Dams in India: List of Major Dams in India
Dams in India: List of Major Dams in India

Dams in India

Highest Dam in IndiaTehri Dam (Uttarakhand)Height: 260.5 meters
Length: 575 meters
River: Bhagirathi River
Location: Uttarakhand
Year of completion: 2006 (1st phase)
Longest Dam in IndiaHirakud Dam (Odisha)Total Length: 25.79 km (16.03 mi)
Length of Main Dam:4.8 km (3.0 mi)
River: Mahanadi
Location: Odisha
Year of completion: 1953
Oldest Dam in IndiaKallanai Dam (Tamil Nadu)River: Kaveri
Location: Tamil Nadu
Year of completion: 100 BC –100 AD
Major Dams in IndiaState River 
Bhavani Sagar damTamil NaduBhavani
Tungabhadra DamKarnatakaTungabhadra
Rihand DamUttar PradeshRihand
Maithon DamJharkhandBarakar
Koyna DamMaharashtraKoyna
Bisalpur DamRajasthanBanas
Mettur DamTamil NaduKaveri
Krishnarajasagar DamKarnatakaKaveri
Indira Sagar DamMadhya PradeshNarmada
Cheruthoni DamKeralaCheruthoni
Sardar Sarovar DamGujaratNarmada
Nagarjuna Sagar DamTelanganaKrishna
Hirakud damOdishaMahanadi
Bhakra Nangal DamPunjab-Himachal Pradesh BorderSutlej
Tehri DamUttarakhandBhagirathi