Dams and reservoirs are the prominent water sources for irrigation for Indian farmers. There are hundreds of multipurpose dams built for irrigation, water supply, and electricity production. The 15 largest dams are listed below and ranked by size, total volume of water, and area acquired.
15. Bhavanisagar Dam
Height:105 ft
Length: 1,700 m
Inflow: Bhavani River
Location: Tamil Nadu
Capacity (TMC): 32.8
14. TungaBhadra Dam
Height: 49.38 m
Length: 2,441 m
Inflow: Tungabhadra
Location: Karnataka
Capacity (TMC): 101
13. Rihand Dam
Height: 299 ft
Length: 3,064 ft
Inflow: Rihand
Location: Uttar Pradesh
Capacity (Cubic meters): 10.6 billion
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12. Maithon Dam
Height: 165 ft
Length: 15,712 ft
Inflow: Barakar
Location: Jharkhand
Capacity (Acre Ft):
11. Koyna Dam
Height: 339 ft
Length: 2,648 ft
Inflow: Koyna
Location: Maharashtra
Capacity (Acre Ft):
10. Bisalpur Dam
Height: 130 ft
Length: 1,883 ft
Inflow: Banas
Location: Rajasthan
Capacity (Acre Ft): 891,785
9. Mettur
Height: 120 ft
Length: 1,700 m
Inflow: Kaveri
Location: Tamil Nadu
Capacity (Cubic km): 2.64
8. Krishnarajasagar Dam
Height: 125 meters
Length: 3.5 km
Inflow: Kaveri
Location: Karnataka
Capacity (Cubic Km): 1.4
7. Indira Sagar Dam
Height: 92 meters
Length: 653 meters
Inflow: Narmada
Location: Madhya Pradesh
Capacity (Acre Ft): 9,890,701
6. Cheruthoni Dam
Height: 450 ft
Length: 2,300 ft
Inflow: Cheruthoni
Location: Kerala
Capacity (Acre Ft): 1,618,184
5. Sardar Sarovar Dam
Height: 163 meters
Length: 1,210 meters
Inflow: Narmada
Location: Gujarat
Capacity (Acre Ft): 7,701,775
4. NagarjunaSagar Dam
Height: 124 meters
Length: 1,450 meters
Inflow: Krishna
Location: Andhra Pradesh
Capacity (Acre Ft): 9,371,845
3. Hirakud Dam
Height: 60.96 meters
Length: 25.8 meters
Inflow: Mahanadi
Location: Orissa
Capacity (Acre Ft): 4,779,965
2. Bhakra Nangal Dam
Height: 226 meters
Length: 520 meters
Inflow: Sutlej
Location: Punjab & Himachal Pradesh
Capacity (Acre Ft): 7,501,775
1. Tehri Dam
Height: 260 meters
Length: 575 meters
Inflow: Bhagirathi
Location: Uttarkhand
Capacity (Acre Ft): 2,100,000
