Dams and reservoirs: north to south

A one-page list for revision, ordered by latitude (north first).

#Dam / reservoirState / UTLat.PYQ years
1Salal Dam
Chenab, J&K; a run-of-the-river project.
Jammu and Kashmir33.1°–
2Pong Dam
Beas, Himachal Pradesh; its lake is a Ramsar site.
Himachal Pradesh32.0°–
3Bhakra Dam
Sutlej, Himachal Pradesh; Gobind Sagar reservoir.
Himachal Pradesh31.4°2005
4Tehri Dam
Bhagirathi, Uttarakhand; the tallest dam in India.
Uttarakhand30.4°2002, 1999
5Farakka Barrage
Ganga, West Bengal; diverts water to the Hooghly; linked to the India–Bangladesh Ganga treaty.
West Bengal24.8°–
6Gandhi Sagar Dam
Chambal, Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh24.7°2022, 2005, 1999
7Rihand Dam
Rihand, Uttar Pradesh; Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar.
Uttar Pradesh24.2°–
8Maithon Dam
Barakar, Jharkhand; part of the Damodar Valley Corporation.
Jharkhand23.9°2022
9Indira Sagar Dam
Narmada, Madhya Pradesh; one of India's largest reservoirs.
Madhya Pradesh22.3°2022
10Sardar Sarovar Dam
Narmada, Gujarat; the Statue of Unity stands near it.
Gujarat21.8°1999
11Hirakud Dam
Mahanadi, Odisha; among the longest earthen dams in the world.
Odisha21.6°–
12Ukai Dam
Tapi, Gujarat.
Gujarat21.2°2010
13Koyna Dam
Koyna, Maharashtra; a major hydro project.
Maharashtra17.4°–
14Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Krishna, Telangana–Andhra Pradesh border.
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana16.6°–
15Srisailam Dam
Krishna, Andhra Pradesh–Telangana.
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana16.1°–
16Tungabhadra Dam
Tungabhadra, Karnataka near Hosapete.
Karnataka15.3°2023
17Krishna Raja Sagara
Kaveri, Karnataka; Brindavan Gardens.
Karnataka12.4°–
18Mettur Dam
Kaveri, Tamil Nadu (Stanley reservoir).
Tamil Nadu11.8°1999
19Idukki Dam
Periyar, Kerala; an arch dam between two hills.
Kerala9.8°1996
20Mullaperiyar Dam
Periyar, Kerala; operated by Tamil Nadu, subject of an inter-state dispute.
Kerala9.5°–

Latitude of the marker (or the middle of the feature). Source: UPSCPrep.in Map Explorer · https://upscprep.in/maps/places/dams/print/