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List of tallest dams in the world 1 List of tallest dams in the world This list is incomplete. 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, a 335 m (1,099 ft) tall Rogun Dam also in Tajikistan could be the tallest, depending on the chosen design. Next in line is the 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. The Nurek Dam in Tajikistan. The Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland. The Inguri Dam in Georgia. The Vajont Dam in Italy.

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List of tallest dams in the world 1

List of tallest dams in the worldThis list is incomplete.

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 isthe 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 the285 m (935 ft) high Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland. When completed, a 335 m (1,099 ft) tall Rogun Dam alsoin Tajikistan could be the tallest, depending on the chosen design. Next in line is the 312 m (1,024 ft)Shuangjiangkou Dam currently under construction in China. Natural landslide dams are also quite competitive inheight but not listed here. In particular, the highest natural dam, Usoi Dam, is higher than the highest existingman-made one.

The Nurek Dam in Tajikistan. The Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland.

The Inguri Dam in Georgia. The Vajont Dam in Italy.

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The Mratinje Dam in Montenegro.

Name Height Type Country River

Jinping I Dam 305 m Concrete arch  China Yalong Jiang

Nurek Dam 300 m Earthen embankment  Tajikistan Vakhsh

Xiaowan Dam 292 m Concrete arch  China Lancang

Grande Dixence Dam 285 m Concrete gravity  Switzerland Dixence

Inguri Dam 271.5 m Concrete arch  Georgia Inguri

Vajont Dam (disused) 261.6 m Concrete arch  Italy Vajont

Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasén)Dam[1]

261 m Earthen embankment  Mexico Grijalva

Tehri Dam 261 m Earthen embankment  India Bhagirathi

Mauvoisin Dam[2] 250 m Concrete arch  Switzerland Bagnes

Laxiwa Dam 250 m Concrete arch  China Huang He

Alberto Lleras (Guavio) Dam 250 m Embankment rock-fill  Colombia Guavio River

Deriner Dam 249 m Concrete Double-curved Arch  Turkey Çoruh River

Mica Dam 243 m Embankment, earth-fill  Canada Columbia

Sayano Shushenskaya Dam 242 m Concrete arch-gravity  Russia Yenisei River

Ertan Dam 240 m Concrete arch-gravity  China Yalong River

La Esmeralda Dam 237m Embankment, rock-fill  Colombia Bata

Oroville Dam 235 m Embankment, earth-fill  United States Feather River

El Cajón Dam 234 m Concrete double-arch  Honduras Humuya River

Chirkey Dam[3] 232.5 m Concrete arch  Russia Sulak River

Shuibuya Dam 233 m Concrete-face rock-fill  China Qingjiang

Karun-4 Dam 230 m Concrete arch-gravity  Iran Karun

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Bhakra Dam[3] 226 m Concrete gravity  India Satluj

Luzzone Dam[3] 225 m Concrete arch  Switzerland Lago di Luzzone

Hoover Dam 221.46 m Concrete gravity arch  United States Colorado River

Contra Dam 220 m Concrete arch  Switzerland Verzasca River

Mratinje Dam 220 m Concrete arch-gravity  Montenegro Piva

Dworshak Dam 218.6 m Concrete gravity  United States Clearwater River

Glen Canyon Dam 216.4 m Concrete arch-gravity  United States Colorado

Longtan Dam 216.5 m Roller-compacted concrete gravity  China Hongshui River

Toktogul Dam 215 m Concrete gravity  Kyrgyzstan Naryn

Daniel-Johnson Dam 214 m Concrete multiple-arch gravity  Canada Manicouagan River

Keban Dam 210 m Earthen embankment  Turkey Euphrates River

Ermenek Dam 210m Concrete arch  Turkey Göksu

San Roque Dam 210 m Embankment  Philippines Agno River

Irapé Dam 208 m Embankment, rock-fill  Brazil Jequitinhonha River

Bakun Dam 205 m Concrete-face, rock-fill  Malaysia Balui River

Karun-3 Dam 205 m Concrete gravity arch  Iran Karun River

Zimapán Dam 203 m Concrete arch-gravity  Mexico Moctezuma River

Dez Dam 203 m Concrete gravity arch  Iran Dez River

Almendra Dam 202 m Concrete arch  Spain Tormes River

Campos Novos Dam 202 m Embankment, concrete-facerock-fill

 Brazil Canoas River

Berke Dam 201 m Concrete arch-gravity  Turkey Ceyhan River

Guangzhao Dam 200.5 m Gravity  China Beipan River

Kölnbrein Dam 200 m Concrete double-arch gravity  Austria Streams in upper Malta

Shahid Abbaspour Dam (Karun 1) 200m Double arch concrete  Iran Karun River

New Bullards Bar Dam 196.6 m Concrete arch-gravity  United States Yuba River

Itaipu Dam 196 m Concrete gravity  Brazil /  Paraguay

Paraná River

Altinkaya Dam[3] 195 m Embankment, rock-fill  Turkey Kizil Irmak

Kárahnjúkastífla Dam 193 m Embankment, concrete-facerock-fill

 Iceland Jökulsá

New Melones Dam 190.5 m Embankment, earth/rock-fill  United States Stanislaus River

W.A.C. Bennett Dam 190.5 m Embankment, earth-fill  Canada Peace River

Miel 1 Dam 188 m Roller compacted-concrete gravity  Colombia Miel River

Aguamilpa Dam 187 m Embankment, concrete facerock-fill

 Mexico Rio Grande de Santiago

Kurobe Dam 186 m Concrete arch-gravity  Japan Kurobe River

Pubugou Dam 186 m Embankment, concrete facerock-fill

 China Yalong River

Zillergründl Dam 186 m Concrete arch  Austria Ziller

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Sanbanxi Dam 185.6 m Concrete face rock-fill  China Yuanshui River

Oymapinar Dam 185.5 m Concrete arch  Turkey Manavgat River

Barra Grande Dam 185 m Concrete face rock-fill  Brazil Pelotas River

Katse dam 185 m Concrete double-arch  Lesotho Orange

Tekeze Dam 183 m Concrete gravity  Ethiopia Tekeze River

Three Gorges Dam 181 m Concrete gravity  China Yangtze River

Mossyrock Dam 184.7 m Concrete arch-gravity  United States Cowlitz River

Atatürk Dam 184/169m

Earthen embankment  Turkey Euphrates River

Shasta Dam 183.5 m Concrete gravity arch  United States Sacramento River

Techi Dam (Deji, Tachian)[3] 181 m Concrete gravity-arch  Taiwan Dajia (Tachia)

Tignes[3] 180 m Concrete gravity-arch  France Lac du Chevril

Dartmouth Dam 180 m Earthen embankment  Australia Mitta Mitta River

Emosson Dam 180 m Concrete arch  Switzerland Barberini

Amir Kabir Dam 180 m Concrete arch  Iran Karaj

Piedra del Águila Dam 180 m Concrete gravity  Argentina Rio Limay

Hongjiadu Dam 179.5 m Concrete-face rock-fill  China Liuchong River

Longyangxia Dam 178 m Concrete gravity-arch  China Huang He

Tianshengqiao Dam 178 m Embankment, concrete-facerock-fill

 China Nanpan River

El Cajón 178 m Embankment, concrete-facerock-fill

 Mexico Rio Grande de Santiago

New Don Pedro Dam 178 m Earthen embankment  United States Tuolumne River

Danjiangkou Dam 176.6 m Concrete gravity  China Han River

Takase Dam 176 m Embankment, rock-fill  Japan Shinano

Nader Shah 175 m Concrete gravity  Iran Marun River

Hasan Ugurlu Dam[3] 175 m Embankment, rock-fill  Turkey Yesilirmak

Karakaya Dam 173m Concrete arch gravity  Turkey Euphrates

Alpe Gera Dam[4] 174 m Concrete gravity  Italy Cormor

Revelstoke Dam 174 m Concrete gravity  Canada Columbia River

Thissavros Dam 172 m Embankment, rock-fill  Greece Nestos

Hungry Horse Dam 171.9 m Concrete arch-gravity  United States Flathead River

Cahora Bassa Dam 171 m Concrete, arch gravity  Mozambique Zambezi River

Denis-Perron Dam[5] 171 m Embankment, rock-fill  Canada Sainte-MargueriteRiver

Paute Dam 170 m Concrete, arch-gravity  Ecuador Paute River

Idukki Dam 168 m Concrete arch  India Periyar

Bruno Creek Tailings Dam 168 m Embankment, center-line tailings  United States Bruno Creek

Charvak Dam[3] 168 m Embankment, earth/rock-fill  Uzbekistan Chirchik

Guandi Dam 168 m Gravity  China Yalong River

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Gura Apei 168 m Embankment, rock-fill  Romania Raul Mare

Seven Oaks Dam 168 m Earthen embankment, rock-fill  United States Santa Ana River

Dongfeng Dam 168 m Concrete arch  China Wu

Grand Coulee Dam 167.6 m Concrete gravity  United States Columbia River

Vidraru Dam 166 m Concrete arch  Romania Arges

Marun Dam 165 m Embankment  Iran Marun River

Kremasta Dam 165 m Embankment, earth-fill  Greece Achelous River

Thomson Dam 165 m Embankment, earth-fill  Australia Thomson River

Wujiangdu Dam 165 m Arch-gravity  China Wujiang River

Trinity Dam 164 m Embankment, earth-fill  United States Trinity River

Masjed-Soleyman 164m Rock-fill clay-core  Iran Karun

Sardar Sarovar Dam 163 m Concrete gravity  India Narmada

Guri Dam 162 m Concrete gravity  Venezuela Río Caroní

Talbingo Dam 162 m Embankment, earth-fill  Australia Tumut River

Huites Dam 162m Concrete gravity arch  Mexico Fuerte

Robert-Bourassa Dam[6] 162m Embankment earth-fill  Canada La Grande River

Tankeng Dam 162 m Concrete face rock-fill  China Ou River

Tokuyama Dam 161 m Embankment  Japan Ibi River

Foz do Areia Dam 160 m Embankment, concrete facerock-fill

 Brazil Iguaçu

Grand'Maison Dam 160 m Embankment, rock-fill  France Eau d'Olle

Jinanqiao Dam 160 m Concrete gravity  China Jinsha River

Los Leones Dam 160 m Earthen embankment  Chile Los Leones

Ranjit Sagar Dam 160 m Embankment  India Ravi River

Ross Dam 160 m Concrete thin arch  United States Skagit River

Yellowtail Dam 160 m Concrete arch-gravity  United States Bighorn River

Pai Querê Dam 158 m Concrete-face rock-fill  Brazil Pelotas River

Cougar Dam 158 m Rock-fill embankment dam  United States McKenzie River

Emborcação Dam 158 m Embankment, earth-fill  Brazil Rio Paranaíba

Naramata Dam 158 m Embankment, rock-fill  Japan Naramata

Geheyan Dam 157 m Concrete arch  China Qingjiang River

Dongjiang Dam 157 m Concrete arch  China Lishui River

Jilintai I Dam 157 m Concrete-face rock-fill  China Kashi River

Okutadami Dam 157 m Concrete gravity  Japan Tadami River

Speccheri Dam 157 m Concrete arch  Italy Vallarsa

Malutang Dam 156 m Concrete-face rock-fill  China Panlong River

Miyagase Dam 156 m Concrete gravity  Japan Nakatsu River

Nukui Dam 156 m Concrete arch  Japan Takayama

Swift Dam 156 m Embankment, earth-fill  United States Lewis River

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Urayama 156m Roller compacted concrete  Japan Arakawa River

Zeuzier Dam 156 m Concrete arch  Switzerland Lienne

Zipingpu Dam 156 m Embankment  China Min River

Nagawado Dam (Tepco Upper Azumi) 155.5m Concrete arch  Japan Azumi River

Sakuma Dam 155.5 m Concrete gravity  Japan Tenryū River

Bashan Dam 155 m Concrete-face rock-fill  China Renhe

Lijiaxia Dam 155 m Concrete gravity-arch  China Huang He

Göscheneralp Dam 155 m Embankment, earth-fill  Switzerland Göschenerreuss

Place Moulin Dam 155 m Concrete arch  Italy Buthier

Kenyir Dam 155 m Embankment  Malaysia Kenyir

Ralco Dam 155 m Roller-compacted concrete gravity  Chile Biobío River

Turkwel Dam 155 m Concrete arch  Kenya Turkwel

Bhumibol Dam 154 m Concrete arch  Thailand Ping

Serra da Mesa Dam 154 m Embankment  Brazil Tocantins

Xiaolangdi Dam 154 m Embankment, rock-fill  China Huang He

Malutang Dam 154 m Concrete gravity  China Panlong Jiang

Gepatsch Dam 153 m Embankment, rock-fill  Austria Faggenbach, Inn River

Curnera Dam 153 m Concrete arch  Switzerland Curnera

Monteynard-Avignonet Dam 153 m Concrete arch  France Drac

Santa Giustina 153 m Concrete arch  Italy Noce

Tedorigawa Dam 153 m Embankment  Japan Tedori

Flaming Gorge Dam 153 m Concrete thin-arch  United States Green River

Alqueva Dam 152 m Concrete gravity-arch  Portugal Guadiana

Torul Dam 152m Rockfill  Turkey Harşit River

Fierza Dam (Fierze) 152 m Embankment, rock-fill  Albania Drin River

Menzelet Dam 151 m Embankment  Turkey Ceyhan River

Zervreila Dam 151 m Concrete arch  Switzerland River Rhine

Porce III Dam 151 m Concrete face/Rock fill  Colombia Porce

Fontana Dam 150m Concrete gravity  United States Little Tennessee River

Roselend Dam 150 m Concrete gravity-arch-buttress  France Roselend

Canelles Dam 150 m Concrete arch  Spain Noguera Ribagorzana

Dongjing Dam 150 m Concrete-face rock-fill  China Beipan River

Baishan Dam 149.5 m Concrete gravity-arch  China Second Songhua River

El Infiernillo Dam 149 m Embankment, rock-fill  Mexico Balsas

Moiry Dam 148m Concrete arch  Switzerland Gougra

Salvajina Dam 148m Rock filled  Colombia Rio Cauca

Gigerwald 147m Concrete arch  Switzerland Tamina

Liujiaxia Dam 147 m Concrete gravity  China Huang He

Longshou II Dam 146.5 m Concrete-face rock-fill  China Heihe River

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Belisario Domínguez (Angostura) Dam 146 m Embankment  Mexico Grijalva

Limmern Dam 146m Concrete arch  Switzerland Limmern

Hassan I Dam 145 m Embankment, earth-fill  Morocco Lakhdar River

Mohale Dam 145 m Concrete-face rock-fill  Lesotho Sequnyane River

Srisailam Dam 145 m Concrete gravity  India Krishna

Tagokura Dam 145 m Concrete gravity  Japan Tadami

Ney Braga 145m Concrete face rock-fillembankment

 Brazil Iguazu River

Vacha Dam 144.5 m Concrete gravity  Bulgaria Vacha

Adiguzel Dam 144m Earthen embankment rock fill  Turkey Buyuk Menderes

Özlüce Dam 144m Rockfill  Turkey Peri River

Morrow Point Dam 143 m Concrete, double-curve arch  United States Gunnison River

Tarbela Dam 143 m Embankment  Pakistan Indus River

Oddatjørn Dam 142 m Embankment  Norway Ulladalsåna

Warragamba Dam 142 m Concrete  Australia Warragamba River

Valle di Lei Dam 141m Concrete arch  Switzerland Graubunden

Aldeadávila Dam 140 m Concrete arch-gravity  Spain/  Portugal Douro River

Gordon Dam 140 m Concrete arch  Australia Gordon River

Xingó Dam 140 m Concrete face rock-fill  Brazil São Francisco River

Bath County PS Upper Dam 140m Earth and rock fill  United States Back Creek

Chamera Dam 140m Concrete  India Ravi

Arimine Dam 140m Concrete gravity  Japan Wada River

Mangla Dam 138 m Embankment  Pakistan Jehlum River

Shahid Rajai Dam 138 m Double arch concrete  Iran Dodangeh River

Malpaso Dam 137.5 m Embankment  Mexico Grijalva River

Çine Dam 136.5m RCC gravity  Turkey Çine

Caracoles Dam 136m Concrete  Argentina San Juan

Cancano Dam 136m Concrete arch gravity  Italy Adda

Minamiaiki Dam 136m Rock fill embankment  Japan Minamiaiki

Cabril Dam 136 m Concrete arch  Portugal Zêzere

Carters Dam 136 m Earthen embankment  United States Coosawattee River

Sauris 136m Concrete arch double  Italy Lumiei

Alicura Dam 135m Rockfill  Argentina Limay River

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Under construction

Name Height Type Country River

Rogun Dam 335 mA Embankment, earth and rock-fill  Tajikistan Vakhsh

Bakhtiari Dam 315 m Concrete arch  Iran Bakhtiari River

Shuangjiangkou Dam 312 m Embankment, rock-fill  China Dadu

Lianghekou Dam 295 m Embankment  China Yalong, Qingda and Xianshui River confluence

Xiluodu Dam 273 m Concrete arch  China Jinsha Jiang

Diamer-Bhasha Dam 272 m Roller Compacted Concrete  Pakistan River Indus

Nuozhadu Dam 261 m Embankment  China Lancang River

Changheba Dam 240 m Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill  China Dadu River

Gilgel Gibe III Dam 240 m Roller compacted concrete gravity  Ethiopia Omo River

Goupitan dam 232.5 m Concrete double-arch  China Wu Jiang River

TaSang Dam 228 m Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill  Myanmar Salween River

Ituango Dam 225 m Embankment, earth-fill  Colombia Cauca River

Houziyan Dam 223.5m Concrete-face rock-fill  China Dadu River

Jiangpinghe Dam 221m Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill  China Loushui River

La Yesca Dam 220m Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill  Mexico Rio Grande de Santiago

Antamina Tailings Dam 215m Concrete face,rock fill  Peru Ayash River

Dagangshan Dam 210m Arch  China Dadu River

Khudoni Dam 200 m Concrete double-arch gravity  Georgia Enguri River

Boyabat Dam 195 m Gravity  Turkey Kizilirmak

Sogamoso Dam 190m Concrete face,gravel fill  Colombia Sogamoso

Seimare Dam 180m Arch, variable-radius  Iran Seimare

Upper Gotvand Dam 180m Embankment, rock-fill  Iran Karun

Sykia Dam[7] 170 m Embankment, earth-fill  Greece Achelous River

Kığı Dam 168 m Earthen embankment, rock-fill  Turkey Peri River

Koldam Dam 167 m Earthen embankment, rock-fill  India Sutlej

Mazar Dam[3] 165 m Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill  Ecuador Mazar River

Xiangjiaba Dam 161 m Concrete gravity  China Jinsha Jiang River

Guanyinyan Dam 159 m Gravity  China Jinsha River

Rudbar Lorestan Dam 158 m Gravity  Iran Rudbar River

Messochora Dam[7] 150 m Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill  Greece Achelous River

Maoergai Dam 147m Embankment, rock-fill  China Heishui River

Çetin Dam 145 m Rock-fill  Turkey Botan River

Murum Dam 143 m Gravity, RCC  Malaysia Murum River

Ludila Dam 140 m Concrete Gravity  China Jinsha River

Bureya Dam 139m Concrete gravity  Russia Bureya

Ahai Dam 138 m Gravity  China Jinsha River

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Ilisu Dam 135 m Earthen embankment, clay core  Turkey Tigris River

Notes•• A 300m and 280m tall design under consideration.

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