This is a list of the tallest dams in the world over 135 m (443 ft) in height. Currently, the tallest dam in the world is the Nurek dam

Nurek Dam

The Nurek Dam is an earth fill embankment dam on the Vakhsh River in the central Asian nation of Tajikistan. Construction of the dam began in 1961 and was completed in 1980, when Tajikistan was still a republic within the Soviet Union. At it is currently the tallest dam in the world...

 in Tajikistan at 300 meters. When completed, the 335 meter tall Rogun Dam

Rogun Dam

Rogun Dam is an under construction dam on the Vakhsh River in southern Tajikistan. It is one of the planned hydroelectric power plants of Vakhsh Cascade. If finished, it would be the world's tallest dam with a height of height compared to the second tallest dam Nurek Dam at . -History:The Rogun...

 also in Tajikistan will be the tallest. Natural landslide dam

Landslide dam

A landslide dam, debris dam, or barrier lake is a natural damming of a river by some kind of mass wasting: landslide, debris flow, rock avalanche or volcano. If it is caused by earthquake, it may also be called a quake lake. Some landslide dams are as high as the largest existing artificial dam...

s are also quite competitive in height but not listed here. In particular, the highest natural dam, Usoi Dam

Usoi Dam

The Usoi Dam is a natural landslide dam along the Murghab River in the Central Asian country of Tajikistan. At high, it is the tallest dam in the world, either natural or man-made...

, is higher than the highest existing man-made one.

Existing

Name	Height	Type	Country	River
Nurek Dam Nurek Dam The Nurek Dam is an earth fill embankment dam on the Vakhsh River in the central Asian nation of Tajikistan. Construction of the dam began in 1961 and was completed in 1980, when Tajikistan was still a republic within the Soviet Union. At it is currently the tallest dam in the world...	300 m	Earthen embankment Embankment dam An embankment dam is a massive artificial water barrier. It is typically created by the emplacement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock. It has a semi-permanent waterproof natural covering for its surface, and a dense, waterproof...		Vakhsh Vakhsh River The Vakhsh has been intensively developed for human use. Electricity, aluminum, and cotton are the mainstays of Tajikistan’s economy, and the Vakhsh is involved with all three of these sectors. Hydroelectricity provides 91% of the country’s electricity as of 2005, and 90% of that total comes from...
Xiaowan Dam Xiaowan Dam The Xiaowan Dam is a large hydroelectric arch dam on the Lancang River in Yunnan Province, southwest China. It is the world's highest arch dam and will be the second largest hydroelectric power station in China after the Three Gorges Dam. Construction started on 1 January 2002. The river was...	292 m	Concrete arch		Lancang
Grande Dixence Dam Grande Dixence Dam The Grande Dixence Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Dixence River at the head of the Val d'Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. At high, it is the tallest gravity dam in the world and is part of the Cleuson-Dixence Complex...	285 m	Concrete gravity		Dixence
Inguri Dam Inguri Dam The Inguri Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Inguri River in Georgia. Currently it is the world's highest concrete arch dam with a height of . It is located north of the town Jvari...	271.5 m	Concrete arch		Inguri
Vajont Dam Vajont Dam The Vajont Dam is a disused dam, completed in 1959 in the valley of the Vajont river under Monte Toc, 100 km north of Venice, Italy...	261.6 m	Concrete arch		Vajont Vajont Vajont is a town and comune in the province of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy.-History:The municipality was founded in 1971 on the municipal territory of Maniago. It was built to host the people evacuated from Erto e Casso after the disaster of the Vajont Dam ....
Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasén) Dam Chicoasén Dam The Chicoasén Dam is an embankment dam and hydroelectric power station on the Grijalva River near Chicoasén in Chiapas, Mexico. The dam's power plant, known as "Manuel Moreno Torres" contains 5 x 300 MW, 3 x 310 MW Francis turbine-generators. Torres was Comisión Federal de Electricidad's Director...	261 m	Earthen embankment		Grijalva Grijalva River Grijalva River, formerly known as Tabasco River. is a 480 km long river in southeastern Mexico. It is named after Juan de Grijalva who visited the area in 1518. The river rises in Chiapas highlands and flows from Chiapas to the state of Tabasco through the Sumidero Canyon into the Bay of...
Tehri Dam Tehri dam The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. It is the primary dam of the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex...	261 m	Earthen embankment		Bhagirathi Bhagirathi River The Bhāgīrathī is a turbulent Himalayan river in the state of Uttarakhand, India, that is the source stream of the Ganges—the major river of the Gangetic plain of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism.-Etymology:...
Mauvoisin Dam Lac de Mauvoisin Lac de Mauvoisin is a lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir is formed by the Mauvoisin Dam, which is 250 m high. The dam is currently the 13th highest in the world, and the third highest arch dam. It was built in 1951–1957, and raised by 13.5 m in 1991. The reservoir lies...	250 m	Concrete arch		Bagnes Bagnes Bagnes is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.With an area of , Bagnes used to be the largest municipality of Switzerland until the formation of Glarus Süd in 2011.-History:...
Laxiwa Dam Laxiwa Dam The Laxiwa Dam is an arch dam on the Yellow River in Qinghai Province, northwest China. It is downstream of the Longyangxia Dam and upstream from the Lijiaxia Dam. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports the largest station in the Yellow River basin...	250 m	Concrete arch		Huang He
Alberto Lleras (Guavio) Dam	250 m	Embankment rock-fill		Guavio River Guavio River Guavio River is a river of central Colombia. It is a right tributary of the Upía River, in the drainage area of the Orinoco.Important tributaries are the Chivor and Garagoa Rivers....
Mica Dam Mica Dam The Mica Dam is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Columbia River 135 kilometres north of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. Completed in 1973 under the terms of the 1964 Columbia River Treaty, the Mica powerhouse has a generating capacity of . The dam is operated by BC Hydro...	243 m	Embankment, earth-fill		Columbia Columbia River The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...
Sayano Shushenskaya Dam	242 m	Concrete arch-gravity		Yenisei River Yenisei River Yenisei , also written as Yenisey, is the largest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean. It is the central of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean...
Ertan Dam Ertan Dam The Ertan Dam is an arch dam on the Yalong River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Sichuan Province, southwest China.The dam has six hydroelectric generators, each with a generating capacity of 550 MW. The total generating capacity of the facility is 3,300 MW, one of the largest hydroelectric...	240 m	Concrete arch-gravity		Yalong River Yalong River The Nyag Qu or Yalong River, also called Ya-lung River is an 822 mile long river in the Sichuan province of southern China. It flows into the Yangtze River along the border with Yunnan. It is a tributary of the Yangtze River...
La Esmeralda Dam La Esmeralda Dam La Esmeralda Dam is an embankment dam on the Batá River northwest of Santa María in Boyacá Department, Neira Province, Colombia. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it is part of the Chivor Hydroelectric Project. Water from the Batá is diverted by the dam to a power...	237m	Embankment, rock-fill		Bata
Oroville Dam Oroville Dam Oroville Dam spans the Feather River about northeast of the city of Oroville, California. It forms Lake Oroville, which stores water for irrigation, flood control, municipal water supply and hydroelectricity generation in California's Sacramento Valley. The dam lies in the foothills of the Sierra...	235 m	Earthen embankment, concrete features		Feather River Feather River The Feather River is the principal tributary of the Sacramento River, in the Sacramento Valley of Northern California. The river's main stem is about long. Its length to its most distant headwater tributary is about . Its drainage basin is about...
El Cajón Dam El Cajón Dam (Honduras) The El Cajón Dam, officially known as Central Hidroeléctrica Francisco Morazán, is a hydroelectric power plant located in Western Honduras. The dam impounds the Comayagua river which derives its large volume from two large tributaries, Humuya and Sulaco...	234 m	Concrete double-arch		Humuya River Humuya River -References:*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.*CIA map: :Image:Honduras rel 1985.jpg*UN map: :Image:Un-honduras.png*...
Chirkey Dam Chirkey Dam The Chirkey Dam is an arch dam on the Sulak River in Dagestan, Russia. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it supports a 1,000 MW power station...	232.5 m	Concrete arch		Sulak River Sulak River The Sulak is a river in Dagestan, Russia. It starts at the confluence of the Avar Koisu and the Andi Koisu rivers. It comes down the Main Sulak Canyon and the Akhetl and Chirkei gorges and the Minor Sulak Canyon...
Shuibuya Dam Shuibuya Dam The Shuibuya Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill embankment dam on the Qingjiang River in Badong County, Enshi, Hubei Province, China. The purpose of the dam is mainly hydroelectricity but it also promotes flood control, navigation, tourism and fishery...	233 m	Concrete-face rock-fill		Qingjiang
Karun-4 Dam Karun-4 dam The Karun-4 Dam is an arch dam on the Karun River in the province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran. The Karun has the highest discharge of Iran's rivers. The objectives of the construction of Karun-4 dam and hydroelectric power plant are electric power supply and flood control.The dam is a...	230 m	Concrete arch-gravity		Karun Karun The Kārun is Iran's most effluent, and the only navigable, river. It is 450 miles long. It rises in the Zard Kuh mountains of the Bakhtiari district in the Zagros Range, receiving many tributaries, such as the Dez and the Kuhrang, before passing through the capital of the Khuzestan Province of...
Bhakra Dam Bhakra Dam Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River, and is near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India.The dam, located at a gorge near the upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, is Asia's second highest at 225.55 m high next to...	226 m	Concrete gravity		Satluj
Luzzone Dam Lago di Luzzone Lago di Luzzone is a lake in Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 108 million m³ and a surface area of 1.27 km². It is located in the upper Blenio valley, on the territory of the municipalities of Ghirone and Aquila....	225 m	Concrete arch		Lago di Luzzone Lago di Luzzone Lago di Luzzone is a lake in Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 108 million m³ and a surface area of 1.27 km². It is located in the upper Blenio valley, on the territory of the municipalities of Ghirone and Aquila....
Hoover Dam Hoover Dam Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President...	221.46 m	Concrete gravity arch		Colorado River Colorado River The Colorado River , is a river in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The watershed of the Colorado River covers in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states...
Contra Dam	220 m	Concrete arch		Verzasca River Verzasca River -- The Verzasca is a 30-km long mountain river originating at Pizzo Barone and flowing into Lake Maggiore. It is known for its clear turquoise water and vibrant colored rocks, as well as its treacherous currents. The Verzasca Dam is a few kilometers upriver from this lake.-Geography:The Verzasca...
Mratinje Dam Mratinje Dam The Mratinje Dam is a concrete arch dam in the canyon of the Piva River in Montenegro.The dam was completed in 1975 with designs by Energoprojekt. Its construction resulted in the flooding of the Piva canyon and the creation of Lake Piva, which, with its 12.5 km², is the second largest lake in...	220 m	Concrete arch-gravity		Piva
Dworshak Dam Dworshak Dam Dworshak Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete gravity dam in Clearwater County, Idaho, United States on the North Fork Clearwater River. The dam is located northwest of the city of Orofino, and east of Lewiston. The dam is the highest straight-axis concrete dam in the Western Hemisphere and the 22nd...	218.6 m	Concrete gravity		Clearwater River Clearwater River (Idaho) The Clearwater River is a river in north central Idaho, which flows westward from the Bitterroot Mountains along the Idaho-Montana border, and joins the Snake River at Lewiston. In October 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition descended the Clearwater River in dugout canoes, putting in at "Canoe...
Glen Canyon Dam Glen Canyon Dam Glen Canyon Dam is a concrete arch dam on the Colorado River in northern Arizona in the United States, just north of Page. The dam was built to provide hydroelectricity and flow regulation from the upper Colorado River Basin to the lower. Its reservoir is called Lake Powell, and is the second...	216.4 m	Concrete arch-gravity		Colorado Colorado River The Colorado River , is a river in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The watershed of the Colorado River covers in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states...
Longtan Dam Longtan dam Longtan Dam is a large roller-compacted concrete gravity dam on the Hongshui River in Tian'e County of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, a tributary of the Xi River and the Pearl River. The dam is high and long; it is the tallest of its type in the world. The dam is intended for...	216.5 m	Roller-compacted concrete gravity		Hongshui River Hongshui River The Hongshui River is a major river in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. It is one of the main rivers in the basin of the Xi River, which in its turn is one of the main tributaries of the Pearl River....
Toktogul Dam	215 m	Concrete gravity		Naryn Naryn Naryn is the provincial administrative center of the Naryn Province in central Kyrgyzstan, with a population of 34,822 . It is situated on both banks of the Naryn River, , which cuts a picturesque gorge through the town...
Daniel-Johnson Dam Daniel-Johnson Dam The Daniel-Johnson Dam , formerly known as Manic-5, is a multiple arch buttress dam on the Manicouagan River which creates Manicouagan Reservoir. The dam is composed of 14 buttresses and 13 arches and is north of Baie-Comeau in Quebec, Canada...	214 m	Concrete multiple-arch gravity		Manicouagan River Manicouagan River The Manicouagan River is a river in Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The river originates at the Daniel-Johnson Dam of the Manicouagan Reservoir and flows approximately south, emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near Baie-Comeau...
Keban Dam Keban Dam The Keban Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates, located in the Elazığ Province of Turkey. The dam was the first and most upstream of several large-scale dams to be built on the Euphrates by Turkey...	210 m	Earthen embankment		Euphrates River
Ermenek Dam Ermenek Dam The Ermenek Dam is an arch dam on the Göksu River in Karaman Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. Completed in 2009, the primary purpose of the tall dam is to support its 300 MW power station.-References:...	210m	Concrete arch		Göksu Göksu The Göksu is a river in Taşeli Peninsula . Both its sources arise in the Taurus Mountains—the northern in the Geyik Mountains and the southern in the Haydar Mountains...
San Roque Dam San Roque Dam (Philippines) The San Roque Dam, operated under San Roque Multipurpose Project is a massive gated spillway of 200 meters height, 1.2 kilometer length embankment dam on the Agno River spanning the municipalities of San Manuel and San Nicolas, Pangasinan, nearly 200 km north of Metro Manila.The dam impounds...	210 m	Embankment		Agno River
Karun-3 Dam Karun-3 dam The Karun-3 dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Karun river in the province of Khuzestan, Iran. It was built to help meet Iran's energy demands as well as to provide flood control. The Karun has the highest discharge of Iran's rivers....	205 m	Concrete gravity arch		Karun River
Zimapán Dam Zimapán Dam The Zimapán Dam, also known as Fernando Hiriart Balderrama Dam, is an arch dam on the Moctezuma River about southwest of Zimapán in Hidalgo state, Mexico...	203 m	Concrete arch-gravity		Moctezuma River Moctezuma River -References:*Atlas of Mexico, 1975 .*The Prentice Hall American World Atlas, 1984.*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993....
Dez Dam Dez Dam The Dez Dam is a large hydroelectric dam built in Iran in 1963 by an Italian consortium.The dam is on the Dez River in the Northwestern province of Khuzestan, the closest city being Andimeshk. It is high, making it one of the highest in the world, and has a reservoir capacity of...	203 m	Concrete gravity arch		Dez River Dez River The Dez River , the ancient Coprates , is a tributary of the Karun River and is 400 km long. It is the site of the Dez Dam.It is believed that a fortress protected a strategic bridge across the river at Dezful, whence the name, although no trace of this castle remains. The old part of the city...
Almendra Dam Almendra Dam The Almendra Dam, also known as Villarino Dam, in Salamanca, Spain, interrupts the course of the River Tormes five kilometres from the village from which it takes its name: Almendra...	202 m	Concrete arch		Tormes River
Campos Novos Dam Campos Novos Dam The Campos Novos Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Santa Catarina province in southern Brazil...	202 m	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill		Canoas River Canoas River (Santa Catarina) The Canoas River is a river of Santa Catarina state in southeastern Brazil. The river joins the Pelotas River to form the Uruguay River.-See also:*List of rivers of Santa Catarina-References:* ] map]...
Berke Dam Berke Dam Berke Dam is concrete arch-gravity dam built on the Ceyhan river in southern Turkey. There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 2001 at the dam, with a power output of 510 MW ....	201 m	Concrete arch-gravity		Ceyhan River
Guangzhao Dam Guangzhao Dam The Guangzhao Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Beipan River near Guangzhao in Guanling County, Guizhou Province, China. The main purpose of the project is hydroelectric power generation with additional purposes of water regulation and irrigation...	200.5 m	Gravity		Beipan River Beipan River Beipan River is a river in the Guizhou province, China, and part of the great Pearl River basin.-Other names:The upper reaches in Yunnan and Guizhou were once known as the Zangke River.-Course:...
Kölnbrein Dam	200 m	Concrete double-arch gravity		Streams in upper Malta Malta, Austria Malta is a municipality in the Austrian state of Carinthia, in the district of Spittal an der Drau, west of the town of Gmünd. Situated within the Hohe Tauern mountain range, it covers most of the valley of the Malta river, a tributary of the Lieser. The municipality includes the Katastralgemeinden...
Shahid Abbaspour Dam Shahid Abbaspour dam The Shahid Abbaspour Dam is a large arch dam providing hydroelectricity from the Karun River; it is located about northeast of Masjed Soleiman, in the province of Khuzestan, Iran, and originally completed in 1976, and formerly named "Reza Shah Kabir Dam"...  (Karun 1)	200m	Double arch concrete		Karun River
New Bullards Bar Dam New Bullards Bar Dam New Bullards Bar Dam is a dam in California on the North Yuba River and forms the New Bullards Bar Reservoir, which has a capacity of . It is located near the town of Dobbins in Yuba County. The dam is operated by the Yuba County Water Agency for irrigation, drinking water and hydroelectric power...	196.6 m	Concrete arch-gravity		Yuba River Yuba River The Yuba River is a tributary of the Feather River in the Sacramento Valley of the U.S. state of California. It is one of the Feather's most important branches, providing about a third of its flow. The main stem of the river is about long, and its headwaters are split into North, Middle and South...
Itaipu Dam	196 m	Concrete gravity	/	Paraná River Paraná River The Paraná River is a river in south Central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina for some . It is second in length only to the Amazon River among South American rivers. The name Paraná is an abbreviation of the phrase "para rehe onáva", which comes from the Tupi language...
Altinkaya Dam Altinkaya Dam The Altınkaya Dam is a rock-fill dam for irrigation and hydro power purposes, located on the River Kızılırmak, 23 km south of Bafra and 35 km west of Samsun in northern Turkey. It feeds Lake of Derbent....	195 m	Embankment, rock-fill		Kizil Irmak
Kárahnjúkastífla Dam Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in eastern Iceland designed to produce 4,600 GWh annually for Alcoa's Fjardaál aluminum smelter to the east in Reyðarfjörður. The project, named after nearby Mount Kárahnjúkur, involves damming the Jökulsá á Dal River and the Jökulsá...	193 m	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill		Jökulsá
New Melones Dam New Melones Dam New Melones Dam is an earth and rock filled dam across the Stanislaus River creating New Melones Lake. Situated between Calaveras and Tuolumne County, California in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Jamestown, the dam was completed in 1979 replacing the old Melones Dam.-Background:The dam was...	190.5 m	Embankment, earth/rock-fill		Stanislaus River Stanislaus River The Stanislaus River in California is one of the largest tributaries of the San Joaquin River. The river is long and has north, middle and south forks...
W.A.C. Bennett Dam	190.5 m	Embankment, earth-fill		Peace River Peace River (Canada) The Peace River is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River flows into the Slave River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River. The Mackenzie is the 12th longest river in the world,...
Miel 1 Dam	188 m	Roller compacted-concrete gravity		Miel River
Aguamilpa Dam Aguamilpa Dam The Aguamilpa Dam is an embankment dam on the Río Grande de Santiago in the Mexican state of Nayarit, northeast of Tepic. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supplies a 960 MW power station with water...	187 m	Embankment, concrete face rock-fill		Rio Grande de Santiago Río Grande de Santiago The Río Grande de Santiago is one of the longest rivers in Mexico, measuring up long. The river begins at Lake Chapala and continues roughly north-west through the Sierra Madre Occidental, receiving the Verde, Juchipila, Bolaños, and other tributaries...
Kurobe Dam Kurobe dam The or , is a variable-radius arch dam on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It supports the 335 MW Kurobe No. 4 Hydropower Plant and is owned by Kansai Electric Power Company. At high, it is the tallest dam in Japan. It was constructed between 1956 and 1963 at...	186 m	Concrete arch-gravity		Kurobe River Kurobe River The is a river in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. 86 km in length, it has a watershed of 689 km².The river rises from Mount Washiba in the Hida Mountains and carves the deep valley known as the Kurobe gorge...
Pubugou Dam Pubugou Dam The Pubugou Dam is concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Dadu River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Sichuan Province...	186 m	Embankment, concrete face rock-fill		Yalong River Yalong River The Nyag Qu or Yalong River, also called Ya-lung River is an 822 mile long river in the Sichuan province of southern China. It flows into the Yangtze River along the border with Yunnan. It is a tributary of the Yangtze River...
Zillergründl Dam Zillergründl Dam The Zillergründl Dam is an arch dam on the Ziller River in the upper Ziller Valley of Tyrol state, Austria. It is east of Mayrhofen. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it supports a 360 MW pumped-storage power station...	186 m	Concrete arch		Ziller Ziller The Ziller is an approximately 47 km long right-side tributary to the Inn River, in the Zillertal in Tyrol, Austria. It springs from the ridge of the Zillertal Alps, and feeds the Zillergründl Dam. In Mayrhofen it receives the Zemmbach...
Sanbanxi Dam Sanbanxi Dam The Sanbanxi Dam is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Yuan River in Jinping County, Guizhou Province, China. The dam houses a hydroelectric power station with 4 x 250 MW generators for a total installed capacity of 1,000 MW. Construction began in 2001 and was complete by 2006....	185.6 m	Concrete face rock-fill		Yuanshui River
Oymapinar Dam Oymapinar Dam Oymapinar Dam is an arch dam built on the Manavgat river in Turkey in 1984. It is an arch dam in design, 185 m in height, built to generate hydroelectric power.Oymapınar Dam is located 12 km north of Manavgat Waterfall...	185.5 m	Concrete arch		Manavgat River Manavgat River Manavgat River originates on the eastern slopes of Western Taurus Mountains in Turkey, and flows south over conglomerated strata for about 90 km, then over the Manavgat Waterfall and though the coastal plain and into the Mediterranean Sea...
Barra Grande Dam	185 m	Concrete face rock-fill		Pelotas River Pelotas River The Pelotas River is a river in southern Brazil, and a tributary of the Uruguay River.The river originates in the Serra Geral at Alto do Bispo and flows northeast for before meeting the Canoas River, forming the Uruguay River...
Katse dam Katse Dam The Katse Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Malibamat'so River in Lesotho, is Africa's second largest dam....	185 m	Concrete double-arch		Orange Orange River The Orange River , Gariep River, Groote River or Senqu River is the longest river in South Africa. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean...
Tekeze Dam Tekezé Dam Tekezé Dam is a double-curvature arch dam in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on the Tekezé River, a Nile tributary that flows through one of the deepest canyons in the world. At the time of completion, the high dam is said to be Africa's largest arch dam. The dam consists of four...	183 m	Concrete gravity		Tekeze River Tekezé River The Tekezé River, also known as the Takkaze River, is a major river of Ethiopia, and forms a section the westernmost border of Ethiopia and Eritrea for part of its course. The river is also known as the Setit in Eritrea, western Ethiopia, and eastern Sudan. According to materials published by the...
Three Gorges Dam Three Gorges Dam The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in the Yiling District of Yichang, in Hubei province, China...	181 m	Concrete gravity		Yangtze River Yangtze River The Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...
Mossyrock Dam Mossyrock Dam Mossyrock Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Cowlitz River near Mossyrock in Lewis County, Washington. The reservoir created by the dam is called Riffe Lake and the primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric production while flood control is secondary...	184.7 m	Concrete arch-gravity		Cowlitz River Cowlitz River The Cowlitz River is a river in the state of Washington in the United States, a tributary of the Columbia River. Its tributaries drain a large region including the slopes of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, and Mount St. Helens....
Atatürk Dam Atatürk Dam The Atatürk Dam , originally the Karababa Dam, is a zoned rock-fill dam with a central core on the Euphrates River on the border of Adıyaman Province and Şanlıurfa Province in Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey...	184/169 m	Earthen embankment		Euphrates River
Shasta Dam Shasta Dam Shasta Dam is an arch dam across the Sacramento River in the northern part of the U.S. state of California, at the north end of the Sacramento Valley. The dam mainly serves long-term water storage and flood control in its reservoir, Shasta Lake, and also generates hydroelectric power...	183.5 m	Concrete gravity arch		Sacramento River Sacramento River The Sacramento River is an important watercourse of Northern and Central California in the United States. The largest river in California, it rises on the eastern slopes of the Klamath Mountains, and after a journey south of over , empties into Suisun Bay, an arm of the San Francisco Bay, and...
Techi Dam Techi Dam The Techi Dam is a concrete thin arch dam on the Dajia River in the mountains of central Taiwan, some south of Heping in Taichung County. At high, it is one of the tallest dams in the country. It serves primarily for flood control and hydroelectric generation...  (Deji, Tachian)	181 m	Concrete gravity-arch		Dajia (Tachia)
Tignes Tignes Tignes is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is also a ski resort near Val d'Isère, that are linked together as the "Espace Killy" region...	180 m	Concrete gravity-arch		Lac du Chevril
Dartmouth Dam Dartmouth Dam Dartmouth Dam is a large dam on the Mitta Mitta River in the north-eastern portion of the Australian state of Victoria. The dam creates the artificial Lake Dartmouth, storing water from the Victorian "High Country's" snow fields for summer release into the Mitta Mitta and subsequently into the...	180 m	Earthen embankment		Mitta Mitta River Mitta Mitta River The Mitta Mitta River is a major tributary of the Murray River in Australia and the source of approximately 40% of the Murray's flow.The river's headwaters include Victoria's highest mountain, Mount Bogong, with the Mitta Mitta itself forming at the confluence of the Cobungra River and the Big...
Emosson Dam Lac d'Emosson Lac d'Emosson is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located in the municipalities of Salvan and Finhaut. The closest major city in Switzerland is Martigny. The lake has a surface area of 3.27 km² and an elevation of 1,930 m. The maximum depth is 161 m.The first dam of Emosson...	180 m	Concrete arch		Barberini Barberini The Barberini are a family of the Italian nobility that rose to prominence in 17th century Rome. Their influence peaked with the election of Cardinal Maffeo Barberini to the papal throne in 1623, as Pope Urban VIII...
Amir Kabir Dam Amir Kabir Dam Amir Kabir dam , also known as Karaj dam, is a dam in Iran, located northwest of Tehran and north of Karaj. Amir kabir Dam was constructed on the Karaj River, and was the first multi-purpose dam in Iran.- Construction :...	180 m	Concrete arch		Karaj Karaj Karaj is a city in and the capital of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,377,450, in 385,955 families, , making it the fifth-largest city in Iran after Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan and Tabriz.) It is situated west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz...
Piedra del Águila Dam Piedra del Águila Dam The Piedra del Águila Dam is the second of five dams on the Limay River in northwestern Argentine Patagonia and 590 m above mean sea level, downstream from the confluence of the Limay and the Collón Curá River...	180 m	Concrete gravity		Rio Limay
Hongjiadu Dam Hongjiadu Dam The Hongjiadu Dam is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Liuchong River in Qianxi County, Guizhou Province, China. The dam is tall and was built for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation and water supply. The dam supports a 600 MW and withholds a reservoir....	179.5 m	Concrete-face rock-fill		Liuchong River Liuchong River The Liuchong River is a tributary of the Wu River in Guizhou Province, China. It is interrupted by the Hongjiadu Dam....
Longyangxia Dam Longyangxia Dam The Longyangxia Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam at the entrance of the Longyangxia canyon on the Yellow River in Gonghe County, Qinghai Province, China. The dam is tall and was built for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation, irrigation, ice control and flood control...	178 m	Concrete gravity-arch		Huang He
Tianshengqiao Dam	178 m	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill		Nanpan River Nanpan River The Nanpan River has its source in the Yungui Plateau of eastern Yunnan Province. It then flows east, forming part of the border between Guizhou and Guangxi provinces. It joins with the Beipan River to become the Hongshui River....
El Cajón El Cajón Dam (Mexico) The El Cajón Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Río Grande de Santiago in the Mexican state of Nayarit. Construction began in 2003 and was completed in June 2007. It cost US$800 million to build. It is long and is high. The reservoir holds approximately of water, and the generators are capable of...	178 m	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill		Rio Grande de Santiago Río Grande de Santiago The Río Grande de Santiago is one of the longest rivers in Mexico, measuring up long. The river begins at Lake Chapala and continues roughly north-west through the Sierra Madre Occidental, receiving the Verde, Juchipila, Bolaños, and other tributaries...
New Don Pedro Dam Don Pedro Dam The Don Pedro Dam, since 1971 also known as the Old Don Pedro Dam, was a dam across the Tuolumne River in Tuolumne County, California. The structure is currently flooded underneath Don Pedro Reservoir, which is formed by the New Don Pedro Dam....	178 m	Earthen embankment		Tuolumne River Tuolumne River The Tuolumne River is a California river that flows nearly from the central Sierra Nevada to the San Joaquin River in the Central Valley...
Takase Dam	176 m	Embankment, rock-fill		Shinano Shinano River The Shinano River is the longest and largest river in Japan. It flows from Nagano Prefecture to Niigata Prefecture. It is called the Chikuma River in Nagano Prefecture....
Nader Shah Nader Shah Nāder Shāh Afshār ruled as Shah of Iran and was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty. Because of his military genius, some historians have described him as the Napoleon of Persia or the Second Alexander...	175 m	Concrete gravity		Marun River Marun River The Marun River is one of the primary rivers in the Iranian province of Khuzestan. The name is also spelled as "Maroun."...
Hasan Ugurlu Dam Hasan Ugurlu Dam The Hasan Uğurlu Dam is a rock-fill dam for hydro power purposes, located on the River Yeşilırmak 23 km south of Çarşamba town and 25 km east of Samsun in northern Turkey. Originally, it was named the Ayvacık Dam...	175 m	Embankment, rock-fill		Yesilirmak
Karakaya Dam Karakaya Dam The Karakaya Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, built on the Euphrates River and completed in 1987. The hydroelectric dam generates power with six units of , totalling the installed capacity to ....	173m	Concrete arch gravity		Euphrates Euphrates The Euphrates is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia...
Alpe Gera Dam Alpe Gera Dam The Alpe Gera Dam is a gravity dam on the Cormor River northeast of Sondrio in the Lombardy region of Italy. It is tall and supports a 35 MW hydroelectric power station....	174 m	Concrete gravity		Cormor Cormor The Cormor is an Italian river in the province of Udine. The source of the river is west of Fagagna and east of Spilimbergo. The river initially flows south but then curves east and flows past Martignacco. The river then flows south past Udine until it empties into the Laguna di Marano in the Gulf...
Revelstoke Dam Revelstoke Dam The Revelstoke Dam, also known as Revelstoke Canyon Dam, is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Columbia River, 5 km north of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. The powerhouse was completed in 1984 and has a generating capacity of 2480 MW. Four generating units were installed initially, with one...	174 m	Concrete gravity		Columbia River Columbia River The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...
Thissavros	172 m	Embankment, rock-fill		Nestos
Hungry Horse Dam Hungry Horse Dam Hungry Horse Dam is an arch dam on the South Fork Flathead River in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. state of Montana. It is located in Flathead National Forest, in Flathead County, about south of the west entrance to Glacier National Park, southeast of Columbia Falls, and northeast of Kalispell...	171.9 m	Concrete arch-gravity		Flathead River Flathead River The Flathead River, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Montana, originates in the Rocky Mountains near Glacier National Park and flows southwest into Flathead Lake, then after a journey of , empties into the Clark Fork. The river is part of the Columbia River drainage basin, as the Clark...
Cahora Bassa Dam Cahora Bassa Dam The Cahora Bassa Dam system is the largest hydroelectric scheme in southern Africa with the powerhouse containing five turbines. It is one of the three major dams on the Zambezi river system, the others being Kariba and Itezhi-Tezhi. However, Itezhi-Tezhi is not on the main stream of the Zambezi,...	171 m	Concrete, arch gravity		Zambezi River
Denis-Perron Dam	171 m	Embankment, rock-fill		Sainte-Marguerite River
Paute Dam	170 m	Concrete, arch-gravity		Paute River Paute River The Paute River is a river of Ecuador. It is a tributary of the Santiago River, which is a tributary of the Amazon River. The Paute Dam is located on the river.-References:* Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.* *...
Idukki Dam Idukki Dam The Idukki Dam, located in Kerala, India, is a 555 foot tall arch dam. The dam stands between the two mountains - Kuravanmala m and Kurathimala m. It was constructed and is owned by the Kerala State Electricity Board....	168 m	Concrete arch		Periyar Periyar River Periyar is the longest river in the state of Kerala, India, with a length of 244 km. The Periyar is known as the lifeline of Kerala; it is one of the few perennial rivers in the region and provides drinking water for several major towns...
Bruno Creek Tailings Dam	168 m	Embankment, center-line tailings		Bruno Creek
Charvak Dam	168 m	Embankment, earth/rock-fill		Chirchik
Gura Apei	168 m	Embankment, rock-fill		Raul Mare
Seven Oaks Dam Seven Oaks Dam The Seven Oaks Dam is located on the Santa Ana River, 4 miles northeast of Redlands, California. It was constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers as a flood control dam. The dam sits virtually on top of the San Andreas Fault and is designed to withstand a magnitude 8.0...	168 m	Earthen embankment, rock-fill		Santa Ana River Santa Ana River The Santa Ana River is the largest river of Southern California in the United States. Its drainage basin spans four counties. It rises in the San Bernardino Mountains and flows past the cities of San Bernardino and Riverside, before cutting through the northern tip of the Santa Ana Mountains and...
Dongfeng Dam Dongfeng Dam The Dongfeng Dam is an arch dam on the Wu River northwest of Qingzhen in Guizhou Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 570 MW power station. Construction on the dam began in 1989 and the first generator was operational in 1994, the last...	168 m	Concrete arch		Wu Wu River (Yangtze River) Wu Jiang , known also as Wu River, is the largest southern tributary of the Yangtze River. Nearly its entire length of runs within the mountainous and ethnically diverse region of Guizhou.-Course:...
Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam is a gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation. It was constructed between 1933 and 1942, originally with two power plants. A third power station was completed in 1974 to increase its energy...	167.6 m	Concrete gravity		Columbia River Columbia River The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...
Vidraru Dam Vidraru Dam Vidraru Dam is a dam in Romania. It was built in 1965 on the Argeş River.It is an arch dam built on a foundation of rock, and it was built to produce hydroelectricity. Its construction created a reservoir, Lake Vidraru...	166 m	Concrete arch		Arges Arges Arges was one of the Cyclopes in Greek mythology. He was elsewhere called Acmonides or Pyraemon. His name means 'bright' and represents the brightness from lightning....
Marun Dam Marun Dam Marun Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Iran with an installed electricity generating capability of 151 MWh. It is situated in Khuzestan Province.-References:...	165 m	Embankment		Marun River Marun River The Marun River is one of the primary rivers in the Iranian province of Khuzestan. The name is also spelled as "Maroun."...
Kremasta Dam Kremasta (lake) Lake Kremasta is the largest artificial lake in Greece. The construction of the dam of Kremasta was completed in 1969 concentrating waters from four rivers: Acheloos, Agrafiotis, Tavropos and Trikeriotis. The water that is accumulated in the artificial lake is about 4,700,000,000 m³...	165 m	Embankment, earth-fill		Achelous River
Thomson Dam	165 m	Embankment, earth-fill		Thomson River Thomson River (Victoria) The Thomson River is a river in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It starts below Newlands at the north western end of the Baw Baw Plateau at an elevation of 972 m, where it shares a watershed with the Yarra River and Tanjil River, and ends at an elevation of 1.55 m merging with the Latrobe River...
Wujiangdu Dam Wujiangdu Dam The Wujiangdu Dam is an arch-gravity dam on the Wujiang River south of Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation, flood control and navigation...	165 m	Arch-gravity		Wujiang River
Trinity Dam Trinity Dam Trinity Dam is an earth dam on the Trinity River that forms Trinity Lake near Weaverville, California. Trinity Lake was previously called Clair Engle Lake. The earthfill dam was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Construction was completed in 1962. Trinity Lake has a capacity of , making it...	164 m	Embankment, earth-fill		Trinity River Trinity River (California) The Trinity River is the longest tributary of the Klamath River, approximately long, in northwestern California in the United States. It drains an area of the Coast Ranges, including the southern Klamath Mountains, northwest of the Sacramento Valley...
Masjed-Soleyman	164m	Rock-fill clay-core		Karun Karun The Kārun is Iran's most effluent, and the only navigable, river. It is 450 miles long. It rises in the Zard Kuh mountains of the Bakhtiari district in the Zagros Range, receiving many tributaries, such as the Dez and the Kuhrang, before passing through the capital of the Khuzestan Province of...
Guri Dam Guri Dam The Guri Dam is a concrete gravity and embankment dam in Bolívar State, Venezuela on the Caroni River. Its official name is Central Hidroeléctrica Simón Bolívar...	162 m	Concrete gravity		Río Caroní
Talbingo Dam Talbingo Dam Talbingo Dam is located on the Tumut River in southern New South Wales. It is the largest dam in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, with the associated Tumut 3 Power Station also the largest in the project...	162 m	Embankment, earth-fill		Tumut River Tumut River The Tumut River is a river in New South Wales, Australia.The Tumut River rises on the northern face of Mount Jagungal in the Snowy Mountains of southern New South Wales. It flows about 145km before joining the Murrumbidgee River, at Darbalara near the town of Gundagai...
Huites Dam	162m	Concrete gravity arch		Fuerte Fuerte River The Fuerte River is a river in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa. It begins at the junction of the Verde and Urique rivers, on the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range. It flows generally southwest for a distance of 290 km, emptying into the Gulf of California at Lechuguilla Island,...
Robert-Bourassa Dam	162m	Embankment earth-fill		La Grande River La Grande River La Grande River is a river in northwestern Quebec, Canada, which rises in the highlands of north central Quebec and flows roughly west to drain into James Bay. It is the second largest river in Quebec, surpassed only by the Saint Lawrence River....
Tankeng Dam Tankeng Dam The Tankeng Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill embankment dam on the Ou River located west of Qingtian, Zhejiang Province, China. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation but it also provides for flood control, irrigation, and tourism. The tall dam creates a reservoir with a...	162 m	Concrete face rock-fill		Ou River
Tokuyama Dam Tokuyama Dam The is an embankment dam near Ibigawa, Ibi District, Gifu Prefecture in Japan. The dam was completed in 2008 and will support a 153 MW hydroelectric power station that is expected to be complete in 2014. The dam was originally intended to withhold the upper reservoir of a 400 MW...	161 m	Embankment		Ibi River Ibi River The is a tributary of the Kiso River located in Gifu and Mie Prefectures in Japan. Along with the Nagara and Kiso rivers, the Ibi is the third of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. It is one of Japan's first-class rivers...
Foz do Areia Dam	160 m	Embankment, concrete face rock-fill		Iguaçu Iguazu River The Iguazu River is a river in Brazil and Argentina. It is an important tributary of the Paraná River. The Iguazu River is long, with a drainage basin of .-Course:...
Grand'Maison	160 m	Embankment, rock-fill		Eau d'Olle
Jinanqiao Dam Jinanqiao Dam The Jinanqiao Dam or Jin'anqiao is a concrete gravity dam on the Jinsha River southeast of Lijiang City in Yunnan Province, China. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and flood control....	160 m	Concrete gravity		Jinsha River Jinsha River Jinsha River is the westernmost of the major headwater streams of the Yangtze River, southwestern China.Its headwaters rise in the Wulan and Kekexili ranges in western Qinghai province, to the south of the Kunlun Mountains, and on the northern slope of the Tanggula Mountains on the border of the...
Los Leones Dam Los Leones Dam The Los Leones Dam is a tailings dam on Rio Los Leones, a tributary of Rio Blano, about northeast of Santiago, in Los Andes Province, Chile. The dam was constructed in segments between 1980 and 1999 and is now used only for emergencies. The dam is tall on its upstream face and tall on its...	160 m	Earthen embankment		Los Leones Río Blanco -United States:*Rio Blanco & Rio Blanco County, Colorado**Rio Blanco Oil Shale Company*Rio Blanco, Puerto Rico*Blanco River -Uruguay:...
Ranjit Sagar Dam Ranjit Sagar Dam Project The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Government of Punjab on the Ravi River in the state of Punjab. The project is situated near Pathankot city in Gurdaspur District of the state of Punjab. The project is the biggest hydroelectric...	160 m	Embankment		Ravi River Ravi River The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
Ross Dam Ross Dam Ross Dam is a -high, -long concrete thin-arch dam across the Skagit River, forming Ross Lake. The dam is in Washington State, while Ross Lake extends north into British Columbia, Canada...	160 m	Concrete thin arch		Skagit River Skagit River The Skagit River is a river in southwestern British Columbia in Canada and northwestern Washington in the United States, approximately 150 mi long...
Yellowtail Dam Yellowtail Dam Yellowtail Dam is a dam across the Bighorn River in southwestern Montana in the United States. The mid-1960s era concrete arch dam serves to regulate the flow of the Bighorn for irrigation purposes and to generate hydroelectric power. The dam and its reservoir, Bighorn Lake, are owned by the U.S...	160 m	Concrete arch-gravity		Bighorn River Bighorn River The Bighorn River is a tributary of the Yellowstone, approximately long, in the western United States in the states of Wyoming and Montana. The river was named in 1805 by fur trader François Larocque for the Bighorn Sheep he saw along its banks as he explored the Yellowstone River.The upper...
Pai Querê Dam	158 m	Concrete-face rock-fill		Pelotas River Pelotas River The Pelotas River is a river in southern Brazil, and a tributary of the Uruguay River.The river originates in the Serra Geral at Alto do Bispo and flows northeast for before meeting the Canoas River, forming the Uruguay River...
Cougar Dam Cougar Dam Cougar Dam is a tall rockfill hydroelectric dam in the U.S. state of Oregon. It has a gated concrete spillway and a powerhouse with two turbines totaling 25 megawatts of electric power....	158 m	Rock-fill embankment dam		McKenzie River McKenzie River The McKenzie River is a tributary of the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States. It drains part of the Cascade Range east of Eugene and flows into the southernmost end of the Willamette Valley. It is named for Donald MacKenzie, a Scottish Canadian fur trader...
Emborcação Dam Emborcação Dam The Emborcação Dam, also known as Theodomiro Sampaio, is an embankment dam on the Paranaíba River near Araguari in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was constructed for hydroelectric power production and flood control.-Background:...	158 m	Embankment, earth-fill		Rio Paranaíba Rio Paranaíba Rio Paranaíba is a Brazilian municipality located in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 10,809 people living in a total area of 1,353 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro e Alto Paranaíba and to the microregion of Patos de Minas...
Naramata Dam Naramata Dam Naramata Dam is a dam near Minakami, in the Gunma Prefecture of Japan. It supports a 12.2 MW hydroelectric power station.-References:...	158 m	Embankment, rock-fill		Naramata
Geheyan Dam Geheyan dam The Geheyan Dam is an arch-gravity dam on the Qingjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, in Hubei, China.The dam is located in Changyang Tujia Autonomous County , just a few kilometers to the west from the county seat.The dam is designed in 1987, and is equipped with a ship lift capable...	157 m	Concrete arch		Qingjiang River
Dongjiang Dam Dongjiang Dam The Dongjiang Dam is an arch dam on the Lishui River southwest of Zixing in Hunan Province, China. The dam was constructed between 1978 and 1992 and supports a 500 MW hydroelectric power station. The dam also provides for flood control, navigation and water supply...	157 m	Concrete arch		Lishui River Lishui River Lishui River is a river in Hunan province of China, one of the Yangtze River's four largest tributaries in the province....
Jilintai I Dam Jilintai I Dam The Jilintai I Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill embankment dam on the Kashgar River, east of Nilka in Xinjiang, China. The dam was constructed between 2001 and 2005 for several purposes but mainly hydroelectric power generation. It supports a 460 MW power station. The Jilintai I is the first of 10...	157 m	Concrete-face rock-fill		Kashi River
Okutadami Dam Okutadami Dam The Okutadami Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Tadami River, east of Uonuma on the border of Niigata and Fukushima Prefectures, Japan. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 560 MW power station which is the largest conventional hydroelectric power...	157 m	Concrete gravity		Tadami River Tadami River The is a major tributary of the Agano River in Japan. Its basin covers and its main stem is extensively regulated and developed for hydroelectric power...
Speccheri Dam	157 m	Concrete arch		Vallarsa Vallarsa Vallarsa is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 km south of Trento...
Malutang Dam Malutang Dam The Malutang Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Panlong River in Malipo County, Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and the power plant was constructed in two stages. Stage I consists of a tall gravity dam which diverted water through...	156 m	Concrete-face rock-fill		Panlong River Panlong River Panlong River passes through Kunming City, Yunnan, China. It receives a large quantity of municipal sewage and wastewater from industrial effluent...
Miyagase Dam Miyagase Dam The is a dam on the Nakatsu River, a main tributary of the Sagami River in Aikō District, Kanagawa Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It straddles the border between the village of Kiyokawa, town of Aikawa and the former town of Tsukui The is a dam on the Nakatsu River, a main tributary...	156 m	Concrete gravity		Nakatsu River Nakatsu River The is a river in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It flows through the city of Morioka, where it enters the Kitakami River....
Nukui Dam Nukui Dam Nukui Dam is a dam in the Hiroshima Prefecture of Japan.-References:...	156 m	Concrete arch		Takayama Takayama Takayama may refer to:*Takayama, Gifu, a city**Takayama Castle**Takayama Station, a railway station*Takayama, Gunma, a village*Takayama, Nagano, a village*Takayama Main Line, a railway lineTakayama is a Japanese surname:...
Swift Dam Swift Dam Swift Dam or Swift No. 1 is an earth-type hydroelectric dam on the Lewis River, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Skamania County. Its reservoir is called Swift Reservoir.-References:...	156 m	Embankment, earth-fill		Lewis River Lewis River (Washington) The Lewis River is a tributary of the Columbia River, about long, in southwestern Washington in the United States. It drains part of the Cascade Range north of the Columbia River. The drainage basin of the Lewis River covers about . The river's mean annual discharge is about . Unlike nearby Lewis...
Urayama	156m	Roller compacted concrete		Arakawa River Arakawa River The is one of the principal rivers flowing through Tokyo, the capital city of Japan. The point of origin is on Mount Kobushi in Saitama Prefecture, and the Arakawa River empties into Tokyo Bay, spanning 173 kilometers. The drainage basin covers 2,940 square kilometers...
Zeuzier Dam Lac de Tseuzier Lac de Tseuzier is an artificial lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located in the municipalities of Ayent and Icogne. The reservoir has a volume of 51 mio m³ and a surface area of 0.85 km². It was formed by the dams of Zeuzier and Proz-Riond built in 1957.-External links:***...	156 m	Concrete arch		Lienne Lienne Lienne is a river of Belgium. It flows for 28 kilometres through the province of Liège in the northern-central part of the country....
Zipingpu Dam	156 m	Embankment		Min River
Tepco Upper Azumi Dam	155.5m	Concrete arch		Azumi Azumi is a Japanese manga series created by Yū Koyama in 1994. The manga was originally published by Shogakukan and serialized in Big Comic Superior, and was later adapted to two feature films starring Aya Ueto, a video game and a stage play. Azumi received an Excellence Prize at the 1997 Japan Media...
Sakuma Dam Sakuma Dam The is a dam on the Tenryū River, located on the border of Toyone, Kitashitara District, Aichi Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It is one of the tallest dams in Japan and supports a 350 MW hydroelectric power station...	155.5 m	Concrete gravity		Tenryū River Tenryu River The is a river arising from Lake Suwa in Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, grazing Aichi Prefecture and flowing through western Shizuoka Prefecture in central Honshū, Japan. With a length of , it is Japan's ninth longest river.-Geography:...
Bashan Dam Bashan Dam The Bashan Dam is an embankment dam on the Renhe River located northwest of Chengkou County's seat in Chongqing, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 140 MW power station containing two 70 MW Pelton turbine-generators. It is a concrete-face...	155 m	Concrete-face rock-fill		Renhe
Lijiaxia Dam Lijiaxia Dam The Lijiaxia Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Yellow River in Jainca County, Qinghai Province, China. The dam houses a hydroelectric power station with 5 x 400 MW generators for a total installed capacity of 2,000 MW. Construction began in April 1988 and the reservoir began to fill on...	155 m	Concrete gravity-arch		Huang He
Göscheneralp Dam Göscheneralpsee Göscheneralpsee is a lake in the municipality of Göschenen, Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The volume of the reservoir is 76 mio m³ and its surface area 1.32 km².-External links:*...	155 m	Embankment, earth-fill		Göschenerreuss
Place Moulin Dam	155 m	Concrete arch		Buthier Buthier The Buthier is a mountain torrent in north-west Italy. A left tributary of the Dora Baltea, its entire course lies within the Valpelline valley, in the region of Aosta Valley.- Course :...
Kenyir Dam	155 m	Embankment		Kenyir
Ralco Dam Ralco Hydroelectric Plant Ralco Hydroelectric Plant is a hydroelectric power station and dam in Bío-Bío Region, Chile. The plant uses water from the upper Bío-Bío River and produces 690 MW of electricity. The plant was built by ENDESA in 2004. The project has proven controversial with local indigenous Mapuche since a...	155 m	Roller-compacted concrete gravity		Biobío River
Turkwel Dam	155 m	Concrete arch		Turkwel
Bhumibol Dam Bhumibol Dam The Bhumibol Dam is a concrete arch dam on the Ping River, a tributary of the Chao Phraya River, in Amphoe Sam Ngao district of Tak Province, Thailand. It is located about north of Bangkok and was built for the purposes of water storage, hydroelectric power production, flood control, fisheries...	154 m	Concrete arch		Ping Ping Ping is a computer network administration utility used to test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol network and to measure the round-trip time for messages sent from the originating host to a destination computer...
Serra da Mesa Dam Serra da Mesa Dam The Serra da Mesa Dam, once known as Sao Felix, is an embankment dam on the Tocantins River near Minaçu in Goiás, Brazil. The dam serves an associated hydroelectric power plant with a 1,275 MW installed capacity...	154 m	Embankment		Tocantins Tocantins Tocantins may refer to:* Tocantins, a state in Brazil* Tocantins River, a river in Brazil* Survivor: Tocantins, a reality show set in Tocantins, Brazil* Tocantins Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football club...
Xiaolangdi Dam Xiaolangdi Dam The Xiaolangdi Dam is a dam in Jiyuan, Henan Province, China, and impounds the Yellow River. The facility has a total installed capacity of and generates up to 5.1 TWh annually with the help of six turbines. The dam stands tall and wide, and cost US$3.5 billion to construct...	154 m	Embankment, rock-fill		Huang He
Malutang Dam Malutang Dam The Malutang Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Panlong River in Malipo County, Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and the power plant was constructed in two stages. Stage I consists of a tall gravity dam which diverted water through...	154 m	Concrete gravity		Panlong Jiang
Gepatsch Dam Gepatschspeicher Gepatschspeicher is a lake of Tyrol, Austria....	153 m	Embankment, rock-fill		Faggenbach, Inn River Inn River The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km long. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina, at 4,049 metres.- Geography :...
Curnera Dam Lai da Curnera Lai da Curnera is a reservoir in the municipality of Tujetsch, in the Grisons, Switzerland. The reservoir is linked to Lai da Sontga Maria and Lai da Nalps in the neighboring valley...	153 m	Concrete arch		Curnera
Monteynard-Avignonet Dam Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet is an artificial water reservoir for the Électricité de France power station on the Drac River. It belongs to the department of Isère. It is bounded by the canyons of the Drac and Ebron....	153 m	Concrete arch		Drac
Santa Giustina Santa Giustina Santa Giustina is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km northwest of Venice and about 15 km southwest of Belluno....	153 m	Concrete arch		Noce
Tedorigawa Dam Tedorigawa Dam Tedorigawa Dam is a dam in the Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan....	153 m	Embankment		Tedori
Flaming Gorge Dam Flaming Gorge Dam The Flaming Gorge Dam is a concrete thin-arch dam in the Flaming Gorge of the Green River, a major tributary of the Colorado River, in the U.S. state of Utah. One of the largest dams in the American West, Flaming Gorge Dam forms the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, which extends into southern Wyoming,...	153 m	Concrete thin-arch		Green River Green River (Utah) The Green River, located in the western United States, is the chief tributary of the Colorado River. The watershed of the river, known as the Green River Basin, covers parts of Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. The Green River is long, beginning in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming and flowing...
Alqueva Dam Alqueva dam The Alqueva dam is a dam located on the Guadiana River in the Alentejo region. The reservoir is the largest in Portugal and Western Europe.The complex project was made to produce hydroelectric power, irrigation for farms in the surrounding area, as well as a large reservoir where several tourist...	152 m	Concrete gravity-arch		Guadiana Guadiana The Guadiana , or Odiana, is an international river located on the Portuguese–Spanish border, separating Extremadura and Andalucia from Alentejo and Algarve...
Torul Dam Torul Dam The Torul Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Harşit River located northwest of Torul in Gümüşhane Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. Construction on the dam began in 1998 and was completed in 2007. The dam's hydroelectric power plant was...	152m	Rockfill		Harşit River Harşit River The Harşit River flows through Turkey's Gümüşhane and Giresun Provinces before its terminus in the Black Sea at Tirebolu. It is interrupted by the Torul and Kürtün Dams....
Fierza Dam (Fierze)	152 m	Embankment, rock-fill		Drin River Drin River The Drin is the longest river in Albania with a total length of . It has two distributaries, one going directly into the Adriatic Sea, the other one into the Bojana River .- Origin :...
Menzelet Dam Menzelet Dam Menzelet Dam is an embankment dam on the Ceyhan River in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.-References:*, State Hydraulic Works , Retrieved December 16, 2009...	151 m	Embankment		Ceyhan River
Zervreila Dam Zervreilasee Zervreilasee is a reservoir near Vals in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 1.61 km² and an elevation of 1,862 m. The maximum depth is 140 m....	151 m	Concrete arch		River Rhine
Porce III Dam Porce III Dam The Porce III Dam is an embankment dam on the Porce River northeast of Medillin in Antioquia Department, Colombia. The dam was constructed between 2004 and 2011 for the primary purpose of hydroelectric power generation.-Background:...	151 m	Concrete face/Rock fill		Porce Medellín river The Medellín River , called Porce River during most of its course, is a river that flows though the Colombian city of Medellín and its metropolitan area...
Fontana Dam Fontana Dam Fontana Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Little Tennessee River in Swain and Graham counties, North Carolina, USA. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to accommodate the skyrocketing electricity demands in the Tennessee Valley at the...	150m	Concrete gravity		Little Tennessee River Little Tennessee River The Little Tennessee River is a tributary of the Tennessee River, approximately 135 miles long, in the Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States.-Geography:...
Barrage de Roselend	150 m	Concrete gravity-arch-buttress		Roselend
Canelles Dam	150 m	Concrete arch		Noguera Ribagorzana
Dongjing Dam	150 m	Concrete-face rock-fill		Beipan River Beipan River Beipan River is a river in the Guizhou province, China, and part of the great Pearl River basin.-Other names:The upper reaches in Yunnan and Guizhou were once known as the Zangke River.-Course:...
Baishan Dam Baishan Dam The Baishan Dam is an arch-gravity dam on the Second Songhua River near the town of Baishanzhen, Huadian, Jilin Province, China. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and flood control...	149.5 m	Concrete gravity-arch		Second Songhua River Second Songhua River The Second Songua River is a tributary of the Songhua River in Jilin Province, China. The river meets the Songhua and Nen Rivers near Songyuan and has several tributaries to include the First Dao, the Second Dao, Huifa, Yinma, Yitong and Lafa Rivers. It is interrupted by the Baishan, Hongshi and...
El Infiernillo Dam	149 m	Embankment, rock-fill		Balsas Balsas River The Balsas River is a major river of south-central Mexico. The basin flows through the states of Puebla, Morelos, Guerrero, and Mexico. The river empties into the Pacific Ocean at Mangrove Point, adjacent to the city of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán...
Moiry Dam	148m	Concrete arch		Gougra
Salvajina Dam Salvajina Dam The Salvajina Dam and hydroelectric plant are located in the Cauca River, corregimiento Buenos Aires, municipality Suarez, department Cauca in the southwest of Colombia. Its reservoir has a length of 31 kilometres....	148m	Rock filled		Rio Cauca
Gigerwald	147m	Concrete arch		Tamina Tamina The Tamina River in Switzerland originates near the Egghorn . First her course follows a North to South direction through the Marchtal....
Longshou II Dam Longshou II Dam The Longshou II Dam, also referred to as Longshou No. 2, is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Heihe River, located southwest of Zhangye in Gansu Province, China. It is part of the Gansu Heihe Rural Hydropower Development and supports a 157 MW power station. The dam's first feasibility study was...	146.5 m	Concrete-face rock-fill		Heihe River
Belisario Domínguez (Angostura) Dam Angostura Dam The Angostura Dam is an embankment dam and hydroelectric power station on the Grijalva River near Venustiano Carranza in Chiapas, Mexico. The dam's power plant contains 5 x 180 MW, 3 x 310 MW Francis turbine-generators. The tall dam withholds one of the largest reservoirs in Mexico of...	146 m	Embankment		Grijalva Grijalva River Grijalva River, formerly known as Tabasco River. is a 480 km long river in southeastern Mexico. It is named after Juan de Grijalva who visited the area in 1518. The river rises in Chiapas highlands and flows from Chiapas to the state of Tabasco through the Sumidero Canyon into the Bay of...
Limmern Dam	146m	Concrete arch		Limmernsee Limmernsee Limmernsee is a reservoir in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, between the peaks of Muttenchopf , Selbsanft and Kistenstöckli . It may be reached by aerial tramway or by foot from Linthal....
Hassan I Dam Hassan I Dam The Hassan I Dam is an embankment dam located northeast of Demnate on the Lakhdar River in Azilal Province, Morocco. Completed in 1986, the dam provides water for the irrigation of over of farmland. The dam's hydroelectric power plant also generates 132 GWh on average annually. At in height, it...	145 m	Embankment, earth-fill		Lakhdar River
Mohale Dam Mohale dam The Mohale Dam, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project--Africa's largest dam project, eventually to include 5 large dams in remote rural areas--is a rock-fill dam in Lesotho. The potential of the project was identified by the South African Civil Engineer Ninham Shand as a possible means to...	145 m	Concrete-face rock-fill		Sequnyane River
Srisailam Dam Srisailam Dam The Srisailam Dam is a dam constructed across the Krishna River at Srisailam in the Kurnool district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India and is the 2nd largest capacity hydroelectric project in the country....	145 m	Concrete gravity		Krishna Krishna Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...
Tagokura Dam Tagokura Dam Tagokura Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The dam supports a 380 MW hydroelectric power station....	145 m	Concrete gravity		Tadami
Ney Braga Ney Braga Hydroelectric Plant The Governor Ney Braga de Barros Hydroelectric Plant, formerly known as Segredo, is dam and hydroelectric power plant on the Iguazu River near Segredo in Paraná, Brazil. It is the fourth dam upstream of the Iguazu Falls and was constructed between 1987 and 1991 while being inaugurated in 1992...	145m	Concrete face rock-fill embankment		Iguazu River Iguazu River The Iguazu River is a river in Brazil and Argentina. It is an important tributary of the Paraná River. The Iguazu River is long, with a drainage basin of .-Course:...
Vacha Dam Vacha Dam Vacha is a dam situated in south Bulgaria, Devin municipality, 680 m above sea level.It is located near the road from Krichim to Devin....	144.5 m	Concrete		Vacha
Adiguzel Dam Adıgüzel Dam Adıgüzel Dam is an embankment dam on the Büyük Menderes River in Denizli Province, Turkey, built between 1976 and 1989. The dam creates a lake which is 25.9 km ² and irrigates 94,825 hectares.-References:*...	144m	Earthen embankment rock fill		Buyuk Menderes
Özlüce Dam Özlüce Dam Özlüce Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Peri River, located south of Yayladere in Bingöl Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1992 and 2000, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works....	144m	Rockfill		Peri River
Morrow Point Dam Morrow Point Dam Morrow Point Dam is a concrete double-arch dam on the Gunnison River located in Colorado, the first dam of its type built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Located in the upper Black Canyon of the Gunnison, it creates Morrow Point Reservoir, and is within the National Park Service-operated...	143 m	Concrete, double-curve arch		Gunnison River Gunnison River The Gunnison River is a tributary of the Colorado River, long, in the Southwest state of Colorado. It is the fifth largest tributary of the Colorado River, with a mean flow of 4320 ft³/s .-Description:...
Tarbela Dam Tarbela Dam Tarbela Dam on the Indus River in Pakistan is the second largest dam in the world by structural volume. It is located in Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, about northwest of Islamabad.The dam is high above the riverbed. The dam forms the Tarbela Reservoir, with a surface area of approximately...	143 m	Embankment		Indus River Indus River The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
Oddatjørn Dam	142 m	Embankment		Ulladalsåna
Warragamba Dam Warragamba Dam Warragamba Dam is the primary water source for the Australian city of Sydney. It is approximately to the west of Sydney on the Warragamba River, a tributary of the Hawkesbury River, and impounds Lake Burragorang.- Overview :...	142 m	Concrete		Warragamba River Warragamba River The Warragamba River is a tributary of the Nepean River, and hence of the Hawkesbury River, in New South Wales, Australia. It is best known for being the location of the Warragamba Dam and Lake Burragorang, which form a major part of the water supply to the Sydney region.Prior to the creation of...
Valle di Lei Dam	141m	Concrete arch		Graubunden Graubünden Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...
Aldeadávila Dam Aldeadávila Dam Aldeadávila Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Douro River on the border between Spain and Portugal. The Douro River forms the international boundary between Portugal and Spain. The nearest Spanish town is Aldeadávila de la Ribera in the Province of Salamanca, about to the east...	140 m	Concrete arch-gravity	/	Douro River
Gordon Dam Gordon Dam The Gordon Dam , is a double curvature arch dam on the Gordon River in Tasmania, Australia. The dam has a length of , and a height of , making it the tallest dam in Tasmania and the fifth-tallest in Australia....	140 m	Concrete arch		Gordon River Gordon River The Gordon River is one of the major rivers of Tasmania, Australia. It rises in the centre of the island at Lake Richmond and flows westward for about 193km where it empties into Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast of Tasmania. Major tributaries include the Serpentine River and the Franklin...
Xingó Dam Xingó Dam The Xingó Dam is a concrete face rock-fill dam on the São Francisco River on the border of Alagoas and Sergipe, near Piranhas, Brazil. The dam was built for navigation, water supply and hydroelectric power generation as it supports a 3,162 MW power station...	140 m	Concrete face rock-fill		São Francisco River São Francisco River The São Francisco is a river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil...
Bath County PS Upper Dam Bath County Pumped Storage Station The Bath County Pumped Storage Station is a pumped storage hydroelectric power plant with a generation capacity of 2,772 megawatts . The station is located in the northern corner of Bath County, Virginia, on the southeast side of the Eastern Continental Divide, which forms this section of the...	140m	Earth and rock fill		Back Creek Back Creek (Potomac River) Back Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River that flows north from Frederick County, Virginia, to Berkeley County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Back Creek originates along Frederick County's border with Hampshire County, West Virginia, at Farmer's Gap in the Great North Mountain. Its...
Chamera Dam Chamera Dam The Chamera Dam impounds the River Ravi and supports the hydroelectricity project in the region. It is located near the town of Dalhousie, in the Chamba district in the state of Himachal Pradesh in India The reservoir of the dam is the Chamera Lake....	140m	Concrete		Ravi Ravi River The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
Arimine Dam Arimine Dam The is located in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan built upon the Wada River. The two bends in the middle of the dam is the most defining feature. The Arine Lake is an artificial lake that was created by construction of the dam.-History:...	140m	Concrete gravity		Wada River Jōganji River The is a river in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, that flows through the city of Toyama and the town of Tateyama. The river had previously been called the Nii River .-Route:...
Mangla Dam Mangla Dam The Mangla Dam is located on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is the sixteenth largest dam in the world. It was built from 1961 to 1967 with funding from the World Bank. The project was designed and supervised by Binnie & Partners of London, and it was built...	138 m	Embankment		Jehlum River
Malpaso Dam Malpaso Dam The Malpaso Dam is an embankment dam on the Grijalva River near Tecpatán in Chiapas, Mexico. The dam supports a hydroelectric power station containing 6 x 180 MW Francis turbine-generators for a total installed capacity of 1,080 MW. The dam is tall and in length...	137.5 m	Embankment		Grijalva River Grijalva River Grijalva River, formerly known as Tabasco River. is a 480 km long river in southeastern Mexico. It is named after Juan de Grijalva who visited the area in 1518. The river rises in Chiapas highlands and flows from Chiapas to the state of Tabasco through the Sumidero Canyon into the Bay of...
Çine Dam Çine Dam Çine Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.-References:*, State Hydraulic Works , Retrieved December 16, 2009...	136.5m	RCC gravity		Çine Çine Çine is a town and a district of Aydın Province, in the Aegean region of Turkey, from the city of Aydın, on the road to Muğla.- Geography :Formerly known as Kıroba, Çine is an attractive rural district in the southern part of the valley of the Büyük Menderes River, on the southern flank of Madran...
Sardar Sarovar Dam	136.5m	Concrete gravity		Narmada Narmada River The Narmada , also called Rewa is a river in central India and the fifth largest river in the Indian subcontinent. It is the third largest river that completely flows within India after Ganges and Godavari...
Caracoles Dam	136m	Concrete		San Juan San Juan, Argentina San Juan is the capital city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the ....
Cancano Dam	136m	Concrete arch gravity		Adda Adda (river) The Adda is a river in North Italy, a tributary of the Po. It rises in the Alps near the border with Switzerland and flows through Lake Como. The Adda joins the Po a few kilometres upstream of Cremona. It is 313 kilometres long...
Minamiaiki Dam Minamiaiki Dam The Minamiaiki Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Minamiaiki River in Minamiaiki, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Together with the Ueno Dam, it provides water for the Kannagawa Hydropower Plant owned by the Tokyo Electric Power Company. The Minamiaiki dam is the higher of the two dams...	136m	Rock fill embankment		Minamiaiki
Cabril Dam	136 m	Concrete arch		Zêzere
Carters Dam Carters Dam Carters Dam is an earthen embankment dam located south of Chatsworth in Murray County and west of Ellijay in the U.S. state of Georgia. The dam is 445 ft tall and is situated above the mouth of the Coosawattee River. The drainage area is 376 square miles .The dam took 15 years to build...	136 m	Earthen embankment		Coosawattee River Coosawattee River The Coosawattee River is a river located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Georgia.The river begins at the confluence of the Ellijay River and Cartecay River in the city of Ellijay in Gilmer County. The river flows west through the foothills of the north Georgia mountains.In Murray...
Sauris Sauris Sauris is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 120 km northwest of Trieste and about 60 km northwest of Udine...	136m	Concrete arch double		Lumiei
Mosul Dam Mosul Dam Mosul Dam or Chambarakat Dam, formerly known as Saddam Dam , is the largest dam in Iraq. It is located on the Tigris River in the western governorate of Ninawa, upstream of the city of Mosul. The hydroelectric dam holds, at full capacity, about of water and provides electricity to the...	135 m	Earthen embankment		Tigris River
Alicura Dam Alicurá Dam The Alicurá Dam is the first of five dams on the Limay River in northwestern Argentine Patagonia , about 100 km from the city of San Carlos de Bariloche and 705 m above mean sea level. It was inaugurated in 1985.The dam is used primarily for the generation of hydroelectricity with an installed...	135m	Rockfill		Limay River Limay River The Limay River is an important river in the northwestern Argentine Patagonia . It is born at the eastern end of the Nahuel Huapi Lake and flows in a meandering path for about 380 km, collecting the waters of several tributaries, such as the Traful, the Pichileufú and the Collón Curá. It then meets...

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Name	Height	Type	Country	River
Rogun Dam Rogun Dam Rogun Dam is an under construction dam on the Vakhsh River in southern Tajikistan. It is one of the planned hydroelectric power plants of Vakhsh Cascade. If finished, it would be the world's tallest dam with a height of height compared to the second tallest dam Nurek Dam at . -History:The Rogun...	335 m	Embankment, earth and rock-fill		Vakhsh Vakhsh River The Vakhsh has been intensively developed for human use. Electricity, aluminum, and cotton are the mainstays of Tajikistan’s economy, and the Vakhsh is involved with all three of these sectors. Hydroelectricity provides 91% of the country’s electricity as of 2005, and 90% of that total comes from...
Shuangjiangkou Dam Shuangjiangkou Dam The Shuangjiangkou Dam, also referred to as Shuang Jiang Kou, is an under construction embankment dam on the Dadu River in Sichuan Province, China. When completed, the tall dam will be the tallest in the world. Preliminary construction began in 2008 and is expected to be complete in 2012. By April...	312 m	Embankment, rock-fill		Dadu
Jinping I Dam	305 m	Concrete arch Arch dam An arch dam is a type of dam that is curved and commonly built with concrete. The arch dam is a structure that is designed to curve upstream so that the force of the water against it, known as hydrostatic pressure, presses against the arch, compressing and strengthening the structure as it pushes...		Yalong Jiang
Lianghekou Dam Lianghekou Dam The Lianghekou Dam is an under construction concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Yalong River in Yajiang County, Sichuan Province, China. The dam is located at the confluence of the Yalong, Xianshui and Qingda Rivers. The dam will be tall and support a 3,000 MW power station...	295 m	Embankment		Yalong Yalong River The Nyag Qu or Yalong River, also called Ya-lung River is an 822 mile long river in the Sichuan province of southern China. It flows into the Yangtze River along the border with Yunnan. It is a tributary of the Yangtze River... , Qingda and Xianshui River Xianshui River Xianshui River is a river in Sichuan, China, and a tributary of the Yangtze. It has two sources, the rivers of Da-chu and Nyi-chu . From the confluence of the two rivers in Luhuo, the name changes to Xianshui River. It flows into the Yalong River at Yajiang. A hydroelectric plant in Luhuo was...  confluence
Xiluodu Dam Xiluodu Dam The Xiluodu Dam is a hydroelectric dam project on the Jinsha River, i.e. the upper course of the Yangtze River in China. In early 2005, the Chinese government halted the construction due to lack of environmental impact studies. Later, construction was restarted. If completed, the Xiluodu Dam will...	273 m	Concrete arch		Jinsha Jiang
Nuozhadu Dam Nuozhadu Dam Nuozhadu Dam is an under construction embankment dam on the Lancang River in Yunnan Province, southwest China. The dam will be tall, and will create a reservoir with a normal capacity of at a level of asl. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production along with flood control and...	261 m	Embankment		Lancang River
Kambaratinsk Dam Kambaratinsk Dam The Kambaratinsk Dam is the sixth planned dam on the Naryn River in central Kyrgyzstan. It will be one of the largest dams in the world at the time of its completion, standing approximately high and containing about of rock and earth...	275 m	Embankment		Naryn Naryn Naryn is the provincial administrative center of the Naryn Province in central Kyrgyzstan, with a population of 34,822 . It is situated on both banks of the Naryn River, , which cuts a picturesque gorge through the town...
Deriner Dam Deriner Dam Deriner Dam is a concrete double-curved arch dam under construction on the Çoruh River east of Artvin in Artvin Province, Turkey. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and additionally flood control. Construction on the dam began in 1998 and is estimated to be complete in...	249 m	Concrete arch		Çoruh River Çoruh River The Çoruh River or Ch'orokhi River rises in the Mescit Mountains in north-eastern Turkey, flows through the cities of Bayburt, Ispir, Yusufeli, and Artvin, along the Kelkit-Çoruh Fault, before flowing into Georgia, where it reaches the Black Sea just south of Batumi and a few kilometers north of...
Changheba Dam Changheba Dam The Changheba Dam is an under construction concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Dadu River near Kangding in Sichuan Province, China. Initial construction on the dam began in 2006, it was officially approved in December 2010 and its power station is expected to be operational by 2016...	240 m	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill		Dadu River
Gilgel Gibe III Dam	240 m	Roller compacted concrete gravity		Omo River Omo River The Omo River is an important river of southern Ethiopia. Its course is entirely contained within the boundaries of Ethiopia, and empties into Lake Turkana on the border with Kenya...
Goupitan dam Goupitan Dam The Goupitan Dam is an under construction concrete arch dam on the Wujiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Guizhou Province, southwest of China. The dam's hydroelectric facility will operate on five turbines, each with a hydroelectric generating capacity of , for a total of ....	232.5 m	Concrete double-arch		Wu Jiang River Wu River (Yangtze River) Wu Jiang , known also as Wu River, is the largest southern tributary of the Yangtze River. Nearly its entire length of runs within the mountainous and ethnically diverse region of Guizhou.-Course:...
TaSang Dam TaSang Dam The TaSang Dam is a planned multi-purpose dam on the Salween River in the Shan State, Burma. The TaSang dam’s location will be northeast of Rangoon and west of Mongtong. The TaSang Dam will be the first dam on the Salween River and will be the largest hydroelectric dam in Burma and the...	228 m	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill		Salween River Salween River The Salween is a river, about long, that flows from the Tibetan Plateau into the Andaman Sea in Southeast Asia. It drains a narrow and mountainous watershed of that extends into the countries China, Burma and Thailand. Steep canyon walls line the swift, powerful and undammed Salween, one of the...
Houziyan Dam Houziyan Dam The Houziyan Dam is an under construction embankment dam on the Dadu River in Danba County, Sichuan province, China. When completed, the dam will be tall and withhold a reservoir with a normal capacity of...	223.5m	concrete-face rock-fill		Dadu River
Jiangpinghe Dam Jiangpinghe Dam The Jiangpinghe Dam is an under construction concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Loushui River near Zouma in Hefeng County in Hubei Province, China. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation, flood control and irrigation. The dam will house a hydroelectric power station...	221m	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill		Loushui River Loushui River The Loushui River is the main tributary of the Lishui River in China with much of its basin situated in Hubei Province. It is interrupted by the Jiangpinghe Dam....
La Yesca Dam La Yesca Dam La Yesca Dam is an under construction embankment dam on the Santiago River northwest of Guadalajara on the border of Mexico's Nayarit and Jalisco states. Construction on the dam began in 2007 after Empresas ICA was awarded the main construction contract. Completion is expected towards the end of...	220m	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill		Rio Grande de Santiago Río Grande de Santiago The Río Grande de Santiago is one of the longest rivers in Mexico, measuring up long. The river begins at Lake Chapala and continues roughly north-west through the Sierra Madre Occidental, receiving the Verde, Juchipila, Bolaños, and other tributaries...
Antamina Tailings Dam Antamina Tailings Dam The Antamina Tailings Dam, also known as the Antamina Tailings Impoundment Facility, is a tailings dam located in the Huincush Ravine east of Huaraz in the Ancash Region of Peru. The purpose of the dam is to store tailings processed at the nearby Antamina mine. In 2003, Golder Associates, Burnaby,...	215m	Concrete face,rock fill		Ayash River
Dagangshan Dam Dagangshan Dam The Dagangshan Dam is an under construction arch dam on the Dadu River near the village of Dagangshan in Sichuan Province, China. The dam will house a hydroelectric power station with 4 x 650 MW generators for a total installed capacity of 2,600 MW...	210m	Arch		Dadu River
Bakun Dam	204 m	Earthen embankment		Rajang River Rajang River The Rajang River is a river in Sarawak, Malaysia. The river is located in northwest of Borneo and it originates in the Iran Mountains. The river flows approximately 563 km to the South China Sea, making it the longest river in Malaysia....
Khudoni Dam	200 m	Concrete double-arch gravity		Enguri River
Jatigede Dam	200 m	Embankment		Cimanuk River
Boyabat Dam Boyabat Boyabat is a town and district of Sinop Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The mayor is Mehmet Ermiş .Boyabat has a population of 50,000 in the town itself. The town is in the Gökırmak valley located 100 km south of Sinop over the mountain range along the Black Sea coast.The town is...	195 m	Concrete arch		Kizil Irmak
Sogamoso Dam	190m	Concrete face,gravel fill		Sogamoso Sogamoso Sogamoso is a city in the Boyacá department of Colombia.The origin of Sogamoso goes back in the cosmogony, Chibcha, to the creation of the Sun. In the valley of Iraca the Sun was born...
Seimare Dam	180m	Arch, variable-radius		Seimare Seimare River The Seimare is a river in southwestern Iran formed by the confluence of the Ghareh Soo and Gamasyab Rivers. The Seimare Dam is located on its lower course before its confluence with the Karkheh River....
Upper Gotvand Dam Upper Gotvand Dam Upper Gotvand Dam, or simply the Gotvand Dam, is an under construction embankment dam on the Karun River in Khuzestan Province, Iran. It will have an installed generating capability of 2,000 MW which is split into two 1,000 MW phases. Impounding of the dam's reservoir began on 30 July...	180m	Embankment, rock-fill		Karun
Sykia Dam	170 m	Embankment, earth-fill		Achelous River
Guandi Dam Guandi Dam The Guandi Dam is an under construction gravity dam on the Yalong River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Sichuan Province Southwest of China. It supplies water to four hydroelectric generators, each with generating capacity of 600 MW. The total generating capacity of the project is 2,400 MW....	168 m	Gravity		Yalong River Yalong River The Nyag Qu or Yalong River, also called Ya-lung River is an 822 mile long river in the Sichuan province of southern China. It flows into the Yangtze River along the border with Yunnan. It is a tributary of the Yangtze River...
Kığı Dam Kığı Dam Kığı Dam is an under construction rock-fill embankment dam on the Peri River in Bingöl Province, Turkey. Construction began in 1998 and is backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. When complete, it will support a 180 MW power station....	168 m	Earthen embankment, rock-fill		Peri River
Koldam Dam Koldam Dam The Koldam Dam, sometimes spelled Kol Dam, is an under construction embankment dam on the Sutlej River in Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, India. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it will support an 800 MW power station. The foundation stone for the dam was laid...	167 m	Earthen embankment, rock-fill		Sutlej
Mazar Dam	165 m	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill		Mazar River Paute River The Paute River is a river of Ecuador. It is a tributary of the Santiago River, which is a tributary of the Amazon River. The Paute Dam is located on the river.-References:* Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.* *...
Xiangjiaba Dam Xiangjiaba Dam The Xiangjiaba Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province, southwest China. The facility runs on eight turbines, each with a capacity of , totalling the generating capacity to . When completed, it will be the...	161 m	Concrete gravity		Jinsha Jiang River
Guanyinyan Dam Guanyinyan Dam The Guanyinyan Dam is an under construction gravity dam on the Jinsha River southwest of Panzhihua on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and flood control. Construction on the dam started in 2008 and the river was diverted...	159 m	Gravity		Jinsha River Jinsha River Jinsha River is the westernmost of the major headwater streams of the Yangtze River, southwestern China.Its headwaters rise in the Wulan and Kekexili ranges in western Qinghai province, to the south of the Kunlun Mountains, and on the northern slope of the Tanggula Mountains on the border of the...
Messochora Dam	150 m	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill		Achelous River
Maoergai Dam	147m	Embankment, rock-fill		Heishui River
Ludila Dam Ludila Dam The Ludila Dam is an under construction gravity dam on the Jinsha River near Lijiang in Yunnan province, China. Construction on the dam began in 2007 and was halted in June 2009 by the Ministry of Environmental Protection after it was being constructed without approval. An estimated 16,900 people...	140 m	Concrete Gravity		Jinsha River Jinsha River Jinsha River is the westernmost of the major headwater streams of the Yangtze River, southwestern China.Its headwaters rise in the Wulan and Kekexili ranges in western Qinghai province, to the south of the Kunlun Mountains, and on the northern slope of the Tanggula Mountains on the border of the...
Bureya Dam Bureya Dam The Bureya Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Bureya River in the Russian Far East.-History:Bureya hydroelectric power station was built by Bureyagesstroy. Construction started in 1976, but was halted until 1999. In 1999, RAO UES restarted the project. The dam was completed and the first unit...	139m	Concrete gravity		Bureya Bureya River The Bureya River is a 623 km long south-flowing tributary of the Amur River. Its name comes from the Evenk word birija, meaning river...
Ahai Dam Ahai Dam The Ahai Dam is an under construction gravity dam on the Jinsha River in Yulong County, Lijiang Prefecture and in the river reach at about 5 km in the lower reaches of Cuiyu river mouth.-Situation:...	138 m	Gravity		Jinsha River Jinsha River Jinsha River is the westernmost of the major headwater streams of the Yangtze River, southwestern China.Its headwaters rise in the Wulan and Kekexili ranges in western Qinghai province, to the south of the Kunlun Mountains, and on the northern slope of the Tanggula Mountains on the border of the...
Ilisu Dam Ilisu Dam The Ilisu Dam is an embankment dam under construction on the Tigris River near the village of Ilisu and along the border of Mardin and Sirnak Provinces in Turkey. It is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project and its purpose is hydroelectric power production, flood control and...	135 m	Earthen embankment, clay core		Tigris River