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The following table lists the largest man-made dams by volume of fill/structure. By general definition, a dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams, hence tailings dams are relegated to a separate list.
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 Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China, has the world's largest instantaneous generating capacity (22,500 MW), with Baihetan Dam from the same nation in second place with a capacity of (16,000 MW). The Itaipu Dam in Paraguay/Brazil is the third largest with (14,000 MW).
14 gru 2018 · The Oahe Dam forms Lake Oahe, which is the fourth largest reservoir in the United States. Lake Oahe has a capacity of 29 cubic kilometers (23,137,000 acre-feet) . The Oahe Dam generates most of the electricity for the north-central United States.
8 kwi 2024 · Overall, the Three Gorges Dam in China is considered the largest dam in the world (but we have organized this list by reservoir volume). The Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric plant in the world and has an installed capacity of 22,500 megawatts.
1 maj 2019 · Tallest Dams In The World. 1. Jinping-I Dam, China- 305 m. Also known as Jinping-I Hydropower Station or Jinping 1st Cascade is the tallest dam in the world with a height of 305 m. The tall arch dam built on the Yalong River in Liangshan, Sichuan, China.
22 maj 2021 · The fifth biggest dam by reservoir is officially known as the Simón Bolívar Hydroelectric Plant. Located in Venezuela, it has a reservoir of 135 billion cubic metres. This gravity dam is 162 metres high and 7.5 kilometres long.
