List of tallest dams

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

Under construction

Gallery

• 
  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 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

• ^ A 300m and 280m tall design under consideration
• ^ Non-realized project of Soviet-era
• ^ Construction stopped as a result of Gulf War

References

1. "History of Nurek Dams". Canadian Induced Seismicity Research Group. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
2. "Open Joint Stock Holding Company "Barki Tajik"" (in Tajik). Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Tajikistan. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
3. Jansen, Robert B. (1988). Advanced Dam Engineering for Design, Construction, and Rehabilitation. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 744. ISBN 0442243979.
4. "Manuel Moreno Torres". Freebase. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
5. "Mauvoisin Dam". Planetware. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
6. **hydropowerstation.com**"World's Highest Dams". Infoplease. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
7. "Yangi gidroenergetik quvvatlar – hududlar ijtimoiy-iqtisodiy rivojlanishining muhim omili".
8. I︠U︡riĭ Borisovich Mgalobelov (1997). Non-conventional concrete dams on rock foundations. Taylor & Francis. p. 82. ISBN 90-5410-252-7.
9. Hydro-Québec (June 1999). Aménagement hydroélectrique de la Sainte-Marguerite-3 : En accord avec le milieu (PDF) (in French). Montreal: Hydro-Québec. p. 5. OCLC 46577207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2000-10-01. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
10. Société d'énergie de la Baie James (1987). Le complexe hydroélectrique de La Grande Rivière. Réalisation de la première phase (in French). Montreal: Société d'énergie de la Baie James/Éditions de la Chenelière. p. 470. ISBN 2-89310-010-4.
11. "'Tibet's Three Gorges Dam' starts operation". China Daily. 2013-12-11. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
12. 张琼. "Iran Rudbar Lorestan hydropower dam undertaken by CGGC completed". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
13. "Shatuo Station (沙沱水电站)" (in Chinese). China Tech. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
14. "Place Moulin Dam - Aosta Valley". www.lovevda.it.
15. "Greek Large Dams". Greek Commission on Large Dams. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
16. "News.Az -". news.az.
17. "Untitled Document". amur-heilong.net.
18. "Cygnet -". Archived from the original on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
19. "Componentes de la Mina- Nuestras Operaciones - Antamina".
20. "Pskem GES qurilishi: GESning 1-to'siq darvozasi yopilishi munosabati bilan tadbir o'tkazildi".
21. Salini Impregilo (21 July 2015). "Salini Impregilo Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via YouTube.