List of dams on the Brahmaputra River

Top left: Brahmaputra basin in India
Top right: Rangit Dam and reservoir on Rangeet River
Bottom left: Map of the Yarlung Tsangpo River watershed which drains the north slope of the Himalayas.

This is a list of dams on the Brahmaputra River and hydro–infrastructure in the Brahmaputra River Basin which is a key constituent of the Ganges-Brahmaputra basin of Himalayan rivers. Brahmaputra originates near Mount Kailash, flows through Tibet where it is called Yarlung Tsangpo. It enters India in Arunachal Pradesh in Eastern Himalaya, and then enters Bangladesh where it is called Jamuna (not to be mistaken with Yamuna tributary of Ganges in India). It finally flows into the Bay of Bengal where it merges with the Ganges at Sunderban Delta. There are existing and planned dams on Brahmaputra in Tibet and India, but none in Bangladesh.

List of dams and other hydro–infrastructure[edit]

Upstream to downstream

Name	Location	Year Completed	Notes/Ref
CHINA
Yamdrok Hydropower Station	29°15′51″N 90°36′23″E / 29.2641°N 90.6064°E / 29.2641; 90.6064	1998	^[1]
Pangduo Hydro Power Station	30°10′59″N 91°21′11″E / 30.183°N 91.353°E / 30.183; 91.353	2013
Zhikong Hydro Power Station	29°58′6.78″N 91°52′36.55″E / 29.9685500°N 91.8768194°E / 29.9685500; 91.8768194	2007
Zangmu Dam	29°11′06″N 92°31′00″E / 29.18500°N 92.51667°E / 29.18500; 92.51667	2015	^[2]
Jiacha Hydropower Station	29°08′23″N 92°32′48″E / 29.13972°N 92.54667°E / 29.13972; 92.54667 (Jiacha Hydro Power Station)	2020	^[3]
Lalho Hydroelectric Project	Xiabuqu river, Shigatse	2019	^[4]
Other related projects: South–North Water Transfer Project
Proposed: Lengda Hydro Power Station, Zhongda Hydro Power Station, Langzhen Hydro Power Station, Jeixu Dam and Jiexu Hydro Power Station, Dagu Dam and Dagu Hydro Power Station, Bayu Hydro Power Station, Lalho Dam and Lalho Hydroelectric Project
INDIA
Subansiri Lower Dam	27°33′13″N 94°15′31″E / 27.55361°N 94.25861°E / 27.55361; 94.25861		Halted^[5]
Ranganadi Dam	27°20′34″N 93°49′0″E / 27.34278°N 93.81667°E / 27.34278; 93.81667	2001
Rangit Dam	27°17′41″N 88°17′32″E / 27.29472°N 88.29222°E / 27.29472; 88.29222	2000
Dibang Dam	28°20′15″N 95°46′15″E / 28.33750°N 95.77083°E / 28.33750; 95.77083		Halted^[6]
Other related projects: Upper Siang Hydroelectric Project, Dihing River Irrigation Project,^[7] Hawrapur Irrigation Project,^[7] Teesta Barrage, Mayurakshi project, Kangshabati project^[8]
Proposed: Doyang Hydro Electric station
BANGLADESH
None^[9]	n/a	n/a	n/a

Map[edit]

150km
100miles

Zangmu Dam

Rangit Dam

Angsi Glacier (source)

Subansiri Lower Dam

Ranganadi Dam

Pangduo Hydro Power Station

Zhikong Hydro Power Station

Yamdrok Hydro Power Station

Jiacha Hydro Power Station

Hydro infrastructure on the Brahmaputra River, the Brahmaputra River Basin and Brahmaputra River tributaries

References[edit]

^ "China's first hydropower dam on Brahmaputra is fully operational". HiLight News. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
^ "Rajya Sabha Question No. 52 Dam on Brahmaputra by China". mea.gov.in. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "The Jiacha Hydropower Station with a total investment of 7.83 billion yuan will be put into operation this year". People's Daily. 17 March 2020.
^ Garg, Ibu Sanjeeb (18 October 2016). "Why India should be worried about China's Lalho dam". mint. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
^ "Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project". www.power-technology.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ Rahman, Mirza Zulfiqur (26 September 2016). "China and India's race to dam the Brahmaputra river puts the Himalayas at risk". The Conversation. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b Sarma 2013, p. 271.
^ Rudra 2018, p. 152.
^ Bangladesh has no dam on Brahmaputra where it is called Jamuna. However, its tributaries, such as Padma River (name of main channel of Ganges in Bangladesh) and Teesta River, have upstream dams in India. The proposed Ganges Barrage Project on Padma River in Bangladesh was abandoned in 2017 due to the lack of return on investment and high cost in excess of US$5 billion.

Bibliography

Rudra, Kalyan (2018). Rivers of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta: A Fluvial Account of Bengal. Springer. ISBN 9783319765440.
Sarma, AK (2013). "Hydraulic Structures". In Singh, V.P.; Sharma, Nayan; Ojha, C. Shekhar P. (eds.). The Brahmaputra Basin Water Resources. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789401705400.

[completed-1] "China's first hydropower dam on Brahmaputra is fully operational". HiLight News. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

[2] "Rajya Sabha Question No. 52 Dam on Brahmaputra by China". mea.gov.in. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[3] "The Jiacha Hydropower Station with a total investment of 7.83 billion yuan will be put into operation this year". People's Daily. 17 March 2020.

[4] Garg, Ibu Sanjeeb (18 October 2016). "Why India should be worried about China's Lalho dam". mint. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

[5] "Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project". www.power-technology.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[6] Rahman, Mirza Zulfiqur (26 September 2016). "China and India's race to dam the Brahmaputra river puts the Himalayas at risk". The Conversation. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[FOOTNOTESarma2013271-7] Sarma 2013, p. 271.

[FOOTNOTERudra2018152-8] Rudra 2018, p. 152.

[9] Bangladesh has no dam on Brahmaputra where it is called Jamuna. However, its tributaries, such as Padma River (name of main channel of Ganges in Bangladesh) and Teesta River, have upstream dams in India. The proposed Ganges Barrage Project on Padma River in Bangladesh was abandoned in 2017 due to the lack of return on investment and high cost in excess of US$5 billion.

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v t e Hydrography of India
Inland	Alaknanda Beas Betwa Bhāgīrathī Bharatapuzha Brahmaputra Burhi Gandak Chambal Chenab Chilika Lake Dal Lake Damodar Dibang Ganges Ganges Basin Ganges Delta Ghaghara Godavari Gomti Hooghly Indira Gandhi Canal Indus Indus Delta Indus Basin Jhelum Kali Kaveri Ken Kerala backwaters Koshi Krishna Kushiyara Luni Mahanadi Malampuzha Narmada Nizam Sagar Padma Pamba Periyar Pookode Lake Powai Lake Ramganga Ravi Red Hills Lake Roopkund (Skeleton Lake) Sambhar Salt Lake Sapt Koshi Sabarmati River Sarasvati Sharda Someshwari Son Sutlej Tamsa Tapti Tons Vaigai Yamuna
Coastal	Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal Gulf of Khambhat Gulf of Kutch Gulf of Mannar Indian Ocean Laccadive Sea Palk Strait Ilog Pasig
Categories	Lakes of India Reservoirs and dams in India Rivers of India

v t e Hydrography of the Indian subcontinent
Inland rivers	Bagmati Beas Betwa Bhagirathi Brahmaputra Chambal Chenab Damodar Godavari Gandaki Ganges Ghaghara Indus Jhelum Kali Kaveri Kosi Krishna Luni Mahanadi Mahananda Mahaweli Meghna Narmada Padma Ravi Sarasvati Sankosh Sharda Son Sutlej Tapti Yamuna
Inland lakes, deltas, etc.	Ganges Basin Ganges Delta Indus Delta Dal Lake Pookode Lake Skeleton Lake Chilika Lake Lake Powai Borith Lake Saiful Muluk Gosaikunda Nizam Sagar Red Hills Lake Malampuzha Kerala backwaters Pulicat Lake
Coastal	Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal Gulf of Kutch Gulf of Khambhat Gulf of Mannar Laccadive Sea Palk Bay Palk Strait
Categories	Lakes of Bangladesh / India / Nepal / Pakistan / Sri Lanka Reservoirs and dams in India / Sri Lanka Rivers of Bangladesh / Bhutan / India / Nepal / Pakistan / Sri Lanka

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