List of Important Dams in India
| State | Dams | River |
| Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana | Nagarjuna Sagar Dam | Krishna river |
| Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana | Srisailam Dam | Krishna |
| Himachal Pradesh/ Uttarakhand | Kishau Dam | Tons River |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Ranganadi Dam | Ranganadi |
| Gujarat | Sardar Sarovar Dam | Narmada |
| Ukai Dam | Tapti | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bhakra Dam | Sutlej |
| Koldam Dam | Sutlej | |
| Nathpa Jhakri Dam | Sutlej | |
| Chamera Dam | Ravi river | |
| Pong Dam | Beas River | |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Baglihar Dam | Chenab |
| Uri Dam | Jhelum River | |
| Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric Plant | Indus River | |
| Chutak Hydroelectric Plant | Suru River | |
| Jharkhand | Maithon Dam | Barakar |
| Karnataka | Almatti Dam | Krishna River |
| Krishna raja sagar Dam | Kaveri | |
| Tungabhadra Dam | Tungabhadra | |
| Kerala | Idukki Dam | Periyar River |
| Mullaperiyar Dam | Periyar | |
| Cheruthoni Dam | Periyar | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bansagar Dam | Son River |
| Indira Sagar Dam | Narmada | |
| Gandhi Sagar Dam | Chambal River | |
| Maharashtra | Koyna Dam | Koyna River |
| Odisha | Hirakud Dam | Mahanadi |
| Indravati Dam | Indravati River | |
| Punjab | Ranjit Sagar Dam/ Thein Dam | Ravi River |
| Rajasthan | Bisalpur Dam | Banas River |
| Rana Pratap Sagar Dam | Chambal River | |
| Jawahar Sagar Dam | Chambal River | |
| Sikkim | Rangit Dam | Rangeeth |
| Tamil Nadu | Bhavani Sagar Dam | Bhavani |
| Mettur Dam | Kaveri | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Rihand Dam | Rihand River |
| Uttarakhand | Tehri Dam | Bhagirathi River |
| Lakhwar Dam | Yamuna River |
