List of largest reservoirs in India
This is a list of largest reservoirs in India, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater than or equal to 1,000,000 acre feet (1.2 km3). In terms of number of dams, India ranks fourth after China, USA and Russia. However per capita storage in India is only 225 cubic metres, which is far less compared to China(1,200 cubic metres),” Currently there are 4710 completed large dams and 390 are under-construction.[1][2] In India most of the dams are maintained by the State Governments while there are a few other organizations, namely, Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and National Hydro Electric Power Corporation (NHPC) who also now own and operate dams.
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List
State / UT | River | Dam | Height | Length | Type | Storage capacity | Reservoir Area | Complete |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uttar Pradesh | Rihand River | Rihand Dam | 58.82 m
(193ft) (1818 m from sea level) |
2.4km | Earth-fill & Gravity | 4.3 km3
(3,483,471.07 acre.ft) |
1991.712
(761 sq.mi) |
1964 |
Kerala | Periyar | Idukki Dam | 168.91 m
(554 ft) |
365.85 m
(1200 ft) |
Double curvatureArch | 1.996 km3
(1,618,184 acre⋅ft) |
649.3 km2
(251 sq mi) |
1973 |
Maharashtra | Godavari | Jayakwadi Dam | 41.30 m (135 ft) | 9,998 m (32,802 ft) | Earth-fill & Gravity | 2.909 km3 (2,358,365 acre⋅ft) | 21,750 km2 (5,374,542 acres) | 1976 |
Maharashtra | Bhima river | Ujjani Dam | 54.4 m (178 ft) | 2,534 m (8,314 ft) | Earth-fill & Gravity | 3.14 km3 (2,545,639 acre⋅ft) | 337 km2 (83,275 acres) | 1980 |
Maharashtra | Koyna River | Koyna Dam | 103.2 m (339 ft) | 807.2 m (2,648 ft) | Gravity | 2.7974 km3 (2,267,889 acre⋅ft) | 891.78 km2 (220,364 acres) | 1964 |
Madhya Pradesh | Narmada | Indira Sagar | 92 m (302 ft) | 653 m (2,142 ft) | Earth-fill & Gravity | 12.2 km3 (9,890,701 acre⋅ft) | 61,642 km2 (15,232,070 acres) | 2005 |
Telangana | Godavari | Sriram Sagar | 43 m (141 ft) | 15,600 m (51,181 ft) | Earth-fill & Gravity | 3.172 km3 (2,571,582 acre⋅ft) | 450.82 km2 (111,400 acres) | 1977 |
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | Krishna | Nagarjuna Sagar | 124.66 m (409 ft) | 4,865 m (15,961 ft) | Earth-fill & Gravity | 11.561 km3 (9,372,655 acre⋅ft) | 284.9 km2 (70,400 acres) | 1960 |
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | Krishna | Srisailam | 145 m (476 ft) | 512 m (1,680 ft) | Earth-fill & Gravity | 8.722 km3 (7,071,040 acre⋅ft) | 616.42 km2 (152,321 acres) | 1984 |
Andhra Pradesh | Pennar | Somasila | 39 m (128 ft) | 760 m (2,493 ft) | Earth-fill & Gravity | 2.20862 km3 (1,790,557 acre⋅ft) | 212.28 km2 (52,456 acres) | 1989 |
Himachal Pradesh | Sutlej | Bhakra Dam | 226 m (741 ft) | 518 m (1,699 ft) | Earth-fill & Gravity | 9.62 km3 (7,799,061 acre⋅ft) | 168.35 km2 (41,600 acres) | 1963 |
Odisha | Mahanadi River | Hirakud Dam | 183 m (600 ft) | 50 km (164,042 ft) | Earth-fill & Gravity | 5.896 km3 (4,779,965 acre⋅ft) | 83,400 km2 (20,608,589 acres) | 1957 |
Uttar Pradesh | Rihand River | Rihand Dam | 91.44 m
(300 ft) |
934.21 m
(3065 ft) |
Concrete Gravity | 10.6 km^3 | 5,148 km2 | 1962 |
Tamil Nadu | River Kaveri | Mettur Dam | 65 m
(213.2 ft) |
1.7 km
(5,577ft) |
Masonry
& Gravity |
2.64 km3
(2,140,286 acre-ft) |
42.5 km2(10,502 acres) | 1934 |
Gujarat | Narmada River | Sardar Sarovar Dam | 138.68 m (455 ft) | 1,210 m (3,970 ft) | Gravity Dam | 9.5 km3 (7,701,775 acre⋅ft) | 375.33 km2 (92,746 acres) | 2017 |
Gujarat | Tapti River | Ukai Dam | 105.16 m (345 ft) | 4,927 m (16,165 ft) | Earth-fill & Gravity | 7.41 km3 (6,007,385 acre⋅ft) | 612 km2 (151,228 acres) | 1972 |
Uttarakhand | Bhagirathi River | Tehri Dam | 260.5 m (855 ft) | 575 m (1,886 ft) | Embankment, earth and rock-fill | 4 km3 (3,242,853 acre⋅ft) | 52 km2 (12,849 acres) | 2006 |
See also
External Links
References
- "Statewise dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- "National register of dams in India" (PDF). Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2015.