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World's
Highest Dams
This
table provides information about the highest dams in the world.
| Name |
River,
Location |
Height
(m) |
Height
(ft) |
Year
completed |
| Rogun |
Vakhsh, Tajikistan
|
335 |
1,099 |
1985 |
| Nurek |
Vakhsh, Tajikistan
|
300 |
984 |
1980 |
| Xiaowan |
Lancang, China |
292 |
958 |
under construction |
| Grande Dixence |
Dixence, Switzerland
|
285 |
935 |
1962 |
| Inguri |
Inguri, Georgia |
272 |
892 |
1984 |
| Vaiont |
Vaiont, Italy |
262 |
859 |
1961 |
| Manuel M. Torres |
Grijalva, Mexico |
261 |
856 |
1981 |
| Tehri |
Bhagirathi, India
|
261 |
856 |
under construction |
| Álvaro Obregón |
Mextiquic, Mexico |
260 |
853 |
1926 |
| Mauvoisin |
Drance de Bagnes,
Switzerland |
250 |
820 |
1957 |
| Alberto Lleras |
Orinoco, Colombia |
243 |
797 |
1989 |
| Mica |
British Columbia, Canada |
243 |
797 |
1972 |
| Sayano-Shushenskaya |
Yenisei, Russia |
242 |
794 |
1980 |
| Ertan |
Yangtze/Yalong, China |
240 |
787 |
1999 |
| La Esmeralda |
Batá, Colombia |
237 |
778 |
1975 |
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