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Oahe Dam [2] United States: 1963 70.3 75 29 786 TE/ER 6 Batha Dam Pakistan: 1967 65.4 147 7.25 1,000 TE or TE/ER 7 Gardiner Dam [6] Canada: 1967 65.4 64 9.4 186 TE 8 Oroville Dam United States: 1968 59.6 230 4.36 819 TE/ER 9 San Luis Dam (BF Sisk Dam) United States: 1967 59.6 93 2.52 424 TE 10 Nurek Dam Tajikistan: 1980 54 300 10.5 3,200 TE 11 ...
The following is a list of reservoirs and dams, arranged by continent and country. ... (the largest earth-filled dam in the world and also the largest by structural ...
It has three phases. Phase one includes four dams on the downstream of the Jinsha River. They are Wudongde Dam, Baihetan Dam, Xiluodu Dam, and Xiangjiaba Dam, with generating capacity of 10,200 MW, 16,000 MW, 13,860 MW, and 7,798 MW respectively. Phase two includes eight dams on the middle stream of the Jinsha River.
This category has the following 168 subcategories, out of 168 total. ... Category: Dams by country. 46 languages ...
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. C. Lists of dams in China (3 P) I. ... Pages in category "Lists of dams and reservoirs by country"
The list below largely ignores many natural lakes that have been augmented with the addition of a relatively minor dam. For example, a small dam, two hydroelectric plants, and locks on the outlet of Lake Superior make it possible to artificially control the lake level.
The tallest embankment dam and second tallest dam in the world is the 300 m (984 ft) Nurek Dam in Tajikistan. The tallest gravity dam is the 285 m (935 ft) high Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland. The tallest natural dam, the 567 m (1,860 ft) Usoi Dam in Tajikistan, is 262 m (860 ft) taller than the tallest existing man-made one.
Three Gorges Dam in China, currently the largest hydroelectric power station, and the largest power-producing body ever built, at 22,500 MW. This article lists the largest power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of installed electrical capacity.