List of dams and reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh

The following are the major dams and reservoirs located in Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh is well known for its fertile lands, plains and has the most Dams, Reservoirs, Lakes, Ponds, Wells, and Canals across Eastern Ghats of India. It also has second largest river delta consisting river systems of Krishna and Godavari rivers in the country.

List of Major Irrigation dams and reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh Existing & Proposed Major dams and reservoirs: Name & Place Gross Storage (TMC) River Basin Constructed Year Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Vijayapuri South 312Krishna River 1967 Srisailam Dam, Srisailam 216Krishna River 1981 Polavaram Project, Polavaram 194Godavari River Under Construction Somasila Dam, Somasila village 75Penna River 1989 Pulichinthala Project, Pulichinthala village 45.77Krishna River 2009 Nallamalasagar Reservoir, Markapur 43.5Krishna River Under Construction Jalaput Dam, Jalaput 34.27 Machkund River 2000 Gandikota Reservoir, Gandikota village 26.84Penna River and Chitravathi River 2013 Kalyani Dam, Tirupati 25 Million Cubic MetersSwarnamukhi River 1977 Brahmamsagar Reservoir, Bramhamgari Matham 17.73Penna River 1984 Velugodu Balancing Reservoir, Velgode 16.95Galeru River 2016 PABR Dam, Penna Ahobilam 11.10Penna River 1983 Vykuntapuram Barrage, Amaravati 10Krishna River Under Construction Chitravathi Balancing Reservoir, Parnapalli village 10Chitravathi River 2003 Mylavaram Dam, Mylavaram 9.96Penna River 1981-82 Dowleswaram Barrage, Rajahmundry5.14Godavari River 1850 Mid Pennar Dam, Marutla village 5Penna River 1980 Veligallu Dam Reservoir, Galiveedu 4.64Papagni River 2008 Rajolibanda Dam, Kurnool 4Tungabhadra River 1956 Gundlakamma Reservoir Project, Chinnamallavaram 3.85Gundlakamma River 1978 Tatipudi Reservoir, Tatipudi 3.32Gosthani River 1968 Prakasham Barrage, Vijayawada 3Krishna River 1855 Thotapalli Barrage, Thotapali village 2.51Nagavali River 2015 Sanjeevaiah Sagar Dam, Gajuladinne village 2Handri River 2013 Sunkesula Barrage, Kurnool 1.25Tungabhadra River 1861 Jeedipalli Reservoir, Jeedipalli village 1.69Handri River 2012 Gollapalli Reservoir, Penukonda 1.91Handri River 2016

List of Major Lift Irrigation Projects in Andhra Pradesh

Existing and Proposed Lift Irrigation Projects: Lift Irrigation ProjectLift Irrigation StageNo of PumpsDischarge CapacityRiver BasinLift LocationsPattiseema Lift Irrigation ProjectPattiseema - Stage I24240 cumecsGodavari RiverPolavaram Project, Polavaram villagePattiseema - Stage II24240 cumecsKrishna RiverPrakasham Barrage, VijayawadaGandikota Lift Irrigation ProjectGandikota - Stage IPenna RiverPulivendula Branch Canal, KadapaGandikota - Stage IIChitravathi RiverChitravati Balancing Reservoir, Parnapalli village

See also

Eastern Ghats Krishna River Godavari River Tungabhadra River Vamsadhara River Nagavali River Penna River Palar River Gosthani River Chitravathi River Gundlakamma River Swarnamukhi River

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