Kerala
River: Parambikulam River
Height: 73 meters
Length: 896.12 meters
33. Walayar Dam:
State: Kerala
River: Walayar River
Height: 20 m
Length: 1478.00 m
34. Mullaperiyar Dam:
State: Kerala
River: Periyar River
Height: 53.66 m
Length: 365.85 m
35. Neyyar Dam:
State: Kerala
River: Neyyar River
Height: 56 m
Length: 294 m
36. Rajghat Dam:
State: Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Border
River: Betwa River
Height: 43.8 m
Length: 11200 m
37. Barna Dam:
State: Madhya Pradesh
River: Barna River
Height: 47.7 m
Length: 432 m
38. Bargi Dam:
State: Madhya Pradesh
River: Narmada River
Height: 69.80 m
Length: 5357 m
39. Bansagar Dam:
State: Madhya Pradesh
River: Sone River
Height: 67 m
Length: 1,020 m
40. Gandhi Sagar Dam:
State: Madhya Pradesh
River: Chambal River
Height: 62.17 m
Length: 514 m
41. Yeldari Dam:
State: Maharashtra
River: Purna river
Height: 51.2 m
Length: 4,232 m
42. Ujani Dam:
State: Maharashtra
River: Bhima River
Height: 56.4 m
Length: 2,534 m
43. Pawna Dam:
State: Maharashtra
River: Maval River
Height: 42.37 meters
Length: 1,329 meters
44. Mulshi Dam:
State: Maharashtra
River: Mula River
Height: 48.8 m
Length: 1533.38 m
45. Koyna Dam:
State: Maharashtra
River: Koyna River
Height: 103.2 m
Length: 807.2 m
46. Jayakwadi Dam:
State: Maharashtra
River: Godavari River
Height: 41.30 m
Length: 9,998 m
47. Bhatsa Dam:
State: Maharashtra
River: Bhatsa river
Height: 88.5 m
Length: 959 m
48. Wilson Dam:
State: Maharashtra
River: Pravara River
Height: 42 m
Length: 1,384 m
49. Tansa Dam:
State: Maharashtra
River: Tansa river
Height: 41 m
Length: 2,804 m
50. Panshet Dam:
State: Maharashtra dams of india
River: Ambi River
Height: 63.56 m
Length: 1,039 m
51. Mula Dam:
State: Maharashtra
River: Mula river
Height: 48.17 m
Length: 2,856 m
52. Kolkewadi Dam:
State: Maharashtra dams of india
River: Vashishti River
Height: 63 m
Length: 497 m
53. Girna Dam:
State: Maharashtra
River: Girana river
Height: 54.56 m
Length: 963.17 m
54. Vaitarna Dam:
State: Maharashtra dams of india
River: Vaitarna river
Height: 82 m
Length: 567.07 m
55. Radhanagari Dam:
State: Telangana
River: Bhogawati River
Height: 42.68 m
Length: 1,143 m
56. Lower Manair Dam:
State: Telangana
River: Manair River
Height: 41 m
Length: 10,741 m
57. Mid Manair Dam:
State: Telangana
River: Manair River and SRSP Flood Flow Canal
Height: 45 m
Length: 388 m
58. Upper Manair Dam:
State: Telangana
River: Manair River and Kudlair River
Height: 31 m
Length: 9,201 m
59. Khadakwasla Dam:
State: Maharashtra
River: Mutha River
Height:
Length:
60. Gangapur Dam:
State: Maharashtra
River: Godavari river
Height: 36.59 m
Length: 3,902 m
61. Jalaput Dam:
State: Andhra Pradesh and Odisha Border
River: Machkund River
Height: 60.65 m
Length: 419 m
62. Indravati Dam:
State: Odisha
River: Indravati River
Height: 45 m
Length: 539 m
63. Hirakud Dam:
State: Odisha
River: Mahanadi River
Height: 60.96 m
Length: 4800 m
64. Vaigai Dam:
State: Tamil Nadu
River: Vaigai River
Height: 33.8 m
Length: 3,560 m
65. Perunchani Dam:
State: Tamil Nadu
River: Paralayar River
Height: 36.27 m
Length: 308 m
66. Mettur Dam:
State: Tamil Nadu
River: Kaveri River
Height: 65 m
Length: 1,700 m
67. Rihand Dam:
State: Uttar Pradesh
River: Rihand River
Height: 91.46 m
Length: 934.45 m
68. Tehri Dam:
State: Uttarakhand
River: Bhagirathi River
Height: 260 m
Length: 575 m
69. Dhauli Ganga Dam:
State: Uttarakhand
River: Dhauli Ganga River
Height: 56 m
Length: 315 m
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