World's Highest Dams

Name

River

Location

Structural Height

(m)

Gross Reservoir capacity

(x10⁶ m³)

Year

completed

1

Rogun

Vakhsh

Tajikistan

335

11,600

1985

2

Nure

Vakhsh

Tajikistan

300

10,500

1980

3

Grande dixence

Dixence

Switzerland

285

400

1962

4

Inguri

Inguri

Georgia

272

1,100

1984

5

Vaiont

Vaiont

Italy

262

169

1961

6

Manuel M. Torres

Grijalva

Mexico

261

1,660

1981

7

Tehri

Bhagirathi

India

261

3,540

UC

8

Alvaro obregon

Mextiquic

Mexico

260

n.a

1926

9

Mauvoisin

Drance de Bagnes

Switzerland

250

180

1957

10

Alberto Lieras

Orinoco

Colombia

243

1,000

1989

11

Mica

Columbia

Canada

243

24,760

1972

12

Sayano Shushenskaya

Yenisei

Russia

242

31,300

1980

13

Ertan

Yangtze/Yalong

China

240

5,800

1999

14

LaEsmeralda

Bata

Colombia

237

815

1975

15

Kishau

Tons

India

236

2,400

1985

16

Oroville

Feather , Calif

USA

235

4,299

1968

17

Wl Cajon

Humuya

Honduras

234

5,650

1984

18

Chirkey

Sulak

Russia

233

2,780

1977

19

Bhakra

Sutlej

India

226

9,870

1963

20

Luzzone

Brenno di Luzzone

Switzerland

225

87

1963

21

Hoover

Colorado, Ariz- New

USA

223

35,154

1936

22

Contra

Verzasca

Switzerland

220

86

1965

23

Mratinje

Piva

Herzoovina

220

880

1973

24

Dworshak

Nourth Fork Clearwater

USA

219

4,259

1974

25

Glen Canyon

Colorado , Ariz

USA

216

33,304

1964

26

Toktogul

Naryn

Kyrgyzstan

215

19,500

1978

27

Daniel Johnson

Manicouagan

Canada

214

141,852

1968

28

Keban

Firat

Turkey

210

31,000

1974

29

Zimapan

Moctezuma

Mexico

207

n.a

1994

30

Karun

Karun

Iran

205

3,900

1976

31

Lakhwar

Yamuna

India

204

580

1985

32

Dez

Dez , Abi

Iran

203

3,340

1963

33

Almendra

Tormes

Spain

202

2,649

1970

34

Berke

Ceyhan

Turkey

201

427

2000

35

Khudoni

Inguri

Georgia

201

n.a

n.a

36

Kölnbrein

Malta

Austria

200

205

1977

37

Altinkaya

Kızılırmak

Turkey

195

5,763

1986

38

New Bullards Bar

No .Yuba , Calif

USA

194

1,184

1968

39

New melone

Stanislaus , Calif

USA

191

2,960

1979

40

Itaipu

Parana

Brazil/Paraguay

190

29,000

1982

41

Kurobe 4

Kurobe

Japan

186

199

1964

42

Swift

Lewis , Wash

USA

186

932

1958

43

Mossyrock

Cowlitz , Wash

USA

185

1,603

1968

44

Oymapinar

Manavgat

Turkey

185

310

1983

45

Atatürk

Firat

Turkey

184

48,700

1990

46

Shasta

Sacramento , calif.

USA

183

5,612

1945

47

Bennett WAC

Peace

Canada

183

70,309

1967

48

Karakaya

Firat

Turkey

180

9,580

1986

49

Tignes

Isere

France

180

230

1952

50

Amir Kabir(Karad)

Karadj

Iran

180

205

1962

51

Tachien

Tachia

Taiwan

180

232

1974

52

Dartmounth

Mitta-Mitta

Australia

180

4,000

1978

53

Özköy

Gediz

Turkey

180

940

1983

54

Emosson

Barberine

Switzland

180

225

1974

55

Zillergrundi

Ziller

Austria

180

90

1986

56

Las Leones

Los Leones

Chile

179

106

1986

57

New Don Pedro

Tuolumne , Calif

USA

178

2,504

1971

58

Alpa-Gera

Cornor

Italy

178

65

1965

59

Kopperston Tailings 3

Jones branch ,W,Va

USA

177

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1963

60

Takase

Takase

Japan

176

76

1979

61

Nader Shah

Marun

Iran

175

1,620

1978

62

Hasan Ugurlu

Yeşilırmak

Turkey

175

1,078

1980

63

Revelstoke

Columbia , B.C

Canada

175

5,300

1984

64

Hungry Horse

S.Fk ,Mont.

USA

172

4,280

1953

65

Longyangxia

Huanghe

China

172

24,700

1983

66

Cabora Bassa

Zambezi

Mzambique

171

63,000

1974

67

Maqarin

Yarmuk

Jordon

171

320

1987

68

Amaluza

Paute

Ecuador

170

100

1982

69

Idikki

Periyar

India

169

1,996

1974

70

Charvak

Chirchik

Uzbekistan

168

2,000

1970

71

Gura Apelor Retezat

Riul Mare

Romania

168

225

1980

72

Grand Coulee

Columbia

USA

168

11,582

1942

73

Boruca

Terraba

Costa Rica

167

14,960

UC

74

Vidraru

Arges

Romania

166

465

1965

75

Kremasta (King Paul)

Achelous

Greece

165

4,750

1965

76

Pauti -Mazar

Mazar

Ecuador

165

500

1984