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Reservoirs

Where India's big reservoirs are and how much water they can hold, from the India-WRIS national register.

Reference register · not a live reading
419 distinct dams (432 rows, 13 duplicates merged)
161 billion m³ of live capacity
19 states with capacity data
71% of reservoirs have a capacity figure

Live capacity by state

Click a state for every dam in it.

BCM capacity
0.3 27.3
not published

18 states have capacity data in the register.

2 dams shared between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (15.13 BCM) are reported jointly and so are not shaded above.

Live capacity by state

  • Madhya Pradesh 27.32 BCM 9 reservoirs
  • Karnataka 24.37 BCM 16 reservoirs
  • Gujarat 17.38 BCM 211 reservoirs
  • Maharashtra 15.50 BCM 24 reservoirs
  • Odisha 15.33 BCM 8 reservoirs
  • Andhra Pradesh & Telangana (shared) 15.13 BCM 2 reservoirs
  • Himachal Pradesh 12.47 BCM 3 reservoirs
  • Uttarakhand 5.07 BCM 3 reservoirs
  • Rajasthan 4.36 BCM 4 reservoirs
  • Tamil Nadu 4.23 BCM 6 reservoirs
  • Chhattisgarh 4.04 BCM 3 reservoirs
  • Kerala 3.83 BCM 6 reservoirs

India's largest reservoirs

  • Indira Sagar 9.74 BCM Madhya Pradesh · CWC
  • Srisailam Reservoir 8.29 BCM Andhra Pradesh & Telangana (shared) · CWC
  • Nagarjuna Sagar 6.84 BCM Andhra Pradesh & Telangana (shared) · CWC
  • Gandhi Sagar 6.83 BCM Madhya Pradesh · CWC
  • Ukai Reservoir 6.62 BCM Gujarat · CWC
  • Gobind Sagar\Bhakra Reservoir 6.23 BCM Himachal Pradesh · CWC
  • Pong Reservoir 6.16 BCM Himachal Pradesh · CWC
  • Hirakud Reservoir 5.38 BCM Odisha · CWC
  • Ban Sagar 5.17 BCM Madhya Pradesh · CWC
  • Linganamakki Reservoir 4.29 BCM Karnataka · CWC
  • Supa Reservoir 4.12 BCM Karnataka · CWC
  • Rengali Reservoir 3.43 BCM Odisha · CWC

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Sources: data.gov.in · CPCB · Agmarknet · India-WRIS