List_of_tallest_dams

List of tallest dams

List of tallest dams

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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

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Under construction

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Notes

  • ^ 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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