Konar Dam, Multipurpose dam in Hazaribagh district, India

Konar Dam is a 4,535-metre-long, 48.77-metre-high dam across the Konar River, a tributary of the Damodar, in Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. Built by the Damodar Valley Corporation and opened in 1955, it impounds a reservoir covering 27.92 km2 when full, with an effective storage of 176 million cubic metres.

Konar Dam was the second of four dams in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation, created in 1948 after the catastrophic flood of 1943. W.L. Voorduin, a senior engineer from the Tennessee Valley Authority, proposed eight dams and a barrage, but only four dams and the Durgapur Barrage were built. Konar was inaugurated in 1955, after Tilaiya in 1953 and before Maithon in 1957 and Panchet in 1959.

The reservoir waters support local fishing communities and enable irrigation for surrounding villages. People in the area depend on this water for their daily work and livelihoods.

The dam is accessible by road and offers fishing and boating on the reservoir. The visit is best during dry weather, especially in the drier months of the year.

Konar Dam was the second of the four dams of the Damodar Valley Corporation's first phase, opened in 1955 after Tilaiya (1953) and before Maithon (1957) and Panchet (1959). It is 4,535 m long and 48.77 m high, and its reservoir holds 176 million cubic metres of effective storage.