The invention discloses submerged-arc welding flux for 800MPa-grade high-strength steel for a large-size hydropower facility and a production method of the submerged-arc welding flux. The submerged-arc welding flux comprises, by mass percentage, 9-23% of CaF2, 9-14% of Al2O3, 8-18% of SiO2, 18-34% of MgO, 15-22% of CaO, 1-5% of MnO, 0.5-3% of Fe2O3, less than or equal to 2.5% of Na2O, less than orequal to 2.5% of K2O and less than or equal to 2% of TiO2. The production method comprises the steps that after the elements are uniformly mixed according to the proportions, a binding agent accounting for 15% to 20% of the total amount of the materials is added for granulation; and then, 200-250 DEG C low-temperature baking, 670-780 DEG C high-temperature sintering and sieving are conducted, sothat a submerged-arc welding flux product is obtained. According to the submerged-arc welding flux and the production method thereof, a reasonable welding process is adopted to be matched with the chemical elements of the 800MPa high-strength steel, and therefore, chemical elements and textures of metal at each welding seam can reach the optimal state; the deposited metal S and the deposited metalP are low in content, and the flux has reasonable mechanical property indexes such as the tensile strength, the impact value, the bending property, the crack resistance and the hardness; and in addition, air holes, slag inclusion and cracks inside each welding seam as well as appearance edge excessiveness, undercuts and the like meet the standard requirements.