List of largest dams in the world
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For the tallest dams in the world, see List of tallest dams in the world. For the largest reservoirs in the world, see List of reservoirs by volume.
The following table lists the largest dams in the world by volume of structure. Be aware that data on volume of structure is not as easily available or reliable as data on dam height and reservoir volume.
| Name[1] | Country | Year | Structure Height [m] | Structure Volume[2] [106 m3] | Reservoir Volume [109 m3] | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syncrude Tailings Dam Mildred MLSB[3] |  Canada |
1995 | 88 | 540[4]/720 | 0.35 | TE |
| Tarbela Dam |  Pakistan |
1976 | 143 | 106[5][6]/152[7] | 13.7 | TE/ER |
| Syncrude Tailings Dam Mildred SWSS[8] | Canada |
2010 | 40-50 | 119[4] | 0.25[4] | TE |
| Fort Peck Dam[9] |  United States |
1940 | 76.4 | 96 | 23 | TE |
| Atatürk Dam[10] |  Turkey |
1990 | 166 | 84.5 | 48.7 | TE/ER |
| Flevoland Dyke |  Netherlands |
1968 | 13 | 78[4] | 0 [11] | TE/ER |
| Oahe Dam[9] | United States |
1963 | 75 | 70.3 | 29 | TE/ER |
| Gardiner Dam[12] | Canada |
1967 | 64 | 65.4 | 9.4 | TE |
| Mangla Dam | Pakistan |
1967 | 138 | 65.4 | 7.25 | TE or TE/ER |
| Oroville Dam | United States |
1968 | 230 | 59.6 | 4.36 | TE/ER |
| San Luis Dam (B F Sisk Dam) | United States |
1967 | 93 | 59.6 | 2.52 | TE |
| Nurek Dam |  Tajikistan |
1980 | 300 | 54 | 10.5 | TE |
| Samara Dam (Kuybyshev Reservoir) |  Russia |
1955 | 52 | 54[4] | 57.3 | TE or ER |
| Garrison Dam (Lake Sakakawea)[9] | United States |
1954 | 64 | 50.8 | 29 | TE |
| Cochiti Dam | United States |
1975 | 76.5 | 50.2 | 0.73 | TE |
| Aswan Dam[13] |  Egypt |
1970 | 111 | 44.3 | 157 | TE/ER |
| W. A. C. Bennett Dam (Williston Lake) | Canada |
1968 | 186 | 43.7 | 7.4 | TE |
| ASARCO Mission Mine Tailings Dam | United States |
1973 | 30[14] | 40.1 | 0 [15] | ER |
| Fort Randall Dam (Lake Francis Case)[9] | United States |
1953 | 50.3 | 38.2 | 6.7 | TE/ER |
| Afsluitdijk | Netherlands |
1932 | 13 | 36.5[4] | 5.5 | TE/ER |
| San Roque Dam |  Philippines |
2003 | 200/210 | 35[4] | 0.835 | TE or ER |
Type: TE - Earth; ER - Rock-fill; PG - Concrete gravity; CFRD - Concrete face rock fill
See also[edit]
- List of reservoirs by volume
- List of tallest dams in the world
- List of largest hydroelectric power stations
- List of megaprojects#Dam and hydroelectric projects
References[edit]
- ^ Talk:List of largest dams in the world#Phantom Dams
- ^ Talk:List of largest dams in the world#Structure Volume
- ^ D. Nicol (1994) "The Syncrude Mildred Lake Tailings Dyke Redesign", 18th Int. Congr. Large Dams.
- ^ a b c d e f g Estimate based on height, dimensions from Google Earth and, where available, cross section. Accuracy ±15%
- ^ "Tarbela Dam (1977) | Structurae" (in (German)). En.structurae.de. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ "Tarbela Dam". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "Power Generation". WAPDA. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ "Microsoft Word - Baseline Report on Fluid Deposits revE" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ a b c d http://`www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/projdata/summaryengdat.pdf
- ^ http://ipac.kacst.edu.sa/eDoc/2006/157250_1.pdf
- ^ Surrounds sunken land in the middle of a lake
- ^ http://www.swa.ca/Publications/Documents/FS-308.pdf
- ^ "Embankment dams | Structurae". En.structurae.de. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ Estimate based on structure volume and dimensions from Google Earth
- ^ Zero reservoir size because full of tailings
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