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Top Ten Tallest Dams in the World

1. Nurek Dam - Tajikistan (300m)
The dam is located in a deep gorge along the Vakhsh River in western Tajikistan, about 75 km (47 mi) east of the nation's capital of Dushanbe. A town near the dam, also called Nurek, houses engineers and other workers employed at the dam's power plant.
(Source: Wikipedia)


2. Grande Dixence Dam - Switzerland (285m)
Grande Dixence is not only the tallest gravity dam in the world, it is also ... represent 20% of the electrical energy stored in Switzerland.


3. Inguri Dam - Georgia (271.5m)
Inguri Dam, world's highest arch dam (completed 1980), located on the Inguri River in western Georgia
Inguri Dam

4. Vajont Dam - Italy (261.6m)


5. Chicoasen Dam - Mexico (261m)


6. Tehri Dam - India (261m)


7. Alvaro Obregon Dam - Mexico (260m)


8. Mauvoisin Dam - Switzerland (250m)


9. Guavio, Colombia – 243m


10. Mica Dam, Canada – 234m

Top 10 Largest Dams in the World

10. Oahe Dam, South Dakota, US: 70,339 cubic meters
9. Guri (Raúl Leoni), Venezuela: 78,000 cubic meters

8. Yacyretá-Apipe, Paraguay-Argentina - 81,000 cubic meter
7. Atatürk Dam, Turkey - 84,500 cubic meters
6. Tucurui Dam, Brazil - 85,200 cubic meters
5. Lower Usuma, Nigeria - 93,000 cubic meters
4. Fort Peck, Montana - 96,049 cubic meters

3. Tarbela, Pakistan - 121,720 cubic meters


2. Samara - Zhiguli Dam,Russia - 169,000,000 cubic meters

1. Three Gorges, China - 39,300,000 cubic meters

Top Ten Highest Dams In The World


Top Ten Highest Dams In The World

Rogun Dam:- The highest dam ever built is the Rogun Dam, across the River Vakhsh in the southern part of Tajikstan. There were intial problems in building this dam and the project was shelved temporarily. However later on a partnership was formed with Russia in order to complete the project, accomplished in 1990. This dam is 335 meters high, making it the highest dam in the world today.
Nurek Dam:- This Dam stands next to rogun Dam on Vakhsh river in height. The Dam located in central Asia this is the world’s largest rock fill dam and is the second highest dam in the world as well. It was constructed between 1961 and 1980. Nurek Dam has 9 units generating hydroelectric power. These units were installed between 1972 and 1979.
Grand Dixence (Switzerland):- Grand Dixence is the third highest dam in the world with 285 meters height. Built to hold back Lac Des Dix in Switzerland, it is 4 kilometers long and it holds 400 million cubic meters of water. Though the river Dixence is one of the smaller rivers in the area, water collects here in large quantities due to tunnels which bring in water from other sources. It is also the highest Dam in Europe.
Inguri (Georgia):- Inguri is amongst the highest dams in the world with a height of 272 meters. It is a hydroelectric dam located in Georgia. The Inguri power station is located in Abkhazia where the dam is built on the Inguri River. Construction of this dam began in 1961 however it was completed only in 1987. There are five generators at the Inguri Power Station.
Chicoasen (Mexico):- It is located about 40 km from Tuxtle, capital of the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is also known as Sumidero Canyon and canyon is regarded as an important tourist attraction in the state of Chiapas. The chicoasen is the home to a great variety of wildlife including corocodiles. It is the 5th largest dam in the world with a height of 261 meters.
Tehri Dam (India):- The Dam was constructed amidst the ensuing chaos of opposition. Tehri dam was built close to the town of Garhwal, India, in order to trap the water from the basin of the uppen Ganga, at the Bhilanganga and Bhagirathi confluence. The height of the dam is about 260 meters and it is the 6th highest dam in the world.
Xiaowan Dam:- It is seventh highest dam in the world with a height of 258 meters. It is also going to be the world’s 4th largest Dam in terms of hydroelectric power. Construction on the Xiaowan Dam was started in January of 2002, and continues today. This hydroelectric arch Dam, on the River Lancany in South West China. Each power-generating units will have a 700 MW capacity.
Eratan Dam (China):- The Eratan Dam is a largest Dam on the Yalong River in Southwest China. The total electricity generation capacity of the facility is 3,300 MW, one of the largest hydroelectric stations in China. The dam has six hydroelectric generators, each with a generating capacity of 550 MW. Construction of the Dam started on September 1991 and was completed on December 26, 1999. Ertan Dam is 245 meters in height with huge water capacity.
Sayano-Shushensk Dam:- It is the largest power plant in Russia and theninth highest Dam in the world having 245 meters height. It is located on the Yenisei River near Sayanogorsk. It is also the sixth-largest hydroelectric plant in the world. The head of the power plant is Valery Kyari. It is by far the larger of only two gravity-arch dams in Russia. The Dam is constructed to “Safely” withstand earthquakes up to 8 on Richter scale, and was recorded by the Guinnes Book of world records as the strongest construction of its type.
Alvaro Obregon Dam:- Construction for the Alvaro Obregon Dam took five years to complete, beginning in 1947. The largest Dam in the state, it is built on the river Yaqui. It is also the 10th highest Dam having 244 meters height. Not only is it important for local irrigation and hydraulic works, it is also a tourist attraction because of the beauty of the surrounding scenery.

The 5 Biggest Dams in India

1. Tehri Dam
Tehri Dam located on the Bhagirathi River, Uttaranchal Now become Uttarakhand. Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India,With a height of 261 meters and the eighth tallest dam in the world.
2. Bhakra Nangal Dam

Bhakra Nangal Dam is a gravity dam across the sutlej river Himachal Pradesh. Bhakra Nangal is the largest dam in India, with a height of 225 meters and second largest Dam in Asia. Its reservoir, known as the “Gobind Sagar Lake” it is the second largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar dam.
3. Hirakud Dam

Hirakud dam built across the Mahanadi River in Orissa. Hirakud Dam is one of the longest dams in the world about 26 km in length. There are two observation towers on the dam one is “Gandhi Minar” and another one is “Nehru Minar.
4. Nagarjunasagar Dam

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is the world’s largest masonry dam with a height of 124 meters, built across Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is certainly the pride of India-considered the largest man-made lake in the world.
5. Sardar Sarovar Dam


Sardar Sarovar Dam also known as “Narmada Dam” is the largest dam to be built, with a height of 138 meters, over the Sacred Narmada River in Gujarat. Drought prone areas of Kutch and Saurashtra will get irrigate by this project. The Narmada dam is India’s most controversial dam project.