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The following table lists the largest man-made dams by volume of fill/structure. By general definition, a dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams, hence tailings dams are relegated to a separate list. Data on volume of structure is not as easily available or reliable as data on dam height and reservoir volume.
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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.
List of dams in Saudi Arabia; List of dams and reservoirs in Singapore; List of dams in South Africa; List of dams and reservoirs in Spain; List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka; List of dams and reservoirs in Switzerland; List of tallest dams in Switzerland
The Kárahnjúkar Dam [1] (Icelandic: Kárahnjúkastífla [ˈkʰauːraˌn̥juːkaˌstipla]) [2] is the centrepiece of the five dams and the largest of its type in Europe, standing 193 metres (633 ft) tall with a length of 730 metres (2,400 ft) and comprising 8.5 million cubic metres (300 × 10 ^ 6 cu ft) of material.
Dams in Europe by country (47 C) Dams in North America by country (17 C) Dams in Oceania by country (4 C) ... Dams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1 C, 11 P)
Dams in Europe by country (47 C) + Dams in Ireland (2 C) H. Hydroelectric power stations in Europe (1 C) This page was last edited on 15 August 2019, at 03:21 (UTC) ...