List of tallest dams in the world

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. This is a list of the tallest dams in the world over 135 meters in height. Currently, the tallest dam in the world is the Nurek in Tajikistan at 300 meters. When completed, the 312 meter tall Shuangjiangkou Dam in China will be the tallest. Other proposed dams like Iran's 315 meter tall Bakhtiari Dam may surpass both. 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.

The Nurek Dam in Tajikistan.

The Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland.

The Inguri Dam in Georgia.

The Vajont Dam in Italy.

The Tehri Dam in India.

The Mica Dam in Canada. The Sayano Shushenskaya Dam in Russia.

The Srisailam Dam in India.

The Oroville Dam in the United States.

The El Cajn Dam in Honduras.

The Bhakra Dam in India.

The Luzzone Dam in Switzerland.

The Hoover Dam in the United States.

The Verzasca Dam in Switzerland.

The Mratinje Dam in Montenegro.

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1 Existing 2 Under construction 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Existing
Name Nurek Dam Grande Dixence Dam Height 300 m 285 m Type Country Location Earthen Tajikistan Vakhsh River embankment Concrete Switzerlan Dixence gravity d

Inguri Dam Vajont Dam Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasn) Dam[1] Tehri Dam lvaro Obregn Dam Mauvoisin Dam[2] Guavio Mica Dam Sayano Shushenskaya Dam Srisailam Dam Ertan Dam Chivor Esmeralda Dam Oroville Dam El Cajn Dam Chirkey Dam[3] Shuibuya Dam Karun-4 Dam Bhakra Dam[3] Luzzone Dam[3] Hoover Dam Contra Dam Mratinje Dam

271.5 m Concrete arch 261.6 m Concrete arch Earthen 261 m embankment Earthen 261 m embankment 260 m Concrete arch 250 m 243 m 243 m 242 m 241 m Concrete arch Embankment rock-fill Embankment, earth-fill Concrete arch-gravity Concrete gravity d

Georgia Enguri Vajont Italy Mexico India Grijalva Bhagirathi

Mexico Rio Yaqui Switzerlan Bagnes Colombia Guavio River Canada Russia India Columbia Yenisei River Krishna

People's Concrete 240 m Republic of Yangtse River arch-gravity China Impermeable 237m Colombia Bata clay,Rock fill Earthen embankment, United 235 m Feather River concrete States features Concrete 234 m Honduras Humuya River double-arch 232.5 m Concrete arch Russia Sulak River People's Concrete-face 233 m Republic of Qingjiang rock-fill China Concrete 230 m Iran Karun arch-gravity Concrete 226 m India Satluj gravity Switzerlan Lago di 225 m Concrete arch Luzzone d 221.46 Concrete United Colorado River m gravity arch States Switzerlan 220 m Concrete arch Verzasca d Concrete Montene 220 m Piva arch-gravity gro

Concrete United Clearwater gravity States River Concrete United Glen Canyon Dam 216.4 m Colorado arch-gravity States RollerPeople's compacted Longtan Dam 216.5 m Republic of Hongshui River concrete China gravity Concrete Kyrgyzst Toktogul Dam 215 m Naryn gravity an Embankment, Lengup Dam[4] 215 m rock-fill Colombia Lengup central core Concrete Manicouagan Daniel-Johnson Dam 214 m multiple-arch Canada River gravity Earthen Keban Dam 210 m Turkey Euphrates River embankment Ermenek Dam 210m Concrete arch Turkey Ermenek Philippin San Roque Dam 210 m Embankment Agno River es Embankment, Caquet River Andaqu Dam 206 m concrete-face Colombia proposed rock-fill Concrete Karun-3 Dam 205 m Iran Karun River gravity arch Concrete Moctezuma Zimapan Dam 203 m Mexico arch-gravity River Concrete Dez Dam 203 m Iran Dez River gravity arch Almendra Dam 202 m Concrete arch Tormes River Spain Embankment, Campos Novos Dam 202 m concrete-face Brazil Canoas River rock-fill Concrete Berke Dam 201 m Turkey Ceyhan River arch-gravity People's Guangzhao Dam 200.5 m Gravity Republic of Beipan River China Concrete Streams in Klnbrein Dam 200 m double-arch Austria upper Malta gravity Double arch Shahid Abbaspour Dam (Karun 1) 200m Iran Karun River concrete Dworshak Dam 218.6 m

New Bullards Bar Dam Itaipu Dam Altinkaya Dam[3] Krahnjkastfla Dam New Melones Dam W.A.C. Bennett Dam Miel 1 Dam Aguamilpa dam Kurobe Dam Pubugou Dam Zillergrndlsperre Dam Sanbanxi Dam Oymapinar Dam Barra Grande Dam Katse dam Three Gorges Dam Mossyrock Dam Atatrk Dam Shasta Dam Deji dam (Tehchi, Tachian)[3]

196.6 m 196 m 195 m 193 m 190.5 m 190.5 m 188 m 187 m 186 m 186 m 186 m 185.6 m 185.5 m 185 m 185 m 181 m 184.7 m 184/169 m 183.5 m 181 m

Concrete United Yuba River arch-gravity States Concrete Brazil / Paran River gravity Paraguay Embankment, Turkey Kizil Irmak rock-fill Embankment, concrete-face Iceland Jkuls rock-fill Embankment, United Stanislaus earth/rock-fill States River Embankment, Canada Peace River earth-fill Roller compactedColombia Miel River concrete gravity Embankment, Rio Grande de Mexico rock-fill Santiago Concrete Japan Kurobe River arch-gravity Embankment, People's concrete face Republic of Yalong River rock-fill China Concrete arch Austria Zillertal People's Concrete face Republic of Yuanshui River rock-fill China Concrete arch Turkey Manavgat River Concrete face Brazil Pelotas River rock-fill Concrete Lesotho Orange double-arch People's Concrete Republic of Yangtze River gravity China Concrete United Cowlitz River arch-gravity States Earthen Turkey Euphrates River embankment Concrete United Sacramento gravity arch States River Concrete Taiwan Dajia (Tachia) gravity-arch

Tignes[3] Dartmouth Dam Emosson Dam Amir Kabir Dam Hongjiadu Dam Los Leones Dam[3] Longyangxia Dam Tianshengqiao Dam El Cajn New Don Pedro Dam Upper Shin Takasegawa Dam Nader Shah Hasan Ugurlu Dam[3] Karakaya Alpe Gera Dam[5] Revelstoke Dam Thissavros Hungry Horse Dam Cahora Bassa Dam Paute Dam

180 m 180 m 180 m 180 m

Concrete gravity-arch Earthen embankment Concrete arch Concrete arch d

France Australia Switzerlan

Lac du Chevril Mitta Mitta River Barberini Karaj Liuchong River Los Leones Huang He Nanpan River Santiago Tuolumne River Shinano Marun River Yesilirmak Euphrates Cormor Columbia River Nestos Flathead River Zambezi River Paute River

Iran People's Concrete-face 179.5 m Republic of rock-fill China Earthen 179 m Chile embankment People's Concrete 178 m Republic of gravity-arch China Embankment, People's 178 m concrete-face Republic of rock-fill China Embankment, 178 m concrete-face Mexico rock-fill Earthen United 178 m embankment States Embankment, 176 m Japan rock-fill Concrete 175 m Iran gravity Embankment, 175 m Turkey rock-fill Concrete arch 173m Turkey gravity Rollercompacted 174 m Italy concrete gravity Concrete 174 m Canada gravity Embankment, 172 m Greece rock-fill Concrete United 171.9 m arch-gravity States Concrete, Mozambi 171 m arch gravity que 170 m Concrete, Ecuador

Piedra del guila Dam Idukki Dam Queen Sirikit Dam Charvak Dam[3] Gura pentru Seven Oaks Dam Grand Coulee Dam Vidraru Dam Marun Dam Kremasta Dam Thomson Dam Wujiangdu Dam Trinity Dam Masjed-Soleyman Guri (Simn Bolvar) Talbingo Dam Huites Dam Robert-Bourassa Dam Tokuyama Dam Foz do Areia Dam Grand'Maison Jinanqiao Dam

arch-gravity Concrete 170 m Argentina Rio Limay gravity 169 m Concrete arch India Periyar Embankment, 169 m Thailand Maenam Nan earth-fill Embankment, Uzbekista 168 m Chirchik earth/rock-fill n Embankment, 168 m Romania Raul Mare rock-fill Earthen United Santa Ana 168 m embankment, States River rock-fill Concrete United 167.6 m Columbia River gravity States 166 m Concrete arch Romania Arges 165 m Embankment Iran Marun River Embankment, 165 m Greece Achelous River earth-fill Embankment, 165 m Australia Thomson River earth-fill People's 165 m Arch-gravity Republic of Wujiang River China Embankment, United 164 m Trinity River earth-fill States Rock-fill 164m Iran Karun clay-core Concrete Venezuel 162 m Ro Caron gravity a Embankment, 162 m Australia Tumut River earth-fill Concrete 162m Mexico Fuerte gravity arch Embankment La Grande 162m Canada earth-fill River 161 m Embankment Japan Ibi River Embankment, 160 m concrete face Brazil Iguau rock-fill Embankment, 160 m France Eau d'Olle rock-fill 160 m Concrete People's Jinsha River gravity Republic of

Ranjit Sagar Dam Ross Dam Yellowtail Dam

Supung Dam

Pai Quer Dam Cougar Dam Emborcao Dam Naramata Dam Geheyan Dam Speccheri Dam Miyagase Dam Nukui Dam Swift Dam Urayama Zeuzier Dam Tepco Upper Azumi Dam Sakuma Dam Lijiaxia Dam Gscheneralp Dam

China Embankment India Ravi River Concrete thin United 160 m Skagit River arch States Concrete United 160 m Bighorn River arch-gravity States Democrat ic People's Republic of Concrete 160 m Yalu River Korea / gravity People's Republic of China Concrete face 158 m Brazil Pelotas River rock-fill Rock-fill United McKenzie 158 m embankment States River dam Embankment, 158 m Brazil Rio Paranaba earth-fill Embankment, 158 m Japan Naramata rock-fill People's 157 m Concrete arch Republic of Qingjiang River China 157 m Concrete arch Vallarsa Italy Concrete 156 m Japan Nakatsu River gravity(RCD) 156 m Concrete arch Japan Takayama Embankment, United 156 m Lewis River earth-fill States Roller 156m compacted Japan Arakawa River concrete Switzerlan 156 m Concrete arch Lienne d 155.5m Concrete arch Japan Azumi Concrete 155.5 m Japan Tenry River gravity People's Concrete 155 m Republic of Huang He gravity-arch China Embankment, Switzerlan 155 m Gschenerreuss earth-fill d 160 m

Place Moulin Dam Kenyir Dam Ralco Dam Turkwel Dam Bhumibol Dam Serra da Mesa Dam Xiaolangdi Dam Gepatsch Dam Curnera Dam Monteynard-Avignonet Dam Santa Giustina Tedorigawa Dam Flaming Gorge Dam Alqueva Dam Torul Dam Fierza Dam (Fierze) Menzelet Dam Zervreila Dam Porce lll Dam Fontana Dam Barrage de Roselend Canelles Dam Baishan Dam El Infiernillo Dam

155 m 155 m 155 m 155 m 154 m 154 m

Turkwel Kenya Thailand Ping Tocantins Brazil People's Embankment, 154 m Republic of Huang He rock-fill China Embankment, Faggenbach, 153 m Austria rock-fill Inn River Switzerlan 153 m Concrete arch Curnera d 153 m Concrete arch France Drac 153 m Concrete arch Noce Italy 153 m Embankment Japan Tedori Concrete United 153 m Green River thin-arch States Concrete 152 m Portugal Guadiana gravity-arch 152m Rockfill Turkey Harsit Embankment, 152 m Albania Drin River rock-fill 151 m Embankment Turkey Ceyhan River Switzerlan 151 m Concrete arch River Rhine d Concrete 151 m Colombia Porce face/Rock fill Little Concrete United 150m Tennessee gravity States River Concrete 150 m gravity-archFrance Roselend buttress Noguera 150 m Concrete arch Spain Ribagorzana People's Concrete Second 149.5 m Republic of gravity-arch Songhua River China Embankment, 149 m Mexico Balsas rock-fill

Concrete arch Embankment Rollercompacted concrete gravity Concrete arch Concrete arch Embankment

Italy Buthier Malaysia Kenyir Chile Biobo River

Moiry Dam Salvajina Dam Gigerwald

148m 148m 147m

Concrete arch Rock filled Concrete arch Embankment Concrete arch

Switzerlan d

Gougra

Colombia Rio Cauca Switzerlan Tamina Mexico Switzerlan Grijalva Limmernsee

Belisario Domnguez (Angostura) 146 m Dam Limmern Dam Mohale Dam Tagokura Dam Ney Braga Vacha Dam Adiguzel Dam zlce Dam Morrow Point Dam Tarbela Dam Valle di Lei Dam Aldeadvila Dam Gordon Dam Xing Dam Bath County PS Upper Dam Chamera Dam Arimine Dam Mangla Dam Malpaso Dam ine Dam Sardar Sarovar Dam 146m 145 m

Concrete Sequnyane Faced Lesotho River Rockfill Dam Concrete 145 m Japan Tadami gravity Concrete face 145m rock-fill Brazil Iguazu River embankment 144.5 m Concrete Bulgaria Vacha Earthen Buyuk 144m embankment Turkey Menderes rock fill 144m Rockfill Turkey Peri River Concrete, United 143 m double-curve Gunnison River States arch 143 m Embankment Pakistan Indus River Switzerlan 141m Concrete arch Graubunden d Concrete Spain/ 140 m Douro River arch-gravity Portugal 140 m Concrete arch Australia Gordon River Concrete face So Francisco 140 m Brazil rock-fill River Earth and United 140m Back Creek rock fill States 140m Concrete India Ravi Concrete 140m Japan Wada River gravity 138 m Embankment Pakistan Jehlum River 137.5 m Embankment Mexico Grijalva River 136.5m RCC gravity Turkey ine Concrete 136.5m India Narmada gravity

Caracoles Dam Cancano Dam Minamiaiki Dam Cabril Dam Carters Dam Sauris Mosul Dam Alicura Dam

136m 136m 136m 136 m 136 m 136m 135 m 135m

Concrete Argentina San Juan Concrete arch Italy Adda gravity Rock fill Japan Minamiaiki embankment Concrete arch Portugal Zzere Earthen United Coosawattee embankment States River Concrete arch Italy Lumiei double Earthen Iraq Tigris River embankment Rockfill Argentina Limay River

[edit] Under construction

Name Shuangjiangkou Dam Jinping I Dam Height 312 m 305 m Type Embankment, rock-fill Concrete arch Country People's Republic of China People's Republic of China People's Republic of China People's Republic of China People's Republic of China People's Republic of China Kyrgyzsta n People's Republic of China Turkey People's Republic of Location Dadu Yalong Jiang Yalong, Qingda and Xianshui River confluence Mekong Jinsha Jiang Lancang River Naryn Huang He oruh River Dadu River

Lianghekou Dam

295 m

Embankment

Xiaowan Dam Xiluodu Dam Nuozhadu Dam Kambaratinsk Dam Laxiwa Dam Deriner Dam Changheba Dam

292 m 273 m 261 m 255 m 250 m 249 m 240 m

Concrete arch Concrete arch Embankment Embankment Concrete arch Concrete arch Embankment, concrete-face

Gilgel Gibe III Dam Kishau Dam [3] Goupitan dam TaSang Dam Jiangpinghe Dam Dagangshan Dam Antamina Tailings Dam Lakhwar Dam Bakun Dam Khudoni Dam Jatigede Dam Boyabat Dam Sogamoso Dam Sykia Dam[6] Guandi Dam K Dam Mazar Dam[3] Xiangjiaba Dam Guanyinyan Dam

rock-fill China Roller 240 m compacted Ethiopia concrete gravity 236 m Concrete gravity India People's Concrete 232.5 m Republic of double-arch China Embankment, 228 m concrete-face Myanmar rock-fill Embankment, People's 221m concrete-face Republic of rock-fill China People's 210m Arch Republic of China Concrete 209m Peru face,rock fill 204 m Concrete gravity India Earthen 204 m Malaysia embankment Concrete 200 m double-arch Georgia gravity 200 m Embankment Indonesia 195 m Concrete arch Turkey Concrete 190m Colombia face,gravel fill Embankment, 170 m Greece earth-fill People's 168 m Gravity Republic of China Earthen 168 m embankment, Turkey rock-fill Embankment, 165 m concrete-face Ecuador rock-fill People's 161 m Concrete gravity Republic of China 159 m Gravity People's

Omo River Tons Wu Jiang River Salween River Loushui River Dadu River Huallaga River Yamuna River Rajang River Enguri River Cimanuk River Kizil Irmak Sogamoso Achelous River Yalong River Peri River Mazar River Jinsha Jiang River Jinsha River

Republic of China Messochora Dam[6] Bureya Dam Ilisu Dam 150 m 139m 135 m Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill Concrete gravity Earthen embankment, clay core Greece Russia Turkey Achelous River Bureya Tigris River

[edit] See also

List of largest dams List of the tallest dams in the United States

[edit] References
1. ^ "Manuel Moreno Torres". Freebase. http://www.freebase.com/view/en/manuel_moreno_torres. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 2. ^ "Mauvoisin Dam". Planetware. http://www.planetware.com/great-stbernard/mauvoisin-dam-ch-vs-mauv.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k **hydropowerstation.com**"World's Highest Dams". Infoplease. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0113468.html. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 4. ^ "Dams". INGETEC. http://www.ingetec.com.co/brochuresingles/BROCHURE-PRESAS-INGLES.pdf. Retrieved 5 January 2011. 5. ^ Non-conventional concrete dams on rock foundations. Taylor & Francis. 1997. pp. 82. ISBN 9054102527. http://books.google.com/books? id=smuDXjgiI_YC&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=Alpe+Gera+Dam&source=bl&ot s=9xrTNQ_qUj&sig=WJ7ieUJgG8yRi14ATCmw20ZaUg&hl=en&ei=FTkkTeWEMtH4ccr5OgB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFEQ6AEwCQ#v= onepage&q=Alpe%20Gera%20Dam&f=false. 6. ^ a b "Greek Large Dams". Greek Commission on Large Dams. http://www.eemf.gr/index.files/LargeGr.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-05. [show]v d eTallest buildings and structures in the world By Africa Asia Europe South America Scandinavia Baltic states region By Argentina Australia Bangladesh Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria countryCanada Chile People's Republic of China Colombia Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia European Union* Finland France Germany Hong Kong Iceland India Latvia Lithuania Republic of Macedonia

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