Reservoirs in Karnataka

16 dams in the register, 24.37 billion m³ of live capacity between them.

Capacity register · not a live level

Largest by live capacity

  • Linganamakki Reservoir 4.29 BCM Shimoga · CWC
  • Supa Reservoir 4.12 BCM Uttara Kannada · CWC
  • Tungabhadra Reservoir 3.28 BCM Koppal · CWC
  • Almatti Reservoir 3.10 BCM Bagalkot · CWC
  • Bhadra Reservoir 1.78 BCM Chikmagalur · CWC
  • Ghatprabha\Hidkal Reservoir 1.39 BCM Belgaum · CWC
  • Krishnaraja Sagar 1.16 BCM Mysore · CWC
  • Malaprabha Reservoir 0.97 BCM Belgaum · CWC
  • Hemavathy Reservoir 0.93 BCM Hassan · CWC
  • Narayanapura Reservoir 0.86 BCM Bijapur · CWC
  • Vanivilasa Sagar 0.80 BCM Chitradurga · CWC
  • Mani Dam 0.69 BCM Shimoga · CWC

Every dam

DamDistrictBasinReported byCapacityFull level
Linganamakki ReservoirShimogaWest flowing rivers from Tadri to KanyakumariCWC4.294 BCM554.43 m
Supa ReservoirUttara KannadaWest flowing rivers from Tapi to TadriCWC4.120 BCM564 m
Tungabhadra ReservoirKoppalKrishnaCWC3.276 BCM497.74 m
Almatti ReservoirBagalkotKrishnaCWC3.105 BCM519.6 m
Bhadra ReservoirChikmagalurKrishnaCWC1.785 BCM657.76 m
Ghatprabha\Hidkal ReservoirBelgaumKrishnaCWC1.391 BCM662.95 m
Krishnaraja SagarMysoreCauveryCWC1.163 BCM752.5 m
Malaprabha ReservoirBelgaumKrishnaCWC0.972 BCM633.83 m
Hemavathy ReservoirHassanCauveryCWC0.927 BCM890.63 m
Narayanapura ReservoirBijapurKrishnaCWC0.863 BCM492.25 m
Vanivilasa SagarChitradurgaKrishnaCWC0.802 BCM652.28 m
Mani DamShimoga—CWC0.689 BCM594.36 m
Kabini ReservoirMysoreCauveryCWC0.444 BCM696.16 m
Harangi ReservoirKodaguCauveryCWC0.220 BCM871.42 m
TattihallaUttara Kannada—CWC0.185 BCM468.3 m
Gerusoppa ReservoirUttara KannadaWest flowing rivers from Tadri to KanyakumariCWC0.130 BCM55 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.

Data belongs to the Government of India and is republished here under the terms of the source portals. Figures are shown exactly as published — never estimated, never filled in.

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