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...

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 meter7. Atatürk Dam, Turkey - 84,500 cubic meters6. Tucurui Dam, Brazil - 85,200 cubic meters5. Lower Usuma, Nigeria - 93,000 cubic meters 4....

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...

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....