| Dam | River | State |
|---|---|---|
| Nagarjunasagar | Krishna | Telangana |
| Pochampad (Sri Ramasagar) | Godavari | Telangana |
| Srisailam | Krishna | A.P. |
| Sardar Sarovar | Narmada | Gujarat |
| Ukai | Tapi | Gujarat |
| Hirakud | Mahanadi | Orissa |
| Bhakra Nangal | Sutlej | Himachal Pradesh |
| Pong (Maharana Pratap Sagar) | Beas | Himachal Pradesh |
| Thein (Ranjit Sagar) | Ravi | Punjab |
| Baglihar | Chenab | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Chutak | Suru | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Panchet | Damodar | Jharkhand |
| Maithon | Barakar | Jharkhand |
| Tehri | Bhagirathi | Uttarakhand |
| Koyna | Koyna | Maharashtra |
| Mettur | Kaveri | Tamilnadu |
| Krishnaraja Sagar | Kaveri | Karnataka |
| Alamatti | Krishna | Karnataka |
| Mullaperiyar | Periyar | Kerala |
| Gandhisagar | Chambal | Madhya Pradesh |
| Nimoo Bazgo | Indus | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Dam | River | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Aswan Dam | Nile | Egypt |
| Jinping-I dam | Yalong | China |
| Three Gorges dam | Yangtse | China |
| Nurek dam | Vakhsh | Tajikistan |
| Itaipu dam | Parana | Brazil and Paraguay |
| Hoover dam | Colorado | U.S.A. |
| Note: There are innumerable dams in the world but only a few are listed here keeping in view the scope of this website and that of GK required for competitive exams in India. | ||
