List of tallest dams in the world
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This is a list of the tallest dams in the world over 135 m (443 ft) in height. Currently, the tallest dam in the world is the Jinping-I Dam, an arch dam in China at 305 m (1,001 ft) high. The tallest embankment dam is the 300 m (984 ft) high Nurek Dam in Tajikistan which is also the second tallest dam in the world. For gravity dams, the tallest is the 285 m (935 ft) high Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland. When completed, the 335 m (1,099 ft) tall Rogun Dam also in Tajikistan could be the tallest, depending on the chosen design. Next in line are the 325 m (1,066 ft) Bakhtiari Dam currently under construction in Iran and 312 m (1,024 ft) Shuangjiangkou Dam currently under construction in China. Natural landslide dams are also quite competitive in height but not listed here. In particular, the highest natural dam, Usoi Dam, is higher than the highest existing man-made one.
Existing
| Name | Height | Type | Country | River |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jinping-I Dam | 305 m (1,001 ft) | Concrete arch |  China | Yalong |
| Nurek Dam | 300 m (980 ft)[1][2][3] | Embankment, earth-fill |  Tajikistan | Vakhsh |
| Xiaowan Dam | 292 m (958 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Lancang |
| Xiluodu Dam | 285.5 m (937 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Jinsha Jiang |
| Grande Dixence Dam | 285 m (935 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Switzerland | Dixence |
| Inguri Dam | 271.5 m (891 ft) | Concrete arch |  Georgia | Inguri |
| Vajont Dam (disused) | 261.6 m (858 ft) | Concrete arch |  Italy | Vajont |
| Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasén) Dam[4] | 261 m (856 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  Mexico | Grijalva |
| Nuozhadu Dam | 261 m (856 ft) | Embankment | China | Lancang River |
| Tehri Dam | 260.5 m (855 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  India | Bhagirathi |
| Mauvoisin Dam[5] | 250 m (820 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Bagnes |
| Laxiwa Dam | 250 m (820 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Huang He |
| Deriner Dam | 249 m (817 ft) | Concrete double-arch |  Turkey | Çoruh River |
| Alberto Lleras (Guavio) Dam | 243 m (797 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Colombia | Guavio River |
| Mica Dam | 243 m (797 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  Canada | Columbia |
| Sayano Shushenskaya Dam | 242 m (794 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Russia | Yenisei River |
| Ertan Dam | 240 m (790 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | China | Yalong River |
| La Esmeralda Dam | 237 m (778 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Colombia | Bata |
| El Cajón Dam | 234 m (768 ft) | Concrete double-arch |  Honduras | Humuya River |
| Shuibuya Dam | 233 m (764 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | China | Qingjiang |
| Chirkey Dam[6] | 232.5 m (763 ft) | Concrete arch | Russia | Sulak River |
| Goupitan dam | 232.5 m (763 ft) | Concrete double-arch | China | Wu Jiang River |
| Karun-4 Dam | 230 m (750 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Iran | Karun |
| Oroville Dam | 230 m (750 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  United States | Feather River |
| Bhakra Dam[6] | 226 m (741 ft) | Concrete gravity | India | Satluj |
| Luzzone Dam[6] | 225 m (738 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Lago di Luzzone |
| Hoover Dam | 221.46 m (726.6 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Colorado River |
| Jiangpinghe Dam | 221 m (725 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Loushui River |
| Contra Dam | 220 m (720 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Verzasca River |
| La Yesca Dam | 220 m (720 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Mexico | Rio Grande de Santiago |
| Mratinje Dam | 220 m (720 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Montenegro | Piva |
| Dworshak Dam | 218.6 m (717 ft) | Concrete gravity | United States | Clearwater River |
| Longtan Dam | 216.5 m (710 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | China | Hongshui River |
| Glen Canyon Dam | 216.4 m (710 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Colorado |
| Toktogul Dam | 215 m (705 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Kyrgyzstan | Naryn |
| Daniel-Johnson Dam | 214 m (702 ft) | Concrete multiple-arch gravity | Canada | Manicouagan River |
| Keban Dam | 210 m (690 ft) | Combined: rock-fill and concrete gravity | Turkey | Euphrates River |
| San Roque Dam | 210 m (690 ft) | Embankment |  Philippines | Agno River |
| Ermenek Dam | 210 m (690 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Turkey | Göksu |
| Irapé Dam | 208 m (682 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Brazil | Jequitinhonha River |
| Bakun Dam | 205 m (673 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill |  Malaysia | Balui River |
| Karun-3 Dam | 205 m (673 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Iran | Karun River |
| Zimapán Dam | 203 m (666 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Mexico | Moctezuma River |
| Dez Dam | 203 m (666 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Iran | Dez River |
| Almendra Dam | 202 m (663 ft) | Concrete arch |  Spain | Tormes River |
| Campos Novos Dam | 202 m (663 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Brazil | Canoas River |
| Berke Dam | 201 m (659 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Turkey | Ceyhan River |
| Guangzhao Dam | 200.5 m (658 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Beipan River |
| Kölnbrein Dam | 200 m (660 ft) | Concrete double-arch gravity |  Austria | Streams in upper Malta |
| Shahid Abbaspour Dam (Karun 1) | 200 m (660 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Iran | Karun River |
| New Bullards Bar Dam | 196.6 m (645 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Yuba River |
| Itaipu Dam | 196 m (643 ft) | Concrete gravity | Brazil /  Paraguay | Paraná River |
| Altinkaya Dam[6] | 195 m (640 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey | Kizil Irmak |
| Boyabat Dam | 195 m (640 ft) | Concrete gravity | Turkey | Kizilirmak River |
| Kárahnjúkastífla Dam | 193 m (633 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |  Iceland | Jökulsá |
| New Melones Dam | 190.5 m (625 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | United States | Stanislaus River |
| W.A.C. Bennett Dam | 190.5 m (625 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Canada | Peace River |
| Sogamoso Dam | 190 m (620 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Colombia | Sogamoso |
| Miel 1 Dam | 188 m (617 ft) | Roller compacted-concrete gravity | Colombia | Miel River |
| Aguamilpa Dam | 187 m (614 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | Mexico | Rio Grande de Santiago |
| Kurobe Dam | 186 m (610 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Japan | Kurobe River |
| Pubugou Dam | 186 m (610 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | China | Yalong River |
| Zillergründl Dam | 186 m (610 ft) | Concrete arch | Austria | Ziller |
| Sanbanxi Dam | 185.6 m (609 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | China | Yuanshui River |
| Oymapinar Dam | 185.5 m (609 ft) | Concrete arch | Turkey | Manavgat River |
| Barra Grande Dam | 185 m (607 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | Brazil | Pelotas River |
| Katse Dam | 185 m (607 ft) | Concrete double-arch |  Lesotho | Orange |
| Tekeze Dam | 183 m (600 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Ethiopia | Tekeze River |
| Three Gorges Dam | 181 m (594 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Yangtze River |
| Mossyrock Dam | 184.7 m (606 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Cowlitz River |
| Shasta Dam | 183.5 m (602 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Sacramento River |
| Techi Dam (Deji, Tachian)[6] | 181 m (594 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Taiwan | Dajia (Tachia) |
| Tignes Dam[6] | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  France | Lac du Chevril |
| Dartmouth Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill |  Australia | Mitta Mitta River |
| Emosson Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Barberini |
| Amir Kabir Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete arch | Iran | Karaj |
| Piedra del Águila Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Argentina | Rio Limay |
| Upper Gotvand Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Iran | Karun |
| Hongjiadu Dam | 179.5 m (589 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | China | Liuchong River |
| Longyangxia Dam | 178 m (584 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | China | Huang He |
| Tianshengqiao Dam | 178 m (584 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Nanpan River |
| El Cajón | 178 m (584 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Mexico | Rio Grande de Santiago |
| New Don Pedro Dam | 178 m (584 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | United States | Tuolumne River |
| Danjiangkou Dam | 176.6 m (579 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Han River |
| Takase Dam | 176 m (577 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Japan | Shinano |
| Marun Dam | 175 m (574 ft) | Embankment | Iran | Marun River |
| Hasan Ugurlu Dam[6] | 175 m (574 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey | Yesilirmak |
| Karakaya Dam | 173 m (568 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Turkey | Euphrates |
| Alpe Gera Dam[7] | 174 m (571 ft) | Concrete gravity | Italy | Cormor |
| Revelstoke Dam | 174 m (571 ft) | Concrete gravity | Canada | Columbia River |
| Thissavros Dam | 172 m (564 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Greece | Nestos |
| Hungry Horse Dam | 171.9 m (564 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Flathead River |
| Cahora Bassa Dam | 171 m (561 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Mozambique | Zambezi River |
| Denis-Perron Dam[8] | 171 m (561 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Canada | Sainte-Marguerite River |
| Paute Dam | 170 m (560 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Ecuador | Paute River |
| Atatürk Dam | 169 m (554 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core | Turkey | Euphrates River |
| Idukki Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Concrete arch | India | Periyar |
| Bruno Creek Tailings Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | United States | Bruno Creek |
| Charvak Dam[6] | 168 m (551 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill |  Uzbekistan | Chirchik |
| Guandi Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Yalong River |
| Gura Apelor Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Romania | Raul Mare |
| Seven Oaks Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | United States | Santa Ana River |
| Dongfeng Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Wu |
| Grand Coulee Dam | 167.6 m (550 ft) | Concrete gravity | United States | Columbia River |
| Koldam Dam | 167 m (548 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | India | Sutlej |
| Mazar Dam[6] | 166 m (545 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Ecuador | Paute River |
| Vidraru Dam | 166 m (545 ft) | Concrete arch | Romania | Arges |
| Kremasta Dam | 165 m (541 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Greece | Achelous River |
| Thomson Dam | 165 m (541 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Australia | Thomson River |
| Wujiangdu Dam | 165 m (541 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | China | Wujiang River |
| Trinity Dam | 164 m (538 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | United States | Trinity River |
| Masjed Soleyman Dam | 164 m (538 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill with clay-core | Iran | Karun |
| Sardar Sarovar Dam | 163 m (535 ft) | Concrete gravity | India | Narmada |
| Guri Dam | 162 m (531 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Venezuela | Río Caroní |
| Talbingo Dam | 162 m (531 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Australia | Tumut River |
| Huites Dam | 162 m (531 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Mexico | Fuerte |
| Robert-Bourassa Dam[9] | 162 m (531 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Canada | La Grande River |
| Tankeng Dam | 162 m (531 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | China | Ou River |
| Tokuyama Dam | 161 m (528 ft) | Embankment | Japan | Ibi River |
| Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | Brazil | Iguaçu |
| Grand'Maison Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | France | Eau d'Olle |
| Jinanqiao Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Jinsha River |
| Los Leones Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  Chile | Los Leones |
| Ranjit Sagar Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Embankment | India | Ravi River |
| Ross Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Concrete thin-arch | United States | Skagit River |
| Yellowtail Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Bighorn River |
| Guanyinyan Dam | 159 m (522 ft) | Roller compacted concrete gravity | China | Jinsha River |
| Pai Querê Dam | 158 m (518 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | Brazil | Pelotas River |
| Cougar Dam | 158 m (518 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | United States | McKenzie River |
| Emborcação Dam | 158 m (518 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Brazil | Rio Paranaíba |
| Naramata Dam | 158 m (518 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Japan | Naramata |
| Geheyan Dam | 157 m (515 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Qingjiang River |
| Dongjiang Dam | 157 m (515 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Lishui River |
| Jilintai I Dam | 157 m (515 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | China | Kashi River |
| Okutadami Dam | 157 m (515 ft) | Concrete gravity | Japan | Tadami River |
| Speccheri Dam | 157 m (515 ft) | Concrete arch | Italy | Vallarsa |
| Malutang Dam | 156 m (512 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | China | Panlong River |
| Miyagase Dam | 156 m (512 ft) | Concrete gravity | Japan | Nakatsu River |
| Nukui Dam | 156 m (512 ft) | Concrete arch | Japan | Takayama |
| Swift Dam | 156 m (512 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | United States | Lewis River |
| Urayama | 156 m (512 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Japan | Arakawa River |
| Zeuzier Dam | 156 m (512 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Lienne |
| Zipingpu Dam | 156 m (512 ft) | Embankment | China | Min River |
| Nagawado Dam (Tepco Upper Azumi) | 155.5 m (510 ft) | Concrete arch | Japan | Azumi River |
| Sakuma Dam | 155.5 m (510 ft) | Concrete gravity | Japan | Tenryū River |
| Bashan Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | China | Renhe |
| Lijiaxia Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | China | Huang He |
| Göscheneralp Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Switzerland | Göschenerreuss |
| Place Moulin Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Concrete arch | Italy | Buthier |
| Kenyir Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Embankment | Malaysia | Kenyir |
| Ralco Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Chile | Biobío River |
| Turkwel Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Concrete arch |  Kenya | Turkwel |
| Bhumibol Dam | 154 m (505 ft) | Concrete arch |  Thailand | Ping River |
| Serra da Mesa Dam | 154 m (505 ft) | Embankment | Brazil | Tocantins |
| Xiaolangdi Dam | 154 m (505 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China | Huang He |
| Malutang Dam | 154 m (505 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Panlong Jiang |
| Gepatsch Dam | 153 m (502 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Austria | Faggenbach, Inn River |
| Curnera Dam | 153 m (502 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Curnera |
| Monteynard-Avignonet Dam | 153 m (502 ft) | Concrete arch | France | Drac |
| Santa Giustina | 153 m (502 ft) | Concrete arch | Italy | Noce |
| Tedorigawa Dam | 153 m (502 ft) | Embankment | Japan | Tedori |
| Flaming Gorge Dam | 153 m (502 ft) | Concrete thin-arch | United States | Green River |
| Alqueva Dam | 152 m (499 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Portugal | Guadiana |
| Torul Dam | 152 m (499 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Turkey | Harşit River |
| Fierza Dam (Fierze) | 152 m (499 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Albania | Drin River |
| Menzelet Dam | 151 m (495 ft) | Embankment | Turkey | Ceyhan River |
| Zervreila Dam | 151 m (495 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | River Rhine |
| Porce III Dam | 151 m (495 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | Colombia | Porce |
| New Exchequer Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | United States | Merced River |
| Messochora Dam[10] | 150 m (490 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Greece | Achelous River |
| Roselend Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Concrete gravity-arch-buttress | France | Roselend |
| Canelles Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Concrete arch | Spain | Noguera Ribagorzana |
| Dongjing Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | China | Beipan River |
| Baishan Dam | 149.5 m (490 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | China | Second Songhua River |
| El Infiernillo Dam | 149 m (489 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Mexico | Balsas |
| Moiry Dam | 148 m (486 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Gougra |
| Salvajina Dam | 148 m (486 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | Colombia | Rio Cauca |
| Santa Giustina | 148 m (486 ft) | Arch | Italy | Santa Giustina |
| Gigerwald | 147 m (482 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Tamina |
| Liujiaxia Dam | 147 m (482 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Yellow River |
| Maoergai Dam | 147 m (482 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China | Heishui River |
| Longshou II Dam | 146.5 m (481 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | China | Heihe River |
| Jilebulake Dam | 146.3 m (480 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | China | Haba River |
| Fontana Dam | 146.3 m (480 ft) | Concrete gravity | United States | Little Tennessee River |
| Belisario Domínguez (Angostura) Dam | 146 m (479 ft) | Embankment | Mexico | Grijalva |
| Limmern Dam | 146 m (479 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Limmern |
| Hassan I Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  Morocco | Lakhdar River |
| Mohale Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | Lesotho | Sequnyane River |
| Srisailam Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Concrete gravity | India | Krishna |
| Tagokura Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Concrete gravity | Japan | Tadami River |
| Ney Braga | 145 m (476 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | Brazil | Iguazu River |
| Virdnejávri Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Arch |  Norway | Alta-Kautokeino River |
| Vacha Dam | 144.5 m (474 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Bulgaria | Vacha |
| Adiguzel Dam | 144 m (472 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | Turkey | Buyuk Menderes |
| Özlüce Dam | 144 m (472 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Turkey | Peri River |
| Lei Dam | 143 m (469 ft) | Arch | Italy | Lei River |
| Morrow Point Dam | 143 m (469 ft) | Concrete double-arch | United States | Gunnison River |
| Murum Dam | 143 m (469 ft) | Roller compacted concrete gravity | Malaysia | Murum River |
| Place Moulin Dam | 143 m (469 ft) | Arch-gravity | Italy | Buthier River |
| Tarbela Dam | 143 m (469 ft) | Embankment |  Pakistan | Indus River |
| Takhtakorpu Dam[11] | 142.5 m (468 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core |  Azerbaijan | Samur River |
| Oddatjørn Dam | 142 m (466 ft) | Embankment | Norway | Ulladalsåna |
| Warragamba Dam | 142 m (466 ft) | Concrete gravity | Australia | Warragamba River |
| Valle di Lei Dam | 141 m (463 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Graubünden |
| Detroit Dam | 141 m (463 ft) | Concrete gravity | United States | North Santiam River |
| Aldeadávila Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Spain/ Portugal | Douro River |
| Gordon Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Concrete arch | Australia | Gordon River |
| Xingó Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill | Brazil | São Francisco River |
| Bath County PS Upper Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | United States | Back Creek |
| Arimine Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Concrete gravity | Japan | Wada River |
| Bureya Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Concrete gravity | Russia | Bureya |
| Gissarak Dam[12]l | 140 m (460 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Uzbekistan | Chirchik |
| Chamera Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Concrete gravity | India | Ravi |
| Ludila Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Jinsha River |
| Srinagarind Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Embankment | Thailand | River Khwae Yai |
| Jiangkou Dam | 139 m (456 ft) | Arch | China | Furong River |
| Anderson Ranch Dam | 139 m (456 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | United States | Boise River |
| Ahai Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Jinsha River |
| Frera (Belviso) Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Arch-gravity | Italy | Frera River |
| Mangla Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Embankment | Pakistan | Jehlum River |
| Shahid Rajaee Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Iran | Tajan River |
| Wawushan Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Embankment, concrete face, rock-fill | China | Zhougonghe River |
| Wuluwati Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Embankment, concrete face, rock-fill | China | Kalakashi River |
| Union Valley Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | United States | Silver Creek |
| Malpaso Dam | 137.5 m (451 ft) | Embankment | Mexico | Grijalva River |
| Çine Dam | 136.5 m (448 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Turkey | Çine |
| Jiudianxia Dam | 136.5 m (448 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Tao River |
| Caracoles Dam | 136 m (446 ft) | Concrete gravity | Argentina | San Juan |
| Cancano Dam | 136 m (446 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Italy | Adda |
| Los Reyunos Dam | 136 m (446 ft) | Embankment | Argentina | Diamante River |
| Minamiaiki Dam | 136 m (446 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Japan | Minamiaiki |
| Cabril Dam | 136 m (446 ft) | Concrete arch | Portugal | Zêzere |
| Carters Dam | 136 m (446 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | United States | Coosawattee River |
| Sauris Dam | 136 m (446 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Italy | Lumiei |
| Alicura Dam | 135 m (443 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Argentina | Limay River |
| Dongping Dam | 135 m (443 ft) | Arch | China | Zhong River |
| Longma Dam | 135 m (443 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Lixian River |
Under construction
| Name | Height | Type | Country | River |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakhtiari Dam | 315 m (1,033 ft) | Concrete arch | Iran | Bakhtiari River |
| Shuangjiangkou Dam | 312 m (1,024 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China | Dadu River |
| Lianghekou Dam | 295 m (968 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Yalong, Qingda and Xianshui River confluence |
| Brushy Fork Tailings Dam | 290.8 m (954 ft) | Embankment | United States | Brushy Fork |
| Baihetan Dam | 277 m (909 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Jinsha River |
| Diamer-Bhasha Dam | 272 m (892 ft) | Gravity | Pakistan | River Indus |
| Yusufeli Dam | 270 m (890 ft) | Arch, double-curvature | Turkey | Çoruh River |
| Gilgel Gibe III Dam | 243 m (797 ft) | Roller compacted concrete gravity | Ethiopia | Omo River |
| Dasu Dam | 242 m (794 ft) | Gravity | Pakistan | River Indus |
| Changheba Dam | 240 m (790 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Dadu River |
| Antamina Tailings Dam | 240 m (790 ft)[13] | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |  Peru | Ayash River |
| Wudongde Dam | 235 m (771 ft) | Gravity | China | Jinsha River |
| TaSang Dam | 228 m (748 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |  Burma | Salween River |
| Ituango Dam | 225 m (738 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Colombia | Cauca River |
| Houziyan Dam | 223.5 m (733 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Dadu River |
| Maerdang Dam | 211 m (692 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Yellow River |
| Dagangshan Dam | 210 m (690 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Dadu River |
| Lakhwar Dam | 204 m (669 ft) | Gravity | India | Yamuna River |
| Huangdeng Dam | 203 m (666 ft) | Gravity | China | Lancang River |
| Khersan-3 Dam | 195 m (640 ft) | Concrete arch, variable-radius | Iran | Khersan River |
| Arkun Dam | 188 m (617 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Turkey | Çoruh River |
| Artvin Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Arch-gravity | Turkey | Çoruh River |
| Seimare Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete arch, variable-radius | Iran | Seimare |
| Sykia Dam[10] | 170 m (560 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Greece | Achelous River |
| Kajiwa Dam | 171 m (561 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Muli River |
| Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam | 170 m (560 ft) | Gravity | Ethiopia | Blue Nile River |
| Daryan Dam | 169 m (554 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Iran | Sirvan River |
| Kığı Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey | Peri River |
| Silvan Dam | 166.5 m (546 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey | Batman River |
| Quxue Dam | 164.2 m (539 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China | Shoqu River |
| Xiangjiaba Dam | 161 m (528 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Jinsha River |
| Rudbar Lorestan Dam | 158 m (518 ft) | Concrete gravity | Iran | Rudbar River |
| Aksu Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey | Çoruh River |
| Yangqu Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Yellow River |
| Çetin Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey | Botan River |
| Miaowei Dam | 139.8 m (459 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China | Lancang River |
| Myitsone Dam | 139.6 m (458 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Burma | Irawaddy |
| Wunonglong Dam | 137.5 m (451 ft) | Gravity | China | Lancang River |
| Ilisu Dam | 135 m (443 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Turkey | Tigris River |
| Kouhrang 3 Dam | 135 m (443 ft) | Arch, variable-radius | Iran | Kouhrang River |
Gallery
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The Nurek Dam in Tajikistan.
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The Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland.
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The Inguri Dam in Georgia.
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The Vajont Dam in Italy.
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The Sayano Shushenskaya Dam in Russia.
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The Srisailam Dam in India.
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The Oroville Dam in the United States.
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The El Cajón Dam in Honduras.
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The Bhakra Dam in India.
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The Luzzone Dam in Switzerland.
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The Hoover Dam in the United States.
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The Verzasca Dam in Switzerland.
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The Mratinje Dam in Montenegro.
Notes
- ^ A 300m and 280m tall design under consideration.
- ^ Non-realized project of Soviet-era.
- ^ Construction stopped as a result of Gulf war.
References
- ↑ "History of Nurek Dams". Canadian Induced Seismicity Research Group. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ "Open Joint Stock Holding Company "Barki Tajik"" (in Tajik). Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Tajikistan. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ Jansen, Robert B. (1988). Advanced Dam Engineering for Design, Construction, and Rehabilitation. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 744. ISBN 0442243979.
- ↑ "Manuel Moreno Torres". Freebase. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ↑ "Mauvoisin Dam". Planetware. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8
- hydropowerstation.com**"World's Highest Dams". Infoplease. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ↑ I︠U︡riĭ Borisovich Mgalobelov (1997). Non-conventional concrete dams on rock foundations. Taylor & Francis. p. 82. ISBN 90-5410-252-7.
- ↑ Hydro-Québec (June 1999). Aménagement hydroélectrique de la Sainte-Marguerite-3 : En accord avec le milieu (PDF) (in French). Montreal: Hydro-Québec. p. 5. OCLC 46577207. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ↑ Société d'énergie de la Baie James (1987). Le complexe hydroélectrique de La Grande Rivière. Réalisation de la première phase (in French). Montreal: Société d'énergie de la Baie James/Éditions de la Chenelière. p. 470. ISBN 2-89310-010-4.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Greek Large Dams". Greek Commission on Large Dams. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ↑ http://news.az/articles/82964/print
- ↑ http://greycygnet.livejournal.com/108780.htm
- ↑ http://www.antamina.com/sobre-antamina/nuestras-operaciones/componentes-de-la-mina/
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