Highest
Dams (World and U.S.) Highest
Dams (World and U.S.)| 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 |
| 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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