This is a list of the tallest dams in the world over 135 m (443 ft) in height. The tallest dam in the world is the Jinping-I Dam, an arch dam in China at 305 m (1,001 ft). The tallest embankment dam and second tallest dam in the world is the 300 m (984 ft) Nurek Dam in Tajikistan. The tallest gravity dam is the 285 m (935 ft) high Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland. The tallest natural dam, the 567 m (1,860 ft) Usoi Dam in Tajikistan, is 262 m (860 ft) taller than the tallest existing man-made one.
Existing
edit| Name | Height | Type | Country | River | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jinping-I Dam | 305 m (1,001 ft) | Concrete arch |  China |
Yalong | 2013 |
| Nurek Dam | 300 m (980 ft)[1][2][3] | Embankment, earth-fill |  Tajikistan |
Vakhsh | 1980 |
| Lianghekou Dam | 295 m (968 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China |
Yalong, Qingda and Xianshui River confluence | 2021 |
| Xiaowan Dam | 292 m (958 ft) | Concrete arch | China |
Lancang | 2010 |
| Baihetan Dam | 289 m (948 ft) | Concrete arch | China |
Jinsha River | 2021 |
| Xiluodu Dam | 285.5 m (937 ft) | Concrete arch | China |
Jinsha River | 2013 |
| Grande Dixence Dam | 285 m (935 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Switzerland |
Dixence | 1964 |
| Enguri Dam | 271.5 m (891 ft) | Concrete arch |  Georgia |
Enguri | 1978 |
| Yusufeli Dam | 270 m (890 ft) | Concrete arch |  Turkey |
Çoruh River | 2021 |
| Vajont Dam (disused) | 261.6 m (858 ft) | Concrete double-arch |  Italy |
Vajont | 1959 |
| Nuozhadu Dam | 261.5 m (858 ft) | Embankment | China |
Lancang River | 2012 |
| Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasén) Dam[4] | 261 m (856 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  Mexico |
Grijalva River | 1980 |
| Tehri Dam | 260.5 m (855 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  India |
Bhagirathi | 2006 |
| Mauvoisin Dam[5] | 250 m (820 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland |
Dranse de Bagnes | 1957 |
| Laxiwa Dam | 250 m (820 ft) | Concrete arch | China |
Yellow River | 2009 |
| Deriner Dam | 249 m (817 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Turkey |
Çoruh River | 2012 |
| Alberto Lleras (Guavio) Dam | 243 m (797 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Colombia |
Guavio River | 1989 |
| Mica Dam | 243 m (797 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  Canada |
Columbia River | 1973 |
| Gilgel Gibe III Dam | 243 m (797 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity |  Ethiopia |
Omo River | 2015 |
| Sayano Shushenskaya Dam | 242 m (794 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Russia |
Yenisei River | 1985 |
| Ertan Dam | 240 m (790 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | China |
Yalong River | 1999 |
| Changheba Dam | 240 m (790 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China |
Dadu River | 2016 |
| Wudongde Dam | 240 m (790 ft) | Concrete gravity | China |
Jinsha River | 2021 |
| La Esmeralda Dam | 237 m (778 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Colombia |
Bata | 1976 |
| Oroville Dam | 234.7 m (770 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  United States |
Feather River | 1968 |
| El Cajón Dam | 234 m (768 ft) | Concrete double-arch |  Honduras |
Humuya River | 1985 |
| Shuibuya Dam | 233 m (764 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China |
Qingjiang | 2008 |
| Chirkey Dam[6] | 232.5 m (763 ft) | Concrete arch | Russia |
Sulak River | 1976 |
| Goupitan Dam | 232.5 m (763 ft) | Concrete double-arch | China |
Wu Jiang River | 2009 |
| Karun-4 Dam | 230 m (750 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Iran |
Karun | 2010 |
| Bhakra Dam[6] | 226 m (741 ft) | Concrete gravity | India |
Sutlej | 1963 |
| Luzzone Dam[6] | 225 m (738 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland |
Lago di Luzzone | 1963 |
| Houziyan Dam | 223.5 m (733 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China |
Dadu River | 2016 |
| Hoover Dam | 221.46 m (726.6 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States |
Colorado River | 1936 |
| Jiangpinghe Dam | 221 m (725 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China |
Loushui River | 2012 |
| Contra Dam | 220 m (720 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland |
Verzasca River | 1965 |
| La Yesca Dam | 220 m (720 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Mexico |
Rio Grande de Santiago | 2012 |
| Mratinje Dam | 220 m (720 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Montenegro |
Piva | 1976 |
| Dworshak Dam | 218.6 m (717 ft) | Concrete gravity | United States |
NF Clearwater River | 1973 |
| Longtan Dam | 216.5 m (710 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | China |
Hongshui River | 2009 |
| Glen Canyon Dam | 216.4 m (710 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States |
Colorado River | 1966 |
| Toktogul Dam | 215 m (705 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Kyrgyzstan |
Naryn | 1974 |
| Daniel-Johnson Dam | 214 m (702 ft) | Concrete multiple-arch gravity | Canada |
Manicouagan River | 1970 |
| Dagangshan Dam | 210 m (690 ft) | Concrete arch | China |
Dadu River | 2015 |
| Keban Dam | 210 m (690 ft) | Combined: rock-fill and concrete gravity | Turkey |
Euphrates River | 1974 |
| Ermenek Dam | 210 m (690 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Turkey |
Göksu | 2009 |
| Irapé Dam | 208 m (682 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Brazil |
Jequitinhonha River | 2006 |
| Bakun Dam | 205 m (673 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |  Malaysia |
Balui River | 2011 |
| Karun-3 Dam | 205 m (673 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Iran |
Karun River | 2005 |
| Zimapán Dam | 203 m (666 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Mexico |
Moctezuma River | 1993 |
| Dez Dam | 203 m (666 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Iran |
Dez River | 1963 |
| Huangdeng Dam | 203 m (666 ft) | Concrete gravity | China |
Lancang River | 2018 |
| Almendra Dam | 202 m (663 ft) | Concrete arch |  Spain |
Tormes River | 1970 |
| Campos Novos Dam | 202 m (663 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Brazil |
Canoas River | 2006 |
| Berke Dam | 201 m (659 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Turkey |
Ceyhan River | 2001 |
| Guangzhao Dam | 200.5 m (658 ft) | Concrete gravity | China |
Beipan River | 2008 |
| Shahid Abbaspour Dam (Karun 1) | 200 m (660 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Iran |
Karun River | 1976 |
| Kölnbrein Dam | 200 m (660 ft) | Concrete double-arch gravity |  Austria |
Streams in upper Malta | 1977 |
| San Roque Dam | 200 m (660 ft) | Embankment |  Philippines |
Agno River | 2003 |
| New Bullards Bar Dam | 196.6 m (645 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States |
Yuba River | 1969 |
| Itaipu Dam | 196 m (643 ft) | Concrete gravity | Brazil /  Paraguay |
Paraná River | 1984 |
| Altinkaya Dam[6] | 195 m (640 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey |
Kizil Irmak | 1988 |
| Boyabat Dam | 195 m (640 ft) | Concrete gravity | Turkey |
Kizilirmak River | 2012 |
| Kárahnjúkastífla Dam | 193 m (633 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |  Iceland |
Jökulsá | 2009 |
| New Melones Dam | 190.5 m (625 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | United States |
Stanislaus River | 1979 |
| W.A.C. Bennett Dam | 190.5 m (625 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Canada |
Peace River | 1968 |
| Sogamoso Dam | 190 m (620 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Colombia |
Sogamoso | 2014 |
| Arkun Dam | 188 m (617 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Turkey |
Çoruh River | 2014 |
| Miel 1 Dam | 188 m (617 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Colombia |
Miel River | 2002 |
| Aguamilpa Dam | 187 m (614 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Mexico |
Rio Grande de Santiago | 1993 |
| Kurobe Dam | 186 m (610 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Japan |
Kurobe River | 1963 |
| Pubugou Dam | 186 m (610 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China |
Yalong River | 2010 |
| Zillergründl Dam | 186 m (610 ft) | Concrete arch | Austria |
Ziller | 1986 |
| Sanbanxi Dam | 185.6 m (609 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China |
Yuanshui River | 2006 |
| Oymapinar Dam | 185.5 m (609 ft) | Concrete arch | Turkey |
Manavgat River | 1984 |
| Barra Grande Dam | 185 m (607 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Brazil |
Pelotas River | 2005 |
| Katse Dam | 185 m (607 ft) | Concrete double-arch |  Lesotho |
Malibamat'so River | 1996 |
| Tekeze Dam | 189 m (620 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Ethiopia |
Tekeze River | 2009 |
| Three Gorges Dam | 181 m (863 ft) | Concrete gravity | China |
Yangtze River | 2008 |
| Mossyrock Dam | 184.7 m (606 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States |
Cowlitz River | 1968 |
| Shasta Dam | 183.5 m (602 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States |
Sacramento River | 1945 |
| Techi Dam (Deji, Tachian)[6] | 181 m (863 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Taiwan |
Dajia (Tachia) | 1974 |
| Artvin Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Turkey |
Çoruh River | 2016 |
| Tignes Dam[6] | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  France |
Lac du Chevril | 1952 |
| Dartmouth Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill |  Australia |
Mitta Mitta River | 1979 |
| Emosson Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland |
Barberini | 1973 |
| Amir Kabir Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete arch | Iran |
Karaj | 1961 |
| Seimare Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete arch, variable-radius | Iran |
Seimare | 2011 |
| Piedra del Águila Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Argentina |
Rio Limay | 1993 |
| Upper Gotvand Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Iran |
Karun | 2012 |
| Tupalang Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core |  Uzbekistan |
Tupalang River | 2023[7] |
| Hongjiadu Dam | 179.5 m (589 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China |
Liuchong River | 2005 |
| Longyangxia Dam | 178 m (584 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | China |
Yellow River | 1992 |
| Tianshengqiao Dam | 178 m (584 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China |
Nanpan River | 2000 |
| El Cajón | 178 m (584 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Mexico |
Rio Grande de Santiago | 2007 |
| New Don Pedro Dam | 178 m (584 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | United States |
Tuolumne River | 1971 |
| Danjiangkou Dam | 176.6 m (579 ft) | Concrete gravity | China |
Han River | 1973 |
| Takase Dam | 176 m (577 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Japan |
Shinano | 1978 |
| Marun Dam | 175 m (574 ft) | Embankment | Iran |
Marun River | 1998 |
| Hasan Ugurlu Dam[6] | 175 m (574 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey |
Yesilirmak | 1981 |
| Karakaya Dam | 173 m (568 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Turkey |
Euphrates River | 1987 |
| Alpe Gera Dam[8] | 174 m (571 ft) | Concrete gravity | Italy |
Cormor | 1964 |
| Revelstoke Dam | 174 m (571 ft) | Concrete gravity | Canada |
Columbia River | 1984 |
| Thissavros Dam | 172 m (564 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Greece |
Nestos | 1996 |
| Hungry Horse Dam | 171.9 m (564 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States |
Flathead River | 1953 |
| Cahora Bassa Dam | 171 m (561 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Mozambique |
Zambezi River | 1974 |
| Denis-Perron Dam[9] | 171 m (561 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Canada |
Sainte-Marguerite River | 2002 |
| Kajiwa Dam | 171 m (561 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China |
Muli River | 2014 |
| Kığı Dam | 170 m (560 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey |
Peri River | 2006 |
| Paute Dam | 170 m (560 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Ecuador |
Paute River | 1983 |
| Atatürk Dam | 169 m (554 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core | Turkey |
Euphrates River | 1992 |
| Daryan Dam | 169 m (554 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Iran |
Sirvan River | 2015 |
| Idukki Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Concrete arch | India |
Periyar | 1973 |
| 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 | 1970 |
| 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 | 2015 |
| Fierza Dam (Fierze) | 167 m (548 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Albania |
Drin River | 1978 |
| Silvan Dam | 166.5 m (546 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey |
Batman River | 2022 |
| Mazar Dam[6] | 166 m (545 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Ecuador |
Paute River | 2010 |
| Vidraru Dam | 166 m (545 ft) | Concrete arch | Romania |
Arges | |
| Kremasta Dam | 165 m (541 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Greece |
Achelous River | 1965 |
| Thomson Dam | 165 m (541 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Australia |
Thomson River | 1983 |
| Wujiangdu Dam | 165 m (541 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | China |
Wujiang River | |
| Quxue Dam | 164.2 m (539 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China |
Shoqu River | 2016 |
| 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 | 2002 |
| Sardar Sarovar Dam | 163 m (535 ft) | Concrete gravity | India |
Narmada | 2017 |
| Guri Dam | 162 m (531 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Venezuela |
Río Caroní | |
| Talbingo Dam | 162 m (531 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Australia |
Tumut River | 1971 |
| Huites Dam | 162 m (531 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Mexico |
Fuerte | |
| Robert-Bourassa Dam[10] | 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 | |
| Xiangjiaba Dam | 161 m (528 ft) | Concrete gravity | China |
Jinsha River | |
| Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Brazil |
Iguazu River | |
| 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 | 2001 |
| 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 | |
| Pangduo Dam[11] | 158 m (518 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China |
Lhasa River | 2013 |
| Rudbar Lorestan Dam | 158 m (518 ft) | Concrete gravity | Iran |
Rudbar River | 2016[12] |
| 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 | |
| Shatuo Dam[13] | 156 m (512 ft) | Concrete arch | China |
Wu River | 2009 |
| 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 | 1957 |
| 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 |
Ren River | |
| Lijiaxia Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | China |
Yellow River | |
| Göscheneralp Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Switzerland |
Göschenerreuss | |
| Place Moulin Dam[14] | 155 m (509 ft) | Concrete arch | Italy |
Buthier | |
| Kenyir Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Embankment | Malaysia |
Kenyir | 1985 |
| Ralco Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Chile |
Biobío River | |
| Turkwel Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Concrete arch |  Kenya |
Turkwel | 1991 |
| Liyuan Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China |
Jinsha River | |
| Bhumibol Dam | 154 m (505 ft) | Concrete arch |  Thailand |
Ping River | 1964 |
| Serra da Mesa Dam | 154 m (505 ft) | Embankment | Brazil |
Tocantins | |
| Xiaolangdi Dam | 154 m (505 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China |
Yellow River | |
| 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 Dam | 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 | |
| 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[15] | 150 m (490 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Greece |
Achelous River | 2001 |
| 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 | |
| Moglicë Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Albania |
Devoll | 2019 |
| Upper Kaleköy Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Concrete gravity | Turkey |
Murat River | 2018 |
| Yangqu Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China |
Yellow River | 2016 |
| 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 | |
| Ogōchi Dam | 148 m (486 ft) | Concrete gravity | Japan |
Tama River | 1957 |
| 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 Dam | 148 m (486 ft) | Concrete 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 | |
| Mangla Dam | 147 m (482 ft) | Embankment |  Pakistan |
Jehlum River | 1967 |
| 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 River | |
| Limmern Dam | 146 m (479 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland |
Limmern | |
| Hassan I Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  Morocco |
Lakhdar River | 1986 |
| Mohale Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Lesotho |
Senqunyane River | 2004 |
| Srisailam Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Concrete gravity | India |
Krishna | 1981 |
| 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) | Concrete arch |  Norway |
Alta-Kautokeino River | |
| Çetin Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey |
Botan River | 2020 |
| Vacha Dam | 144.5 m (474 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Bulgaria |
Vacha | 1975 |
| Krichim Dam | 144.5 m (474 ft) | Concrete gravity | Bulgaria |
Vacha | 1972 |
| 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 | |
| Tarbela Dam | 143.3 m (470 ft) | Embankment | Pakistan |
Indus River | 1976 |
| Baglihar Dam | 143 m (469 ft) | Concrete gravity | India |
Chenab River | 2008 |
| Lei Dam | 143 m (469 ft) | Concrete 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 | |
| Takhtakorpu Dam[16] | 142.5 m (468 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core |  Azerbaijan |
Samur River | 2013 |
| Oddatjørn Dam | 142 m (466 ft) | Embankment | Norway |
Ulladalsåna | |
| Warragamba Dam | 142 m (466 ft) | Concrete gravity | Australia |
Warragamba River | 1960 |
| 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 | 1978 |
| 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 | 2003[17] |
| Gissarak Dam | 140 m (460 ft)[18] | Embankment, rock-fill | Uzbekistan |
Aksu River | 1988 |
| Chamera Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Concrete gravity | India |
Ravi | 1994 |
| Srinagarind Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Embankment | Thailand |
River Khwae Yai | 1980 |
| Miaowei Dam | 139.8 m (459 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China |
Lancang River | 2017 |
| Jiangkou Dam | 139 m (456 ft) | Concrete arch | China |
Furong River | |
| Anderson Ranch Dam | 139 m (456 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | United States |
Boise River | |
| Cheruthoni Dam | 138.2 m (453 ft) | Straight gravity concrete | India |
Periyar | 1973 |
| Ahai Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Concrete gravity | China |
Jinsha River | |
| Frera (Belviso) Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Italy |
Frera River | |
| Shahid Rajaee Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Iran |
Tajan River | 1997 |
| 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 | 1966 |
| Wunonglong Dam | 137.5 m (451 ft) | Concrete gravity | China |
Lancang River | 2018 |
| 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) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fil | 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 River | |
| 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) | Concrete arch | China |
Zhong River | |
| Longma Dam | 135 m (443 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China |
Lixian River | |
| Ilisu Dam | 135 m (443 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Turkey |
Tigris River | 2018 |
| many lower dams | |||||
Under construction
edit| Name | Height | Type | Country | River |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogun Dam | 335 m (1,099 ft) | Embankment | Tajikistan |
Vakhsh River |
| Bakhtiari Dam | 325 m (1,066 ft) | Concrete arch | Iran |
Bakhtiari River |
| Shuangjiangkou Dam | 312 m (1,024 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China |
Dadu River |
| Brushy Fork Tailings Dam | 290.8 m (954 ft) | Embankment | United States |
Brushy Fork |
| Diamer-Bhasha Dam | 272 m (892 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Pakistan |
River Indus |
| Dasu Dam | 242 m (794 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Pakistan |
River Indus |
| Antamina Tailings Dam | 240 m (790 ft)[19] | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |  Peru |
Ayash River |
| Kishau Dam | 236 m (774 ft) | Concrete gravity | India |
Tons River |
| Bekhme Dam | 230 m (750 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Iraq |
Great Zab |
| Tasang Dam | 228 m (748 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |  Myanmar |
Salween River |
| Ituango Dam | 225 m (738 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Colombia |
Cauca River |
| Mohmand Dam | 213 m (699 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Pakistan |
Swat River |
| Maerdang Dam | 211 m (692 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China |
Yellow River |
| Lakhwar Dam | 204 m (669 ft) | Concrete gravity | India |
Yamuna River |
| Khersan-3 Dam | 195 m (640 ft) | Concrete arch, variable-radius | Iran |
Khersan River |
| Pskem Dam[20] | 195 m (640 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill with concrete-core | Uzbekistan |
Pskem |
| Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam | 175 m (574 ft)[21] | Concrete gravity | Ethiopia |
Blue Nile River |
| Sykia Dam[15] | 170 m (560 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Greece |
Achelous River |
| Aksu Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey |
Çoruh River |
| Myitsone Dam | 139.6 m (458 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Myanmar |
Irrawaddy |
| Kouhrang 3 Dam | 135 m (443 ft) | Arch, variable-radius | Iran |
Kouhrang River |
Gallery
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The Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland -
The Inguri Dam in Georgia -
The Vajont Dam in Italy -
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The Sayano Shushenskaya Dam in Russia -
The Oroville Dam in the United States -
The El Cajón 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 -
The Idukki Dam in India
Notes
edit- ^ A 300m and 280m tall design under consideration
- ^ Non-realized project of Soviet-era
- ^ Construction stopped as a result of Gulf War
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