List of tallest dams
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This is a list of the tallest dams in the world over 135 m (443 ft) in height. The tallest dam in the world is the Jinping-I Dam, an arch dam in China at 305 m (1,001 ft). The tallest embankment dam and second tallest dam in the world is the 300 m (984 ft) Nurek Dam in Tajikistan. The tallest gravity dam is the 285 m (935 ft) high Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland. The tallest natural dam, the 567 m (1,860 ft) Usoi Dam in Tajikistan, is 262 m (860 ft) taller than the tallest existing man-made one.
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Existing
| Name | Height | Type | Country | River | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jinping-I Dam | 305 m (1,001 ft) | Concrete arch |  China | Yalong | 2013 |
| Nurek Dam | 300 m (980 ft)[1][2][3] | Embankment, earth-fill |  Tajikistan | Vakhsh | 1980 |
| Lianghekou Dam | 295 m (968 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Yalong, Qingda and Xianshui River confluence | 2021 |
| Xiaowan Dam | 292 m (958 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Lancang | 2010 |
| Baihetan Dam | 289 m (948 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Jinsha River | 2021 |
| Xiluodu Dam | 285.5 m (937 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Jinsha River | 2013 |
| Grande Dixence Dam | 285 m (935 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Switzerland | Dixence | 1964 |
| Enguri Dam | 271.5 m (891 ft) | Concrete arch |  Georgia | Enguri | 1978 |
| Yusufeli Dam | 270 m (890 ft) | Concrete arch |  Turkey | Çoruh River | 2021 |
| Vajont Dam (disused) | 261.6 m (858 ft) | Concrete double-arch |  Italy | Vajont | 1959 |
| Nuozhadu Dam | 261.5 m (858 ft) | Embankment | China | Lancang River | 2012 |
| Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasén) Dam[4] | 261 m (856 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  Mexico | Grijalva River | 1980 |
| Tehri Dam | 260.5 m (855 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  India | Bhagirathi | 2006 |
| Mauvoisin Dam[5] | 250 m (820 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Dranse de Bagnes | 1957 |
| Laxiwa Dam | 250 m (820 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Yellow River | 2009 |
| Deriner Dam | 249 m (817 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Turkey | Çoruh River | 2012 |
| Alberto Lleras (Guavio) Dam | 243 m (797 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Colombia | Guavio River | 1989 |
| Mica Dam | 243 m (797 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  Canada | Columbia River | 1973 |
| Gilgel Gibe III Dam | 243 m (797 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity |  Ethiopia | Omo River | 2015 |
| Sayano Shushenskaya Dam | 242 m (794 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Russia | Yenisei River | 1985 |
| Ertan Dam | 240 m (790 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | China | Yalong River | 1999 |
| Changheba Dam | 240 m (790 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Dadu River | 2016 |
| Wudongde Dam | 240 m (790 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Jinsha River | 2021 |
| La Esmeralda Dam | 237 m (778 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Colombia | Bata | 1976 |
| Oroville Dam | 234.7 m (770 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  United States | Feather River | 1968 |
| El Cajón Dam | 234 m (768 ft) | Concrete double-arch |  Honduras | Humuya River | 1985 |
| Shuibuya Dam | 233 m (764 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Qingjiang | 2008 |
| Chirkey Dam[6] | 232.5 m (763 ft) | Concrete arch | Russia | Sulak River | 1976 |
| Goupitan Dam | 232.5 m (763 ft) | Concrete double-arch | China | Wu Jiang River | 2009 |
| Karun-4 Dam | 230 m (750 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Iran | Karun | 2010 |
| Bhakra Dam[6] | 226 m (741 ft) | Concrete gravity | India | Sutlej | 1963 |
| Luzzone Dam[6] | 225 m (738 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Lago di Luzzone | 1963 |
| Houziyan Dam | 223.5 m (733 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Dadu River | 2016 |
| Hoover Dam | 221.46 m (726.6 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Colorado River | 1936 |
| Jiangpinghe Dam | 221 m (725 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Loushui River | 2012 |
| Contra Dam | 220 m (720 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Verzasca River | 1965 |
| La Yesca Dam | 220 m (720 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Mexico | Rio Grande de Santiago | 2012 |
| Mratinje Dam | 220 m (720 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Montenegro | Piva | 1976 |
| Dworshak Dam | 218.6 m (717 ft) | Concrete gravity | United States | NF Clearwater River | 1973 |
| Longtan Dam | 216.5 m (710 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | China | Hongshui River | 2009 |
| Glen Canyon Dam | 216.4 m (710 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Colorado River | 1966 |
| Toktogul Dam | 215 m (705 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Kyrgyzstan | Naryn | 1974 |
| Daniel-Johnson Dam | 214 m (702 ft) | Concrete multiple-arch gravity | Canada | Manicouagan River | 1970 |
| Dagangshan Dam | 210 m (690 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Dadu River | 2015 |
| Keban Dam | 210 m (690 ft) | Combined: rock-fill and concrete gravity | Turkey | Euphrates River | 1974 |
| Ermenek Dam | 210 m (690 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Turkey | Göksu | 2009 |
| Irapé Dam | 208 m (682 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Brazil | Jequitinhonha River | 2006 |
| Bakun Dam | 205 m (673 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |  Malaysia | Balui River | 2011 |
| Karun-3 Dam | 205 m (673 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Iran | Karun River | 2005 |
| Zimapán Dam | 203 m (666 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Mexico | Moctezuma River | 1993 |
| Dez Dam | 203 m (666 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Iran | Dez River | 1963 |
| Huangdeng Dam | 203 m (666 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Lancang River | 2018 |
| Almendra Dam | 202 m (663 ft) | Concrete arch |  Spain | Tormes River | 1970 |
| Campos Novos Dam | 202 m (663 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Brazil | Canoas River | 2006 |
| Berke Dam | 201 m (659 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Turkey | Ceyhan River | 2001 |
| Guangzhao Dam | 200.5 m (658 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Beipan River | 2008 |
| Shahid Abbaspour Dam (Karun 1) | 200 m (660 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Iran | Karun River | 1976 |
| Kölnbrein Dam | 200 m (660 ft) | Concrete double-arch gravity |  Austria | Streams in upper Malta | 1977 |
| San Roque Dam | 200 m (660 ft) | Embankment |  Philippines | Agno River | 2003 |
| New Bullards Bar Dam | 196.6 m (645 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Yuba River | 1969 |
| Itaipu Dam | 196 m (643 ft) | Concrete gravity | Brazil /  Paraguay | Paraná River | 1984 |
| Altinkaya Dam[6] | 195 m (640 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey | Kizil Irmak | 1988 |
| Boyabat Dam | 195 m (640 ft) | Concrete gravity | Turkey | Kizilirmak River | 2012 |
| Kárahnjúkastífla Dam | 193 m (633 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |  Iceland | Jökulsá | 2009 |
| New Melones Dam | 190.5 m (625 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | United States | Stanislaus River | 1979 |
| W.A.C. Bennett Dam | 190.5 m (625 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Canada | Peace River | 1968 |
| Sogamoso Dam | 190 m (620 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Colombia | Sogamoso | 2014 |
| Arkun Dam | 188 m (617 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Turkey | Çoruh River | 2014 |
| Miel 1 Dam | 188 m (617 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Colombia | Miel River | 2002 |
| Aguamilpa Dam | 187 m (614 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Mexico | Rio Grande de Santiago | 1993 |
| Kurobe Dam | 186 m (610 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Japan | Kurobe River | 1963 |
| Pubugou Dam | 186 m (610 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Yalong River | 2010 |
| Zillergründl Dam | 186 m (610 ft) | Concrete arch | Austria | Ziller | 1986 |
| Sanbanxi Dam | 185.6 m (609 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Yuanshui River | 2006 |
| Oymapinar Dam | 185.5 m (609 ft) | Concrete arch | Turkey | Manavgat River | 1984 |
| Barra Grande Dam | 185 m (607 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Brazil | Pelotas River | 2005 |
| Katse Dam | 185 m (607 ft) | Concrete double-arch |  Lesotho | Malibamat'so River | 1996 |
| Tekeze Dam | 189 m (620 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Ethiopia | Tekeze River | 2009 |
| Three Gorges Dam | 181 m (594 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Yangtze River | 2008 |
| Mossyrock Dam | 184.7 m (606 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Cowlitz River | 1968 |
| Shasta Dam | 183.5 m (602 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Sacramento River | 1945 |
| Techi Dam (Deji, Tachian)[6] | 181 m (594 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Taiwan | Dajia (Tachia) | 1974 |
| Artvin Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Turkey | Çoruh River | 2016 |
| Tignes Dam[6] | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  France | Lac du Chevril | 1952 |
| Dartmouth Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill |  Australia | Mitta Mitta River | 1979 |
| Emosson Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Barberini | 1973 |
| Amir Kabir Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete arch | Iran | Karaj | 1961 |
| Seimare Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete arch, variable-radius | Iran | Seimare | 2011 |
| Piedra del Águila Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Argentina | Rio Limay | 1993 |
| Upper Gotvand Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Iran | Karun | 2012 |
| Tupalang Dam | 180 m (590 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core |  Uzbekistan | Tupalang River | 2023[7] |
| Hongjiadu Dam | 179.5 m (589 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Liuchong River | 2005 |
| Longyangxia Dam | 178 m (584 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | China | Yellow River | 1992 |
| Tianshengqiao Dam | 178 m (584 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Nanpan River | 2000 |
| El Cajón | 178 m (584 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Mexico | Rio Grande de Santiago | 2007 |
| New Don Pedro Dam | 178 m (584 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | United States | Tuolumne River | 1971 |
| Danjiangkou Dam | 176.6 m (579 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Han River | 1973 |
| Takase Dam | 176 m (577 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Japan | Shinano | 1978 |
| Marun Dam | 175 m (574 ft) | Embankment | Iran | Marun River | 1998 |
| Hasan Ugurlu Dam[6] | 175 m (574 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey | Yesilirmak | 1981 |
| Karakaya Dam | 173 m (568 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Turkey | Euphrates River | 1987 |
| Alpe Gera Dam[8] | 174 m (571 ft) | Concrete gravity | Italy | Cormor | 1964 |
| Revelstoke Dam | 174 m (571 ft) | Concrete gravity | Canada | Columbia River | 1984 |
| Thissavros Dam | 172 m (564 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Greece | Nestos | 1996 |
| Hungry Horse Dam | 171.9 m (564 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Flathead River | 1953 |
| Cahora Bassa Dam | 171 m (561 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Mozambique | Zambezi River | 1974 |
| Denis-Perron Dam[9] | 171 m (561 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Canada | Sainte-Marguerite River | 2002 |
| Kajiwa Dam | 171 m (561 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Muli River | 2014 |
| Kığı Dam | 170 m (560 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey | Peri River | 2006 |
| Paute Dam | 170 m (560 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Ecuador | Paute River | 1983 |
| Atatürk Dam | 169 m (554 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core | Turkey | Euphrates River | 1992 |
| Daryan Dam | 169 m (554 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Iran | Sirvan River | 2015 |
| Idukki Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Concrete arch | India | Periyar | 1973 |
| Bruno Creek Tailings Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | United States | Bruno Creek | |
| Charvak Dam[6] | 168 m (551 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | Uzbekistan | Chirchik | 1970 |
| Guandi Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Yalong River | |
| Gura Apelor Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Romania | Raul Mare | |
| Seven Oaks Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | United States | Santa Ana River | |
| Dongfeng Dam | 168 m (551 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Wu | |
| Grand Coulee Dam | 167.6 m (550 ft) | Concrete gravity | United States | Columbia River | |
| Koldam Dam | 167 m (548 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | India | Sutlej | 2015 |
| Fierza Dam (Fierze) | 167 m (548 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Albania | Drin River | 1978 |
| Silvan Dam | 166.5 m (546 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey | Batman River | 2022 |
| Mazar Dam[6] | 166 m (545 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Ecuador | Paute River | 2010 |
| Vidraru Dam | 166 m (545 ft) | Concrete arch | Romania | Arges | |
| Kremasta Dam | 165 m (541 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Greece | Achelous River | 1965 |
| Thomson Dam | 165 m (541 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Australia | Thomson River | 1983 |
| Wujiangdu Dam | 165 m (541 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | China | Wujiang River | |
| Quxue Dam | 164.2 m (539 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China | Shoqu River | 2016 |
| Trinity Dam | 164 m (538 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | United States | Trinity River | |
| Masjed Soleyman Dam | 164 m (538 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill with clay-core | Iran | Karun | 2002 |
| Sardar Sarovar Dam | 163 m (535 ft) | Concrete gravity | India | Narmada | 2017 |
| Guri Dam | 162 m (531 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Venezuela | Río Caroní | |
| Talbingo Dam | 162 m (531 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Australia | Tumut River | 1971 |
| Huites Dam | 162 m (531 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Mexico | Fuerte | |
| Robert-Bourassa Dam[10] | 162 m (531 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Canada | La Grande River | |
| Tankeng Dam | 162 m (531 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Ou River | |
| Tokuyama Dam | 161 m (528 ft) | Embankment | Japan | Ibi River | |
| Xiangjiaba Dam | 161 m (528 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Jinsha River | |
| Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Brazil | Iguazu River | |
| Grand'Maison Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | France | Eau d'Olle | |
| Jinanqiao Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Jinsha River | |
| Los Leones Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  Chile | Los Leones | |
| Ranjit Sagar Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Embankment | India | Ravi River | 2001 |
| Ross Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Concrete thin-arch | United States | Skagit River | |
| Yellowtail Dam | 160 m (520 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | United States | Bighorn River | |
| Guanyinyan Dam | 159 m (522 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | China | Jinsha River | |
| Pai Querê Dam | 158 m (518 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Brazil | Pelotas River | |
| Cougar Dam | 158 m (518 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | United States | McKenzie River | |
| Emborcação Dam | 158 m (518 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Brazil | Rio Paranaíba | |
| Naramata Dam | 158 m (518 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Japan | Naramata | |
| Pangduo Dam[11] | 158 m (518 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China | Lhasa River | 2013 |
| Rudbar Lorestan Dam | 158 m (518 ft) | Concrete gravity | Iran | Rudbar River | 2016[12] |
| Geheyan Dam | 157 m (515 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Qingjiang River | |
| Dongjiang Dam | 157 m (515 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Lishui River | |
| Jilintai I Dam | 157 m (515 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Kashi River | |
| Okutadami Dam | 157 m (515 ft) | Concrete gravity | Japan | Tadami River | |
| Speccheri Dam | 157 m (515 ft) | Concrete arch | Italy | Vallarsa | |
| Malutang Dam | 156 m (512 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Panlong River | |
| Miyagase Dam | 156 m (512 ft) | Concrete gravity | Japan | Nakatsu River | |
| Shatuo Dam[13] | 156 m (512 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Wu River | 2009 |
| Nukui Dam | 156 m (512 ft) | Concrete arch | Japan | Takayama | |
| Swift Dam | 156 m (512 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | United States | Lewis River | |
| Urayama | 156 m (512 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Japan | Arakawa River | |
| Zeuzier Dam | 156 m (512 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Lienne | 1957 |
| Zipingpu Dam | 156 m (512 ft) | Embankment | China | Min River | |
| Nagawado Dam (Tepco Upper Azumi) | 155.5 m (510 ft) | Concrete arch | Japan | Azumi River | |
| Sakuma Dam | 155.5 m (510 ft) | Concrete gravity | Japan | Tenryū River | |
| Bashan Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Ren River | |
| Lijiaxia Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | China | Yellow River | |
| Göscheneralp Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Switzerland | Göschenerreuss | |
| Place Moulin Dam[14] | 155 m (509 ft) | Concrete arch | Italy | Buthier | |
| Kenyir Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Embankment | Malaysia | Kenyir | 1985 |
| Ralco Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Chile | Biobío River | |
| Turkwel Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Concrete arch |  Kenya | Turkwel | 1991 |
| Liyuan Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Jinsha River | |
| Bhumibol Dam | 154 m (505 ft) | Concrete arch |  Thailand | Ping River | 1964 |
| Serra da Mesa Dam | 154 m (505 ft) | Embankment | Brazil | Tocantins | |
| Xiaolangdi Dam | 154 m (505 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China | Yellow River | |
| Gepatsch Dam | 153 m (502 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Austria | Faggenbach, Inn River | |
| Curnera Dam | 153 m (502 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Curnera | |
| Monteynard-Avignonet Dam | 153 m (502 ft) | Concrete arch | France | Drac | |
| Santa Giustina Dam | 153 m (502 ft) | Concrete arch | Italy | Noce | |
| Tedorigawa Dam | 153 m (502 ft) | Embankment | Japan | Tedori | |
| Flaming Gorge Dam | 153 m (502 ft) | Concrete thin-arch | United States | Green River | |
| Alqueva Dam | 152 m (499 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity |  Portugal | Guadiana | |
| Torul Dam | 152 m (499 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Turkey | Harşit River | |
| Menzelet Dam | 151 m (495 ft) | Embankment | Turkey | Ceyhan River | |
| Zervreila Dam | 151 m (495 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | River Rhine | |
| Porce III Dam | 151 m (495 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Colombia | Porce | |
| New Exchequer Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | United States | Merced River | |
| Messochora Dam[15] | 150 m (490 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Greece | Achelous River | 2001 |
| Roselend Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Concrete gravity-arch-buttress | France | Roselend | |
| Canelles Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Concrete arch | Spain | Noguera Ribagorzana | |
| Dongjing Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Beipan River | |
| Moglicë Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Albania | Devoll | 2019 |
| Upper Kaleköy Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Concrete gravity | Turkey | Murat River | 2018 |
| Yangqu Dam | 150 m (490 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Yellow River | 2016 |
| Baishan Dam | 149.5 m (490 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | China | Second Songhua River | |
| El Infiernillo Dam | 149 m (489 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Mexico | Balsas | |
| Ogōchi Dam | 148 m (486 ft) | Concrete gravity | Japan | Tama River | 1957 |
| Moiry Dam | 148 m (486 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Gougra | |
| Salvajina Dam | 148 m (486 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Colombia | Rio Cauca | |
| Santa Giustina Dam | 148 m (486 ft) | Concrete arch | Italy | Santa Giustina | |
| Gigerwald | 147 m (482 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Tamina | |
| Liujiaxia Dam | 147 m (482 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Yellow River | |
| Maoergai Dam | 147 m (482 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China | Heishui River | |
| Mangla Dam | 147 m (482 ft) | Embankment |  Pakistan | Jehlum River | 1967 |
| Longshou II Dam | 146.5 m (481 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Heihe River | |
| Jilebulake Dam | 146.3 m (480 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Haba River | |
| Fontana Dam | 146.3 m (480 ft) | Concrete gravity | United States | Little Tennessee River | |
| Belisario Domínguez (Angostura) Dam | 146 m (479 ft) | Embankment | Mexico | Grijalva River | |
| Limmern Dam | 146 m (479 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Limmern | |
| Hassan I Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill |  Morocco | Lakhdar River | 1986 |
| Mohale Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Lesotho | Senqunyane River | 2004 |
| Srisailam Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Concrete gravity | India | Krishna | 1981 |
| Tagokura Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Concrete gravity | Japan | Tadami River | |
| Ney Braga | 145 m (476 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Brazil | Iguazu River | |
| Virdnejávri Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Concrete arch |  Norway | Alta-Kautokeino River | |
| Çetin Dam | 145 m (476 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey | Botan River | 2020 |
| Vacha Dam | 144.5 m (474 ft) | Concrete gravity |  Bulgaria | Vacha | 1975 |
| Krichim Dam | 144.5 m (474 ft) | Concrete gravity | Bulgaria | Vacha | 1972 |
| Adiguzel Dam | 144 m (472 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | Turkey | Buyuk Menderes | |
| Özlüce Dam | 144 m (472 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Turkey | Peri River | |
| Tarbela Dam | 143.3 m (470 ft) | Embankment | Pakistan | Indus River | 1976 |
| Baglihar Dam | 143 m (469 ft) | Concrete gravity | India | Chenab River | 2008 |
| Lei Dam | 143 m (469 ft) | Concrete arch | Italy | Lei River | |
| Morrow Point Dam | 143 m (469 ft) | Concrete double-arch | United States | Gunnison River | |
| Murum Dam | 143 m (469 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Malaysia | Murum River | |
| Takhtakorpu Dam[16] | 142.5 m (468 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core |  Azerbaijan | Samur River | 2013 |
| Oddatjørn Dam | 142 m (466 ft) | Embankment | Norway | Ulladalsåna | |
| Warragamba Dam | 142 m (466 ft) | Concrete gravity | Australia | Warragamba River | 1960 |
| Valle di Lei Dam | 141 m (463 ft) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Graubünden | |
| Detroit Dam | 141 m (463 ft) | Concrete gravity | United States | North Santiam River | |
| Aldeadávila Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Spain/ Portugal | Douro River | |
| Gordon Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Concrete arch | Australia | Gordon River | 1978 |
| Xingó Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Brazil | São Francisco River | |
| Bath County PS Upper Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | United States | Back Creek | |
| Arimine Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Concrete gravity | Japan | Wada River | |
| Bureya Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Concrete gravity | Russia | Bureya | 2003[17] |
| Gissarak Dam | 140 m (460 ft)[18] | Embankment, rock-fill | Uzbekistan | Aksu River | 1988 |
| Chamera Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Concrete gravity | India | Ravi | 1994 |
| Srinagarind Dam | 140 m (460 ft) | Embankment | Thailand | River Khwae Yai | 1980 |
| Miaowei Dam | 139.8 m (459 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China | Lancang River | 2017 |
| Jiangkou Dam | 139 m (456 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Furong River | |
| Anderson Ranch Dam | 139 m (456 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | United States | Boise River | |
| Cheruthoni Dam | 138.2 m (453 ft) | Straight gravity concrete | India | Periyar | 1973 |
| Ahai Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Jinsha River | |
| Frera (Belviso) Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Italy | Frera River | |
| Shahid Rajaee Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Iran | Tajan River | 1997 |
| Wawushan Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Zhougonghe River | |
| Wuluwati Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Kalakashi River | |
| Union Valley Dam | 138 m (453 ft) | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | United States | Silver Creek | |
| Malpaso Dam | 137.5 m (451 ft) | Embankment | Mexico | Grijalva River | 1966 |
| Wunonglong Dam | 137.5 m (451 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Lancang River | 2018 |
| Çine Dam | 136.5 m (448 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Turkey | Çine | |
| Jiudianxia Dam | 136.5 m (448 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Tao River | |
| Caracoles Dam | 136 m (446 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fil | Argentina | San Juan | |
| Cancano Dam | 136 m (446 ft) | Concrete arch-gravity | Italy | Adda | |
| Los Reyunos Dam | 136 m (446 ft) | Embankment | Argentina | Diamante River | |
| Minamiaiki Dam | 136 m (446 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Japan | Minamiaiki | |
| Cabril Dam | 136 m (446 ft) | Concrete arch | Portugal | Zêzere River | |
| Carters Dam | 136 m (446 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | United States | Coosawattee River | |
| Sauris Dam | 136 m (446 ft) | Concrete double-arch | Italy | Lumiei | |
| Alicura Dam | 135 m (443 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Argentina | Limay River | |
| Dongping Dam | 135 m (443 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Zhong River | |
| Longma Dam | 135 m (443 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Lixian River | |
| Ilisu Dam | 135 m (443 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Turkey | Tigris River | 2018 |
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Under construction
| Name | Height | Type | Country | River |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogun Dam | 335 m (1,099 ft) | Embankment | Tajikistan | Vakhsh River |
| Bakhtiari Dam | 325 m (1,066 ft) | Concrete arch | Iran | Bakhtiari River |
| Shuangjiangkou Dam | 312 m (1,024 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China | Dadu River |
| Brushy Fork Tailings Dam | 290.8 m (954 ft) | Embankment | United States | Brushy Fork |
| Diamer-Bhasha Dam | 272 m (892 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Pakistan | River Indus |
| Dasu Dam | 242 m (794 ft) | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Pakistan | River Indus |
| Antamina Tailings Dam | 240 m (790 ft)[19] | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |  Peru | Ayash River |
| Kishau Dam | 236 m (774 ft) | Concrete gravity | India | Tons River |
| Bekhme Dam | 230 m (750 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill |  Iraq | Great Zab |
| Tasang Dam | 228 m (748 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |  Myanmar | Salween River |
| Ituango Dam | 225 m (738 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Colombia | Cauca River |
| Mohmand Dam | 213 m (699 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Pakistan | Swat River |
| Maerdang Dam | 211 m (692 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Yellow River |
| Lakhwar Dam | 204 m (669 ft) | Concrete gravity | India | Yamuna River |
| Khersan-3 Dam | 195 m (640 ft) | Concrete arch, variable-radius | Iran | Khersan River |
| Pskem Dam[20] | 195 m (640 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill with concrete-core | Uzbekistan | Pskem |
| Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam | 175 m (574 ft)[21] | Concrete gravity | Ethiopia | Blue Nile River |
| Sykia Dam[15] | 170 m (560 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Greece | Achelous River |
| Aksu Dam | 155 m (509 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Turkey | Çoruh River |
| Myitsone Dam | 139.6 m (458 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Myanmar | Irrawaddy |
| Kouhrang 3 Dam | 135 m (443 ft) | Arch, variable-radius | Iran | Kouhrang River |
Gallery
The Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland
The Inguri Dam in Georgia
The Vajont Dam in Italy
The Sayano Shushenskaya Dam in Russia
The Oroville Dam in the United States
The El Cajón Dam in Honduras
The Bhakra Dam in India
The Luzzone Dam in Switzerland
The Hoover Dam in the United States
The Verzasca Dam in Switzerland
The Mratinje Dam in Montenegro
The Idukki Dam in India
Notes
- ^ A 300m and 280m tall design under consideration
- ^ Non-realized project of Soviet-era
- ^ Construction stopped as a result of Gulf War
References
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