List of tallest dams
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This is a list of the tallest dams in the world above 150 m (492 ft) in height. The tallest man-made 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 the second-tallest man-made dam in the world is the 300 m (984 ft) Nurek Dam in Tajikistan, built by the USSR. The tallest gravity dam is the 285-metre-high (935 ft) Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland. The tallest natural dam, the 567 m (1,860 ft) Usoi Dam in Tajikistan, is 262 m (860 ft) higher than the tallest existing man-made dam.
Existing
| Name | Height | Type | Country | River | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usoi Dam | 567 m (1,860 ft) | Landslide |  Tajikistan | Murghab | 1911 |
| The Barrier | 500 m (1,600 ft) | Lava |  Canada |
Rubble Creek | c. 11000 BCE |
| 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 |
| Lake Waikaremoana Dam | 250 m (820 ft) | Landslide |  New Zealand | Waikaretāheke | c. 200 BCE |
| 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 |
| Maerdang Dam | 211 m (692 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Yellow River | 2024[7] |
| 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 | Malibamatšo River | 1996 |
| Tekeze Dam | 189 m (620 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Ethiopia | Tekeze River | 2009 |
| Three Gorges Dam | 181 m (594 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 (594 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[8] |
| 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 |
| Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam | 155 m (509 ft)[9] | Concrete gravity | Ethiopia | Blue Nile River | 2024[10] |
| 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[11] | 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[12] | 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 |
| Guandi Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Yalong River | 2012 |
| Seven Oaks Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | United States | Santa Ana River | 2000 |
| Dongfeng Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Wu | 1995 |
| Gura Apelor Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Romania | Raul Mare | 1986 |
| Bruno Creek Tailings Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | United States | Bruno Creek | 1983 |
| Idukki Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Concrete arch | India | Periyar | 1973 |
| Charvak Dam[6] | 168 m (551 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | Uzbekistan | Chirchik | 1970 |
| Grand Coulee Dam | 167.6 m (550 ft) | Concrete gravity | United States | Columbia River | 1942 |
| 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 | 1966 |
| 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 | 1982 |
| 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 | 1960 |
| 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 | 1969/1986 |
| Talbingo Dam | 162 m (531 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Australia | Tumut River | 1971 |
| Huites Dam | 162 m (531 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Mexico | Fuerte | 1995 |
| Robert-Bourassa Dam[13] | 162 m (531 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Canada | La Grande River | 1979 |
| Tankeng Dam | 162 m (531 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Ou River | 2008 |
| Tokuyama Dam | 161 m (528 ft) | Embankment | Japan | Ibi River | 2008 |
| Xiangjiaba Dam | 161 m (528 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Jinsha River | 2012 |
| Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Brazil | Iguazu River | 1980 |
| Grand'Maison Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | France | Eau d'Olle | 1985 |
| Jinanqiao Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Jinsha River | 2010 |
| Los Leones Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  Chile | Los Leones | 1999 |
| 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 | 1949 |
| Yellowtail Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Bighorn River | 1967 |
| 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 | 1964 |
| 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[14] | 158 m (518 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China | Lhasa River | 2013 |
| Rudbar Lorestan Dam | 158 m (518 ft) | Concrete gravity | Iran | Rudbar River | 2016[15] |
| 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[16] | 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 | 1958 |
| 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 | 1965 |
| Place Moulin Dam[17] | 155 m (509 ft) | Concrete arch | Italy | Buthier | 1965 |
| 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 | 1964 |
| Curnera Dam | 153 m (502 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Curnera | 1966 |
| 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 | 1964 |
| Torul Dam | 152 m (499 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Turkey | Harşit River | 2007 |
| Menzelet Dam | 151 m (495 ft) | Embankment | Turkey | Ceyhan River | 1989 |
| Zervreila Dam | 151 m (495 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Valser Rhine | 1957 |
| 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 | 1967 |
| Messochora Dam[18] | 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 | 1962 |
| 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 |
Under construction
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Koysha Dam | 180 m (590 ft)[21] | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Ethiopia | Omo River |
| Sykia Dam[18] | 170 m (560 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Greece | Achelous River |
| Aksu Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey | Çoruh River |
Gallery
The Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland
The Inguri Dam in Georgia
The Vajont Dam in Italy
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
The Tarbela Dam in Pakistan
The upstream face of Usoi Dam in Tajikistan
See also
Notes
- ^ A 300m and 280m tall design under consideration
- ^ Non-realized project of Soviet-era
- ^ Construction stopped as a result of Gulf War