Reservoirs in Karnataka
16 dams in the register, 24.37 billion m³ of live capacity between them.
Largest by live capacity
Every dam
| Dam | District | Basin | Reported by | Capacity | Full level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linganamakki Reservoir | Shimoga | West flowing rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari | CWC | 4.294 BCM | 554.43 m |
| Supa Reservoir | Uttara Kannada | West flowing rivers from Tapi to Tadri | CWC | 4.120 BCM | 564 m |
| Tungabhadra Reservoir | Koppal | Krishna | CWC | 3.276 BCM | 497.74 m |
| Almatti Reservoir | Bagalkot | Krishna | CWC | 3.105 BCM | 519.6 m |
| Bhadra Reservoir | Chikmagalur | Krishna | CWC | 1.785 BCM | 657.76 m |
| Ghatprabha\Hidkal Reservoir | Belgaum | Krishna | CWC | 1.391 BCM | 662.95 m |
| Krishnaraja Sagar | Mysore | Cauvery | CWC | 1.163 BCM | 752.5 m |
| Malaprabha Reservoir | Belgaum | Krishna | CWC | 0.972 BCM | 633.83 m |
| Hemavathy Reservoir | Hassan | Cauvery | CWC | 0.927 BCM | 890.63 m |
| Narayanapura Reservoir | Bijapur | Krishna | CWC | 0.863 BCM | 492.25 m |
| Vanivilasa Sagar | Chitradurga | Krishna | CWC | 0.802 BCM | 652.28 m |
| Mani Dam | Shimoga | — | CWC | 0.689 BCM | 594.36 m |
| Kabini Reservoir | Mysore | Cauvery | CWC | 0.444 BCM | 696.16 m |
| Harangi Reservoir | Kodagu | Cauvery | CWC | 0.220 BCM | 871.42 m |
| Tattihalla | Uttara Kannada | — | CWC | 0.185 BCM | 468.3 m |
| Gerusoppa Reservoir | Uttara Kannada | West flowing rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari | CWC | 0.130 BCM | 55 m |
Capacity is normalised to billion m³ per reporting agency: the register mixes BCM and MCM in the same column without declaring which. Full level is metres above sea level, as published.