| 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 | 6314.54 | 59.13 | 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, Kushalnagar 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, Yellapur 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 |
