The development of water conservancy projects not only meets the needs of people's production and life,but also brings great economic benefits to the society.Dam is an important part of water conservancy projects,there are certain safety problems in the current operation of dams,and it is particularly important to strengthen dam safety monitoring so as to ensure the safety of dams.Based on this condition,this paper focuses on the analysis of the main problems in reservoir dam safety monitoring,and puts forward specific solutions,aiming to provide a reasonable reference for the development of related work.