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Highest Dams (World and U.S.)

World's Highest Dams

Order Name River Country Type Height
(meters)		 Year
Completed
1 Rogun Vakhsh Tadjikistan Earth and Rockfill 335 UC
2 Nurek Vakhsh Tadjikistan Earthfill 300 1980
3 Grande Dixence Dixence Switzerland Gravity 285 1961
4 Inguri Inguri Georgia Arch 272 1980
5 Vajont Vajont Italy Arch 262 1960
6 Manuel M. Torres (Chicoasen) Grijalva Mexico Earthfill 261 1980
7 Tehri Bhagirathi India Earthfill 261 UC
8 Alvaro Obregon (El Gallinero) Tenasco Mexico Gravity 260 1946
9 Mauvoisin Drance de Bagnes Switzerland Arch 250 1957
10 Alberto Lleras C. Guavio Colombia Rockfill 243 1989

U.S. Highest Dams

Order Name River State Type Height
(meters)		 Year
Completed
1 Oroville Feather California Earthfill 235 1968
2 Cyprus Bruno Creek Idaho Earthfill 226 1982
3 Hoover Colorado Nevada Arch Gravity 223 1936
4 Dworshak North Fork Clearwater Idaho Gravity 219 1973
5 Glen Canyon Colorado Arizona Arch Gravity 216 1964
6 New Bullards Bar North Yuba California Arch 194 1969
7 New Melones Stanislaus California Earth and Rockfill 191 1979
8 Shasta Sacramento California Earth and Rockfill Gravity 183 1945
9 New Don Pedro Tuolumne California Rockfill 178 1971
10 Yankee Doodle Tailings Yankee Doodle & Silver Bow Montana Rockfill 174 1972

Source: 1998 ICOLD World Register of Dams

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