List of tallest dams explained

This is a list of the tallest dams in the world over 1350NaN0 in height. The tallest dam in the world is the Jinping-I Dam, an arch dam in China at 3050NaN0. The tallest embankment dam and second tallest dam in the world is the 3000NaN0 Nurek Dam in Tajikistan. The tallest gravity dam is the 2850NaN0 high Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland. The tallest natural dam, the 5670NaN0 Usoi Dam in Tajikistan, is 2620NaN0 taller than the tallest existing man-made one.

Existing

NameHeightTypeCountryRiverCompleted
305abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 2013
300abbr=onNaNabbr=on[1] [2] [3] Embankment, earth-fill 1980
295abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fillYalong, Qingda and Xianshui River confluence 2021
292abbr=onNaNabbr=on2010
289abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 2021
285.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 2013
285abbr=onNaNabbr=on1964
271.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 1978
270abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 2021
Vajont Dam (disused) 261.6abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete double-arch 1959
261.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment 2012
Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasén) Dam[4] 261abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill 1980
260.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill 2006
Mauvoisin Dam[5] 250abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 1957
250abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 2009
249abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete double-arch 2012
243abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill 1989
243abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill 1973
243abbr=onNaNabbr=onRoller-compacted concrete gravity 2015
242abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1985
240abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1999
240abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2016
240abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity 2021
237abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, rock-fill Bata 1976
234.7abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill 1968
234abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete double-arch 1985
233abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2008
232.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 1976
232.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete double-arch 2009
230abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 2010
226abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity 1963
225abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 1963
223.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill2016
221.46abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1936
221abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2012
220abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 1965
220abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2012
220abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1976
218.6abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity 1973
216.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onRoller-compacted concrete gravity 2009
216.4abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch-gravity 1966
215abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity 1974
214abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete multiple-arch gravity 1970
210abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch 2015
210abbr=onNaNabbr=onCombined: rock-fill and concrete gravity1974
210abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete double-arch 2009
208abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill 2006
205abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2011
205abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 2005
203abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1993
203abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1963
203abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity 2018
202abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 1970
202abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2006
201abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 2001
200.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity 2008
Shahid Abbaspour Dam (Karun 1) 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete double-arch 1976
200abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete double-arch gravity1977
200abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment 2003
196.6abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1969
196abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity / 1984
195abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill 1988
195abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity2012
193abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2009
190.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth/rock-fill 1979
190.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, earth-fill 1968
190abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2014
188abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill 2014
188abbr=onNaNabbr=onRoller-compacted concrete gravity 2002
187abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 1993
186abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1963
186abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2010
186abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 1986
185.6abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2006
185.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 1984
185abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2005
185abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete double-arch 1996
189abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete double-arch 2009
181abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity 2008
184.7abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1968
183.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1945
Techi Dam (Deji, Tachian) 181abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity Dajia (Tachia) 1974
180abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 2016
180abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1952
180abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth/rock-fill1979
180abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 1973
180abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 1961
180abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch, variable-radius 2011
180abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity 1993
180abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, rock-fill 2012
180abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core 2023[6]
179.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2005
178abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1992
178abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2000
178abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2007
178abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill1971
176.6abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity 1973
176abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill 1978
175abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment 1998
175abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill 1981
173abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch-gravity 1987
Alpe Gera Dam[7] 174abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity 1964
174abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity 1984
172abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill 1996
171.9abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1953
171abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1974
Denis-Perron Dam[8] 171abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill 2002
171abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2014
170abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill 2006
170abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity 1983
169abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill with clay-core 1992
169abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill 2015
168abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 1973
168abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill
168abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth/rock-fill 1970
168abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity
168abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill
168abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth/rock-fill
168abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch
167.6abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity
167abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill 2015
Fierza Dam (Fierze) 167abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, rock-fill 1978
166.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill 2022
Mazar Dam[9] 166abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2010
166abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch
165abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill 1965
165abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill 1983
165abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity
164.2abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill 2016
164abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill
164abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill with clay-core 2002
163abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity 2017
162abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity
162abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, earth-fill 1971
162abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch-gravity
Robert-Bourassa Dam[10] 162abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, earth-fill
162abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
161abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment
161abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity
160abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
160abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill
160abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity
160abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill
160abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment 2001
160abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete thin-arch
160abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity
159abbr=onNaNabbr=onRoller-compacted concrete gravity
158abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
158abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill
158abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill
158abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill
Pangduo Dam[11] 158abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, rock-fill 2013
158abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity2016[12]
157abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch
157abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch
157abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
157abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity
157abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch
156abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
156abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity
Shatuo Dam[13] 156abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch 2009
156abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch Takayama
156abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill
156abbr=onNaNabbr=on Roller-compacted concrete gravity
156abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch
156abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment
Nagawado Dam (Tepco Upper Azumi) 155.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch
155.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity
155abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
155abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch-gravity
155abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill
Place Moulin Dam[14] 155abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch
155abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment 1985
155abbr=onNaNabbr=on Roller-compacted concrete gravity
155abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 1991
155abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
154abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch 1964
154abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment
154abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill
153abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill
153abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch
153abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch Drac
153abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch
153abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment
153abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete thin-arch
152abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity
152abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
151abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment
151abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch
151abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
150abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
150abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2001
150abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity-arch-buttress
150abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch
150abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
150abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill 2019
150abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity 2018
150abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2016
149.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch-gravity
149abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill
148abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity 1957
148abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch
148abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
148abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete arch
147abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch
147abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity
147abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, rock-fill
147abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment 1967
146.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
146.3abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
146.3abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity
146abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment
146abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch
145abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, earth-fill 1986
145abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill 2004
145abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity 1981
145abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity
145abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
145abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch
145abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, rock-fill 2020
144.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity 1975
144.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity 1972
144abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, earth/rock-fill
144abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
143.3abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment 1976
143abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity 2008
143abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch
143abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete double-arch
143abbr=onNaNabbr=onRoller-compacted concrete gravity
Takhtakorpu Dam[15] 142.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core 2013
142abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment
142abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity 1960
141abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch
141abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity
140abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch-gravity /
140abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch 1978
140abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
140abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, earth/rock-fill
140abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity
140abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity 2003[16]
140abbr=onNaNabbr=on[17] Embankment, rock-fill 1988
140abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity 1994
140abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment 1980
139.8abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill2017
139abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch
139abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, earth/rock-fill
138.20NaN0 Straight gravity concrete 1973
138abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity
138abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch-gravity
138abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete double-arch 1997
138abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
138abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
138abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, earth/rock-fill
137.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment 1966
137.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete gravity 2018
136.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on Roller-compacted concrete gravity
136.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
136abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fil
136abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch-gravity
136abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment
136abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, rock-fill
136abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch
136abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, earth-fill
136abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete double-arch
135abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
135abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch
135abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
135abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, earth-fill 2018
many lower dams

Under construction

NameHeightTypeCountryRiver
335abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment Vakhsh River
325abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch Bakhtiari River
312abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill Dadu River
290.8abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment Brushy Fork
272abbr=onNaNabbr=onRoller-compacted concrete gravity River Indus
242abbr=onNaNabbr=onRoller-compacted concrete gravity River Indus
240abbr=onNaNabbr=on[18] Embankment, concrete-face rock-fillAyash River
236abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity Tons River
230abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, rock-fill Great Zab
228abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill Salween River
225abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill Cauca River
213abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill Swat River
211abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill Yellow River
204abbr=onNaNabbr=onConcrete gravity Yamuna River
195abbr=onNaNabbr=on Concrete arch, variable-radiusKhersan River
[19] 195abbr=onNaNabbr=on Embankment, rock-fill with concrete-core Pskem
175abbr=onNaNabbr=on[20] Concrete gravity Blue Nile River
Sykia Dam[21] 170abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, earth-fill Achelous River
155abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, rock-fill Çoruh River
139.6abbr=onNaNabbr=onEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fillIrrawaddy
135abbr=onNaNabbr=on Arch, variable-radius Kouhrang River

Notes

References

Notes and References

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