As of 2026-04-29, Sri Ramadeva Dam tops the list with 835 m.
- #1 Sri Ramadeva Dam — 835 m
dam in India
source Wikidata - #2 Alala Anicut — 796 m
dam in Karnataka, India
source Wikidata - #3 Hoover Dam — 376 m
hydroelectric dam on the Colorado River, United States
The Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the boundary between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, it was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over 100 lives. Bills passed by Congress during its construction referred to it as Hoover Dam, but the Roosevelt... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 Rogun Dam — 335 m
dam under construction in Tajikistan
The Roghun Dam is an embankment dam under construction on the Vakhsh River in southern Tajikistan. The dam is situated 110 km from Dushanbe. It is one of the planned hydroelectric power plants of Vakhsh Cascade. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Shuangjiangkou Dam — 312 m
embankment dam in Ngawa, Sichuan,, China
The Shuangjiangkou Dam, also referred to as Shuang Jiang Kou, is an embankment dam currently being constructed in a gorge on the Dadu River in Sichuan Province, China. When completed, the 312 m-tall (1,024 ft) dam will be the tallest dam in the world. Preliminary construction began in 2008 and the entire project was expected to be complete in 2018. By April 2011, over 200,000,000 m3 (261,590,124 cu yd) of material had been excavated from the construction site. In March 2013, China's... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 Norak Dam — 300 m
earth-fill embankment dam on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan, near Norak
The Nurek Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and its power station has an installed capacity of 3,015 MW. Construction of the dam began in 1961 and the power station's first generator was commissioned in 1972. The last generator was commissioned in 1979 and the entire project was completed in 1980 when Tajikistan was still a republic within the Soviet Union, becoming the tallest dam in the world at the... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 Grande Dixence dam — 285 m
concrete gravity dam on the Dixence River in Hérémence in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
The Grande Dixence Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Dixence at the head of the Val d'Hérémence in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. At 285 m (935 ft) high, it is the tallest gravity dam in the world, seventh tallest dam overall, and the tallest dam in Europe. It is part of the Cleuson-Dixence Complex. With the primary purpose of hydroelectric power generation, the dam fuels four power stations, totaling the installed capacity to 2,069 MW, generating approximately 2,000 GWh annually,... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Barragem de Faveta — 238 m source Wikidata
- #9 Oroville Dam — 235 m
earthfill embankment dam in Oroville, California
Oroville Dam is an earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River east of the city of Oroville, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley. At 770 feet (235 m) high, it is the tallest dam in the U.S. and serves mainly for water supply, hydroelectricity generation, and flood control. The dam impounds Lake Oroville, the second-largest reservoir in California, capable of storing more than 3.5 million acre-feet (1.1×10^12 US gal; 4.3×109 m3). Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 Bhakra Dam — 226 m
gravity dam in Bhakra, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, India
Bhakra Nangal Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Satluj River in Bhakra Village in Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir. Nangal Dam is another dam at Nangal in Punjab downstream of Bhakra Dam. However, sometimes both the dams together are called Bhakra-Nangal Dam though they are two separate dams. It is the second tallest dam in Asia. Read more on Wikipedia.
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