Highest Dams (World and U.S.)

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World's Highest Dams

Order
Name
River
Country
Type
Height
(meters)
Year
Completed
1 Rogun Vakhsh Tadjikistan Earth and Rockfill 335 Uncompleted
2 Bakhitiari Bakhitiari Iran Arch 315 Uncompleted
3 Jinping-I Yalong China Arch 305 Uncompleted
4 Nurek Vakhsh Tadjikistan Earthfill 300 1980
5 Xiaowan Lancang China Arch 292 2010
6 Grande Dixence Dixence Switzerland Gravity 285 1961
7 Xiluodu Jinsha China Arch 278 Uncompleted
8 Inguri Inguri Georgia Arch 272 1980
9 Vajont Vajont Italy Arch 262 1960
10 Manuel M. Torres (Chicoasen) Grijalva Mexico Earthfill 261 1980

U.S. Highest Dams

Order
Name
River
State
Type
Height
(meters)
Year
Completed
1 Oroville Feather California Earthfill 235 1968
2 Hoover Colorado Nevada Arch Gravity 223 1936
3 Dworshak North Fork Clearwater Idaho Gravity 219 1973
4 Glen Canyon Colorado Arizona Arch Gravity 216 1964
5 New Bullards Bar North Yuba California Arch 194 1969
6 Seven Oaks Santa Ana California Earth 193 1999
7 New Melones Stanislaus California Earth and Rockfill 191 1979
8 Mossyrock Cowlitz Washington Arch Gravity 185 1968
9 Shasta Sacramento California Earth and Rockfill Gravity 183 1945
10 New Don Pedro Tuolumne California Rockfill 178 1971

Source: 1998 ICOLD World Register of Dams