Dam Name | State | Type |
| Srisailam Dam | Andhra Pradesh | Masonry |
| Kosi Barrage | Bihar | Embankment |
| Sardar Sarovar Dam | Gujarat | Concrete Gravity |
| Ukai Dam | Gujarat | Earth-fill |
| Bhakra Dam | Himachal Pradesh | Gravity |
| Nathpa Jhakri Dam | Himachal Pradesh | Concrete |
| Pong Dam | Himachal Pradesh | Concrete |
| Chamera Dam | Himachal Pradesh | Concrete |
| Bhakra Nangal Dam | Himachal Pradesh/Punjab | Concrete Gravity |
| Salal Dam | Jammu and Kashmir | Arch |
| Baglihar Dam | Jammu and Kashmir | Concrete |
| Maithon Dam | Jharkhand | Masonry |
| Tilayia Dam | Jharkhand | Masonry |
| Panchet Dam | Jharkhand | Masonry |
| Konar Dam | Jharkhand | Masonry |
| Maithon Dam | Jharkhand | Concrete |
| Almatti Dam | Karnataka | Earth-fill |
| Tungabhadra Dam | Karnataka | Masonry |
| Krishna Raja Sagara Dam | Karnataka | Masonry |
| Almatti Dam | Karnataka | Concrete |
| Bhadra Dam | Karnataka | Earth-fill |
| Krishnarajasagar Dam | Karnataka | Masonry |
| Idukki Dam | Kerala | Arch-gravity |
| Mullaperiyar Dam | Kerala | Masonry |
| Malampuzha Dam | Kerala | Masonry |
| Indira Sagar Dam | Madhya Pradesh | Concrete Gravity |
| Gandhisagar Dam | Madhya Pradesh | Masonry |
| Bansagar Dam | Madhya Pradesh | Masonry |
| Bargi Dam | Madhya Pradesh | Earth-fill |
| Koyna Dam | Maharashtra | Concrete Gravity |
| Hirakud Dam | Odisha | Earth-fill |
| Upper Kolab Dam | Odisha | Masonry |
| Ranjit Sagar Dam | Punjab | Earth-fill |
| Kainji Dam | Rajasthan | Embankment |
| Rangit Dam | Sikkim | Arch |
| Bhavanisagar Dam | Tamil Nadu | Concrete Gravity |
| Mettur Dam | Tamil Nadu | Masonry |
| Bhavanisagar Dam | Tamil Nadu | Earth-fill |
| Nagarjuna Sagar Dam | Telangana | Masonry |
| Sriram Sagar Project | Telangana | Earth-fill |
| Nizam Sagar Dam | Telangana | Masonry |
| Rihand Dam | Uttar Pradesh | Concrete Gravity |
| Tehri Dam | Uttarakhand | Rock and Earth-fill |
Top 10 largest dams in India
- Tehri Dam (Uttarakhand) – Height: 260.5 meters
- Lakhwar Dam (Uttarakhand) – Height: 204 meters
- Idukki Dam (Kerala) – Height: 168.91 meters
- Bhakra Nangal Dam (Himachal Pradesh) – Height: 226 meters
- Nagarjuna Sagar Dam (Telangana/Andhra Pradesh) – Height: 124 meters
- Sardar Sarovar Dam (Gujarat) – Height: 163 meters
- Hirakud Dam (Odisha) – Height: 60.96 meters
- Indira Sagar Dam (Madhya Pradesh) – Height: 92 meters
- Mettur Dam (Tamil Nadu) – Height: 120 feet
- Almatti Dam (Karnataka) – Height: 519.60 meters
Five largest dams in India
- Tehri Dam
- Bhakra Nangal Dam
- Sardar Sarovar Dam
- Hirakud Dam
- Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
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