List of tallest dams

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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Name	Height	Type	Country	River	Year
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
San Roque Dam	210 m (690 ft)	Embankment	Philippines	Agno River	2003
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
Kölnbrein Dam	200 m (660 ft)	Concrete double-arch gravity	Austria	Streams in upper Malta	1977
Shahid Abbaspour Dam (Karun 1)	200 m (660 ft)	Concrete double-arch	Iran	Karun River	1976
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
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^[7]	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^[8]	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^[9]	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^[10]	158 m (518 ft)	Embankment, rock-fill	China	Lhasa River	2013
Rudbar Lorestan Dam	158 m (518 ft)	Concrete gravity	Iran	Rudbar River	2016^[11]
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^[12]	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
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^[13]	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^[14]	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^[15]	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^[16]
Gissarak Dam^[17]	140 m (460 ft)	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
many lower dams

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)^[18]	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
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam	175 m (574 ft)^[19]	Concrete gravity	Ethiopia	Blue Nile River
Sykia Dam^[14]	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

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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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