Dams in Pennar Basin
# | Name | Purpose | River | Nearest City | District | State | Status | Completion Year | Type | Length (m) | Max Height above Foundation (m) |
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1 | Ahobilam / Penna Ahobilam (Dr. K.S.P.A.B.R.) Dam | Hydroelectric,Irrigation | Pennar | Rayadurg | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1994 | Earthen | 2060 | 46 |
2 | Alaganoor Dam | Nandikotkur | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | - | ||||||
3 | Ananthasagarm Dam | Irrigation | Pennar | Atmakur | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen | 3500 | 14 | ||
4 | Bahuda Dam | Irrigation | Bahuda | Madanapalle | Chittoor | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1974 | Earthen | 792.48 | 31.77 |
5 | Bijawara Dam | Irrigation | Dodda Halla | Madhugiri | Tumkur | Karnataka | 1906 | Earthen | 1590 | 9.1 | |
6 | Buggavanka Dam | Irrigation | Buggavanka | Cuddapah | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1998 | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 2060 | 26 |
7 | Bukkapatnam Dam | Irrigation | Penukonda | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1975 | Earthen | 6017 | 14 | |
8 | Chagallu Barrage Dam | Irrigation | Pennar | Tadpatri | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Under Construction | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 291.5 | 21.43 | |
9 | Cheyyeru / Annamayya Dam | Irrigation | Cheyyeru | Rajampet | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 2003 | Earthen | 409 | 25 |
10 | Chinnarayaswamy Gudi /Chennaraya Dam | Irrigation | Papagni | Kadiri | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1969 | Earthen | 465 | 15 |
11 | Chintakuntavagu Dam | Irrigation | Local Stream | Jammalamadugu | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen | 285 | 13 | ||
12 | Chitravathi Dam | Irrigation | Chitravathi | Pulivendla | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen | ||||
13 | Dandiganahally Dam | Irrigation | North Pennar | Gauribidanur | Chikkaballapura | Karnataka | Completed | 1987 | Earthen | 337 | 20.92 |
14 | Dharmavaram Dam | Irrigation | Dharmavaram | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen | 6393 | 11 | |||
15 | Eguva Thamballa Palli - Cheruvu Dam | Badvel | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | - | ||||||
16 | Gooty Tank | Irrigation | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Proposed | Earthen | |||||
17 | Gorakallu Dam | Irrigation | Mallama selavagu | Nandyal | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | Under Construction | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 1731 | 48.5 | |
18 | Gundlamotu Dam | Irrigation | Giddalur | Prakasam | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen | 605 | 16 | |||
19 | Hanumanthapura Dam | Hydroelectric,Irrigation | Gondahalla | Madhugiri | Tumkur | Karnataka | Completed | 1906 | Earthen | 1320 | 8.8 |
20 | Haresamudram Big Dam | Irrigation | Madakasira | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen | 1264 | 10 | |||
21 | Jalakanur Dam | Irrigation | Bodivagu | Nandikotkur | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1981 | Earthen | 7200 | 10.51 |
22 | Kampasamudram New Dam | Irrigation | Pennar | Udayagiri | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen | 1830 | 11.2 | ||
23 | Kanigiri Dam | Irrigation | Duvvuru Canal | Kovvur | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | Earthen | 10000 | 10.278 | |
24 | Kushavathi Dam | Irrigation | Khushavathi | Rayachoti | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen | 1030 | 17.47 | ||
25 | Lower Sagileru Dam | Irrigation | Sagileru | Badvel | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1959 | Earthen | 1905 | 22.91 |
26 | Madakasira Dam | Irrigation | Madakasira | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 686 | 12 | |||
27 | Marala Dam | Irrigation | Penukonda | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Under Construction | Earthen | 624 | 13.8 | ||
28 | Matchukota Balancing Reservoir | Irrigation | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Proposed | Earthen | |||||
29 | Mavathur Dam | Irrigation | Garudachala halla | Koratagere | Tumkur | Karnataka | Completed | 1908 | Earthen | 1380 | 14 |
30 | Midpennar Stage-I/Mid-Pennar Dam | Irrigation | Pennar | Anantapur | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1968 | Earthen | 1175 | 43 |
31 | Mylavaram Dam | Irrigation | Pennar | Jammalamadugu | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1983 | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 2850 | 24 |
32 | Nellore Dam | Irrigation | Pennar | Nellore | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | - | 621.71 | ||
33 | P.T.Cheruvu | Irrigation | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | Earthen | |||||
34 | Paleru ,Owk Dam | Irrigation | Paleru | Banganapalle | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1946 | Earthen | 622 | 10.15 |
35 | Panthulu Cheruvu Dam | Irrigation | Kadiri | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen | 923 | 12 | |||
36 | Paya Cheruvu Dam | Irrigation | Punganuru | Chittoor | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen | 200 | 14 | |||
37 | Pedaballi Dam | Irrigation | Kadiri | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 2000 | Earthen | 149 | 12 | |
38 | Pedda Cheruvu , Nagasamudram Dam | Irrigation | Dharmavaram | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1975 | Earthen | 1295.68 | 14 | |
39 | Pedda Tippa Samudram Dam | Irrigation | Madanapalle | Chittoor | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 1550 | 15.39 | |||
40 | Pedderu Dam | Irrigation | Pedderu | Madanapalle | Chittoor | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1980 | Earthen | 590 | 35 |
41 | Pendekallu | Irrigation | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Proposed | - | |||||
42 | Pendlur Dam | Irrigation | Pulivendla | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1998 | Earthen | 1045 | 10.6 | |
43 | Pincha Dam | Irrigation | Pincha | Rayachoti | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1960 | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 486 | 21 |
44 | Rayalacheruvu Dam | Irrigation | Pennar | Tadpatri | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen | 920 | 10 | ||
45 | SPVBS Dam | Irrigation | Pennar | Y.s.r. | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | - | ||||
46 | Sancherla Dam | Irrigation | Badvel | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 2000 | Earthen | 500 | 12 | |
47 | Savisettipalli Dam | Irrigation | Badvel | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1985 | Earthen | 200 | 12 | |
48 | Siddalagandi Dam | Irrigation | Talakona | Vayalpad | Chittoor | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1959 | Earthen | 1795 | 12 |
49 | Somasila Dam | Hydroelectric,Irrigation, | Pennar | Atmakur | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1986 | - | 352 | 39 |
50 | Sreerangarayani Cheruvu Dam | Irrigation | Anantapur | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 2378.76 | 11.708 | |||
51 | Sri Subbaraya Sagar | Irrigation | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Proposed | - | |||||
52 | T.Sundupalli Dam | Irrigation | Badvel | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 1100 | 10 | |||
53 | Thadukuvagu Dam | Irrigation | Badvel | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1982 | Earthen | 900 | 12.2 | |
54 | Theetha Dam | Irrigation | Jayamangali | Koratagere | Tumkur | Karnataka | Completed | 1986 | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 1017 | 22 |
55 | Tumbodi Amanikere Dam | Irrigation | Dodda Halla | Koratagere | Tumkur | Karnataka | Completed | 1939 | Earthen | 480 | 12.6 |
56 | Upper Pennar Dam | Irrigation | Pennar | Dharmavaram | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1959 | Earthen | 3505 | 16.74 |
57 | Varikunta Dam | Irrigation | Badvel | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1997 | Earthen | 1156 | 15.1 | |
58 | Veligallu Dam | Irrigation | Papagni | Rayachoti | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | Gravity & Masonry | 810 | 45 | |
59 | Velugodu Dam | Pennar | Atmakur | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | - | 11640 | 28 | ||
60 | Vyasasamudram Dam | Irrigation | Madanapalle | Chittoor | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1974 | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 840 | 11.29 | |
61 | Y.T.Cheruvu Dam | Irrigation | Gooty | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 2078 | 10 | |||
62 | Yeddula Eswaraiah GandiKoata Dam | Pennar | Jammalamadugu | Y.S.R. | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | Gravity & Masonry | 325 | 38 | ||
63 | Yogivemana Dam | Irrigation | Maddeleru River | Kadiri | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 2001 | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 570 | 29.46 |
64 | Zurreru Dam | Irrigation | Zurreru | Banganapalle | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | Completed | 1963 | Earthen | 677 | 16 |