the top 10 dams in India based on their storage capacity
- Tehri Dam (Tehri Reservoir), Uttarakhand:
- Type: Earth and rock-fill
- River: Bhagirathi
- Bhakra Dam, Himachal Pradesh:
- Type: Concrete gravity
- River: Sutlej
- Sardar Sarovar Dam, Gujarat:
- Type: Concrete gravity
- River: Narmada
- Hirakud Dam, Odisha:
- Type: Composite (earth, concrete, and masonry)
- River: Mahanadi
- Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh:
- Type: Masonry gravity
- River: Krishna
- Indira Sagar Dam, Madhya Pradesh:
- Type: Concrete gravity
- River: Narmada
- Mettur Dam, Tamil Nadu:
- Type: Masonry gravity
- River: Cauvery
- Krishna Raja Sagara Dam (KRS Dam), Karnataka:
- Type: Masonry gravity
- River: Cauvery
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) India Limited Mines Overflow Dam, Tamil Nadu:
- Type: Earthen
- River: Unnamed
- Idukki Dam, Kerala:
- Type: Arch
- River: Periyar
