Indian Dams Sorted by Capacity Descending Order, Largest to Smallest

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Indian Dams Sorted by Capacity (Descending Order, Largest to Smallest)

 

Note: Capacities are in TMC or BCM (1 BCM ≈ 35.3 TMC for comparison; I've converted TMC to BCM where necessary for sorting, but listed original units). Dams with "Not specified" are placed at the end.

 

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam: Location is Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh. Built on River Krishna. Capacity is 312 TMC (≈8.83 BCM). Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity.

Srisailam Dam: Location is Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. Built on River Krishna. Capacity is 216 TMC (≈6.12 BCM). Purposes are Hydroelectricity, Irrigation.

Polavaram Dam: Location is West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. Built on River Godavari. Capacity is 194 TMC (≈5.5 BCM). Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity, Water supply.

Tungabhadra Dam: Location is Ballari, Karnataka. Built on River Tungabhadra. Capacity is 132 TMC (≈3.74 BCM). Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity.

Almatti Dam: Location is Bijapur, Karnataka. Built on River Krishna. Capacity is 123 TMC (≈3.48 BCM). Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity.

Gangrel Dam: Location is Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. Built on River Mahanadi. Capacity is 91 TMC (≈2.58 BCM). Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity.

Mettur Dam: Location is Salem, Tamil Nadu. Built on River Kaveri. Capacity is 93.47 TMC (≈2.65 BCM). Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity.

Somasila Dam: Location is Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. Built on River Penna. Capacity is 78 TMC (≈2.21 BCM). Purposes are Irrigation, Water supply.

Kandaleru Dam: Location is Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. Built on River Kandaleru. Capacity is 68 TMC (≈1.93 BCM). Purposes are Irrigation.

Krishnaraja Sagar Dam: Location is Mandya, Karnataka. Built on River Kaveri. Capacity is 49 TMC (≈1.39 BCM). Purposes are Irrigation.

Indirasagar Dam: Location is Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. Built on River Narmada. Capacity is 12.22 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity, Irrigation.

Rihand Dam: Location is Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. Built on River Rihand. Capacity is 10.6 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity.

Bhakra Nangal Dam: Location is Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. Built on River Sutlej. Capacity is 9.34 BCM. Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity, Flood Control.

Sardar Sarovar Dam: Location is Navagam, Gujarat. Built on River Narmada. Capacity is 9.5 BCM. Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity, Water supply.

Pong Dam: Location is Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. Built on River Beas. Capacity is 8.57 BCM. Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity, Flood Control.

Gandhi Sagar Dam: Location is Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. Built on River Chambal. Capacity is 7.32 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity, Irrigation.

Ukai Dam: Location is Surat, Gujarat. Built on River Tapti. Capacity is 7.4 BCM. Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity, Flood Control.

Hirakud Dam: Location is Sambalpur, Odisha. Built on River Mahanadi. Capacity is 5.9 BCM. Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity, Flood Control.

Bansagar Dam: Location is Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. Built on River Son. Capacity is 5.41 BCM. Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity.

Supa Dam: Location is Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. Capacity is 4.18 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity.

Koyna Dam: Location is Satara, Maharashtra. Built on River Koyna. Capacity is 3.64 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity.

Tehri Dam: Location is Tehri, Uttarakhand. Built on River Bhagirathi. Capacity is 3.54 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity, Irrigation, Water supply.

Rengali Dam: Location is Angul, Odisha. Built on River Brahmani. Capacity is 3.41 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity, Irrigation.

Minimata Dam: Location is Korba, Chhattisgarh. Built on River Hasdeo. Capacity is 3.32 BCM. Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity.

Ujjani Dam: Location is Solapur, Maharashtra. Built on River Bhima. Capacity is 3.32 BCM. Purposes are Irrigation.

Hasdeo Bango Dam: Location is Korba, Chhattisgarh. Built on River Hasdeo. Capacity is 36 TMC (≈1.02 BCM). Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity.

Narayanpur Dam: Location is Yadgir, Karnataka. Built on River Krishna. Capacity is 37 TMC (≈1.05 BCM). Purposes are Irrigation.

Vaigai Dam: Location is Theni, Tamil Nadu. Built on River Vaigai. Capacity is 6.14 TMC (≈0.174 BCM). Purposes are Irrigation, Water supply.

Panchet Dam: Location is Dhanbad, Jharkhand. Built on River Damodar. Capacity is 1.49 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity, Flood Control.

Maithon Dam: Location is Dhanbad, Jharkhand. Built on River Barakar. Capacity is 1.36 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity, Flood Control.

Kadana Dam: Location is Panchmahal, Gujarat. Built on River Mahi. Capacity is 1.5 BCM. Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity.

Bisalpur Dam: Location is Tonk, Rajasthan. Built on River Banas. Capacity is 1.1 BCM. Purposes are Water supply, Irrigation.

Idamalayar Dam: Location is Ernakulam, Kerala. Built on River Idamalayar. Capacity is 1.08 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity, Irrigation.

Tenughat Dam: Location is Bokaro, Jharkhand. Built on River Damodar. Capacity is 1.01 BCM. Purposes are Irrigation, Water supply.

Baglihar Dam: Location is Doda, Jammu & Kashmir. Built on River Chenab. Capacity is 0.9 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity.

Idukki Dam: Location is Idukki, Kerala. Built on River Periyar. Capacity is 2 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity.

Kol Dam: Location is Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. Built on River Sutlej. Capacity is 0.575 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity.

Ranjit Sagar Dam: Location is Pathankot, Punjab. Built on River Ravi. Capacity is 0.52 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity, Irrigation.

Kakki Dam: Location is Pathanamthitta, Kerala. Built on River Kakki. Capacity is 0.45 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity.

Mullaperiyar Dam: Location is Idukki, Kerala. Built on River Periyar. Capacity is 0.443 BCM. Purposes are Irrigation.

Nathpa Jhakri Dam: Location is Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. Built on River Sutlej. Capacity is 0.412 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity.

Omkareshwar Dam: Location is Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. Built on River Narmada. Capacity is 0.3 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity.

Malampuzha Dam: Location is Palakkad, Kerala. Built on River Malampuzha. Capacity is 0.226 BCM. Purposes are Irrigation.

Jawai Dam: Location is Pali, Rajasthan. Built on River Jawai. Capacity is 0.21 BCM. Purposes are Irrigation.

Chamera Dam: Location is Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. Built on River Ravi. Capacity is 0.14 BCM. Purposes are Hydroelectricity.

Prakasam Barrage: Location is Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Built on River Krishna. Capacity is 3 TMC (≈0.085 BCM). Purposes are Irrigation.

Gandikota Reservoir: Location is Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. Built on River Penna. Capacity is 26.85 TMC (≈0.76 BCM). Purposes are Irrigation, Water supply.

Bhadrakali Dam: Location is Warangal, Andhra Pradesh. Built on River Bhadrakali.  Purposes are Irrigation.

Bhumki Dam: Location is Kokrajhar, Assam. Built on River Bhumki.  Purposes are Irrigation.

Bor Dikrai Dam: Location is Golaghat, Assam. Built on River Bor Dikrai.  Purposes are Irrigation.

Dulhasti Dam: Location is Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir. Built on River Chenab.  Purposes are Hydroelectricity.

Indrapuri Barrage: Location is Dehri, Bihar. Built on River Son.  Purposes are Irrigation.

Kalyani Dam: Location is Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Built on River Swarnamukhi.  Purposes are Irrigation.

Nagi Dam: Location is Jamui, Bihar. Built on River Nagi.  Purposes are Irrigation, Hydroelectricity.

Salal Dam: Location is Reasi, Jammu & Kashmir. Built on River Chenab.  Purposes are Hydroelectricity.

Subansiri Lower Dam: Location is Dhemaji, Assam. Built on River Subansiri.  Purposes are Hydroelectricity.