World's Largest Dams

Dam

Location

Volume

(x1000 m³)

Year completed

Syncrude Tailings

Canada

540,000

UC

Chapeton

Argentina

296,200

UC

Pati

Argentina

238,180

UC

New Cornelia Tailings

USA

209,500

1973

Tarbela

Pakistan

121,720

1976

Kambaratins

Kyrgyzstan

112,200

UC

Fort Peck

USA

96,049

1940

Lower Usama

Nigeria

93,000

1990

Cipasang

Indonesia

90,000

UC

Atatürk

Turkey

84,500

1990

Yacyreta-Apipe

Paraguay/Argentina

81,000

1998

Guri(Raul Leoni)

Venezuela

78,000

1986

Rogun

Tajikistan

75,500

1985

Oahe

USA

70,339

1963

Mangla

Pakistan

65,651

1967

Gardiner

Canada

65,440

1968

Afsluitdijk

Netherlands

63,400

1932

Oroville

USA

59,639

1968

San Luis

USA

59,405

1967

Nurek

Tajikistan

58,000

1980

Garrison

USA

50,843

1956

Cochiti

USA

48,052

1975

Tabka(Thawra)

Syria

46,000

1976

Bennett W.A.C

Canada

43,733

1967

Tucuruii

Brazil

43,000

1984

Boruca

Costa Rica

43,000

UC

High Aswan(Sadd-el-Aali)

Egypt

43,000

1970

San Roque

Philippines

43,000

UC

Kiev

Ukraine

42,841

1964

Dantiwada LeftEmbankment

India

41,040

1965

Saratov

Russia

40,400

1967

Mision Tailings 2

USA

40,088

1973

Fort Randall

USA

38,227

1953

Kanev

Ukraine

37,860

1976

Mosul

Iraq

36,000

1982

Kakhovka

Ukraine

35,640

1955

Itumbiara

Brazil

35,600

1980

Lauwerszee

Netherlands

35,575

1969

Beas

India

35,418

1974

Oosterschelde

Netherlands

35,000

1986