Dam/Reservoir |
River |
Location |
Storage capacity (tmcft) |
Reservoir level (m) |
Height of Dam (m) |
Length of Dam (m) |
No. of Gates |
Type |
Reservoir Area (km2) |
Completed year |
Purpose
|
Almatti Dam[3][4] |
Krishna |
Nidagundi taluk, Bijapur district |
123.25 |
519.6 |
49.29 |
1564.85 |
26 |
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam |
540.11 |
1999 |
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
|
Basava Sagara Dam(Narayanpur Dam)[5][6] |
Krishna |
Narayanapur, Hunasagi taluk, Yadgir district |
37.965 |
492.252 |
29.72 |
10637.52 |
30 |
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam |
132.06 |
1982 |
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
|
Raja Lakhamagowda dam[7] |
Ghataprabha |
Hidkal, Hukkeri taluk, Belgaum district |
51.16 |
745.79 |
53.34 |
10183 |
10 |
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam |
63.38 |
1977 |
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
|
Renuka Sagara Dam[8] |
Malaprabha |
Navilutheertha, Saundatti taluk, Belgaum district |
37.73 |
633.83 |
43.13 |
154.52 |
4 |
Gravity & Masonry dam |
54.97 |
1972 |
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
|
Vani Vilasa Sagara[9] |
Vedavathi |
Marikanive, Hiriyur Taluk, Chitradurga district |
30.442 |
652.28 |
43.28 |
405.4 |
2 |
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam |
87.63 |
1907 |
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
|
Upper Tunga Dam
|
Tunga
|
Gajanur, Shimoga
|
3.24
|
588.24
|
17.5
|
791.39
|
22
|
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
|
13.389
|
2007
|
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
|
Bhadra Dam[10][11] |
Bhadra |
Lakkavalli,
Tarikere taluk, Chikmagaluru district
|
71.50 |
631.54 |
59.14 |
1708 |
4 |
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam |
112.508 |
1965 |
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
|
Tungabhadra Dam[12] |
Tungabhadra |
Hospet, Vijayanagara district |
132.47 |
497.74 |
49.39 |
2443 |
33 |
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam |
378 |
1953 |
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
|
Hemavathi Reservoir[13] |
Hemavathi |
Gorur, Hassan district |
35.76 |
489.63 |
58.50 |
4692 |
6 |
Earth-fill, Masonry dam, Spillway & Gravity |
85.02 |
1979 |
Irrigation
|
Kabini Reservoir
|
Kabini
|
Heggadadevanakote Taluk, Mysore
|
19.52
|
696
|
59.44
|
2732
|
4
|
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
|
-
|
1974
|
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
|
Harangi Reservoir[14] |
Harangi |
Hudgur, Somawarapete taluk, Kodagu district |
8.07 |
871.42 |
53 |
845.8 |
4 |
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam |
19.081 |
1982 |
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
|
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam[15] |
Kaveri |
Mandya |
45.05 |
791 |
42.62 |
2621 |
18 |
Gravity & Masonry dam |
107.808 |
1931
|
Irrigation & Hydroelectric
|
Linganamakki Dam[16] |
Sharavathi |
Linganamakki, Sagara Taluk, Shimoga district |
156.62 |
554.43 |
61.26 |
2749.29 |
11 |
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam |
317.28 |
1964 |
Hydroelectric
|
Chakra Reservoir
|
Chakra
|
Chakra Nagar, Hosanagar Taluk, Shimoga
|
7.3
|
575
|
84
|
570
|
1
|
Rock-fill
|
-
|
1985
|
Irrigation
|
Savehaklu Reservoir
|
Chakra
|
Chakra Nagar, Hosanagar Taluk, Shimoga
|
4.1
|
582
|
59
|
633
|
1
|
Rock-fill
|
-
|
1980
|
Irrigation
|
Mani Reservoir
|
Varahi
|
Hummadagallu, Hosanagar Taluk, Shimoga
|
35.2
|
594.36
|
59
|
580
|
3
|
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam
|
-
|
1988
|
Hydroelectric
|
Supa Dam[17] |
Kali |
Ganesha Gudi, Joida Taluk, Uttara Kannada district |
147.54 |
564 |
101 |
331.29 |
3 |
Gravity & Masonry dam |
124 |
1987 |
Hydroelectric
|
Kodasalli Dam[18] |
Kali |
Kodasalli, Joida Taluk, Uttara Kannada district |
10.14 |
75.5 m |
52.1 |
534 |
9 |
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam |
20.85 |
2000 |
Hydroelectric
|
Kadra Dam[19] |
Kali |
Virje Karwar Taluk, Uttara Kannada district |
13.74 |
34.50 m |
40.50 |
2313 |
10 |
Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam |
32.48 |
1997 |
Hydroelectric
|
Shanti Sagara |
Haridra |
Kerebilchi, Channagiri taluk, Davanagere district |
3.5 |
612 |
8 |
290 |
2 |
Earth-fill |
26.51 |
- |
Irrigation
|
Karanja Dam |
Karanja |
Byalahalli, Bhalki taluk, Bidar district |
13.1 |
587 |
19 |
3480 |
6 |
- |
45 |
1989 |
irrigation
|