List of largest dams in the world
For the Tallest dam in the world, see List of tallest dams in the world. For the largest reservoirs in the world, see List of reservoirs by volume.
The following table lists the largest man-made dams in the world 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. Be aware that data on volume of structure is not as easily available or reliable as data on dam height and reservoir volume.
Rank | Name[1] | Country | Year completed | Structure height [m] | Structure volume[2] [106 m3] | Reservoir volume [109 m3] | Installed capacity [MW] | Type |
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1 | Tarbela Dam | ![]() | 1976 | 143 | 153[3] | 13.7 | 3,478 | TE/ER |
2 | Fort Peck Dam[4] | ![]() | 1940 | 76.4 | 96 | 23 | 185 | TE |
3 | Atatürk Dam[5] | ![]() | 1990 | 166 | 84.5 | 48.7 | 2,400 | TE/ER |
4 | Houtribdijk | ![]() | 1968 | 13 | 78[6] | 0 [7] | NA | TE/ER |
5 | Oahe Dam[4] | ![]() | 1963 | 75 | 70.3 | 29 | 786 | TE/ER |
6 | Gardiner Dam[8] | ![]() | 1967 | 64 | 65.4 | 9.4 | 186 | TE |
7 | Mangla Dam | ![]() | 1944 | 147 | 65.4 | 7.25 | 1,000 | TE or TE/ER |
8 | Oroville Dam | ![]() | 1968 | 230 | 59.6 | 4.36 | 819 | TE/ER |
9 | San Luis Dam (BF Sisk Dam) | ![]() | 1967 | 93 | 59.6 | 2.52 | 424 | TE |
10 | Nurek Dam | ![]() | 1980 | 300 | 54 | 10.5 | 3,200 | TE |
11 | Samara Dam | ![]() | 1955 | 52 | 54[6] | 57.3 | 2,315 | TE or ER |
12 | Garrison Dam[4] | ![]() | 1954 | 64 | 50.8 | 29 | NA | TE |
13 | Cochiti Dam | ![]() | 1975 | 76.5 | 50.2 | 0.73 | NA | TE |
14 | Aswan Dam[9] | ![]() | 1970 | 111 | 44.3 | 169 | 2,100 | TE/ER |
15 | W. A. C. Bennett Dam | ![]() | 1968 | 186 | 43.7 | 7.4 | 2,876 | TE |
16 | San Roque Dam | ![]() | 2003 | 200/210 | 40[10] | 0.835 | 345 | TE or ER |
17 | Fort Randall Dam[4] | ![]() | 1953 | 50.3 | 38.2 | 6.7 | 320 | TE/ER |
18 | Afsluitdijk | ![]() | 1932 | 13 | 36.5[6] | 5.5 | NA | TE/ER |
19 | Kölnbrein Dam | ![]() | 1979 | 200 | 35.2 | 1.58 | 1,028.5 | TE |
20 | Guri Dam | ![]() | 1978 | 162 | 29.8 | 135 | 10,235 | PG/ER |
21 | Three Gorges Dam | ![]() | 2008 | 181 | 27.4[11] | 39.3 | 22,500 | PG |
Type: TE - Earth; ER - Rock-fill; PG - Concrete gravity; CFRD - Concrete face rock fill
List of largest tailings dams
Rank | Name[1] | Country | Year completed | Structure height [m] | Structure volume[2] [106 m3] | Reservoir volume [109 m3] | Installed capacity [MW] | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Syncrude Tailings Dam Mildred MLSB[12] | ![]() | 1995 | 88 | 540[6]/720 | 0.35 | NA | TE |
2 | Syncrude Tailings Dam Mildred SWSS[13] | ![]() | 2010 | 40-50 | 119[6] | 0.25[6] | NA | TE |
3 | ASARCO Mission Mine Tailings Dam | ![]() | 1973 | 30[14] | 40.1 | 0 [15] | NA | ER |
Type: TE - Earth; ER - Rock-fill; PG - Concrete gravity; CFRD - Concrete face rock fill.
See also
- List of reservoirs by volume
- List of tallest dams in the world
- List of largest hydroelectric power stations
- List of megaprojects#Dam and hydroelectric projects
References
- 1 2 Talk:List of largest dams in the world#Phantom Dams
- 1 2 Talk:List of largest dams in the world#Structure Volume
- ↑ "Tarbela Dam Project" (PDF). WAPDA. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- 1 2 3 4 http://`www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/projdata/summaryengdat.pdf
- ↑ http://ipac.kacst.edu.sa/eDoc/2006/157250_1.pdf
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Estimate based on height, dimensions from Google Earth and, where available, cross section. Accuracy ±15%
- ↑ Surrounds sunken land in the middle of a lake
- ↑ http://www.swa.ca/Publications/Documents/FS-308.pdf
- ↑ "Embankment dams | Structurae". En.structurae.de. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ↑ "San Roque Dam". NAPOCOR. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ↑ "New Developments in Dam Engineering". Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ↑ D. Nicol (1994) "The Syncrude Mildred Lake Tailings Dyke Redesign", 18th Int. Congr. Large Dams.
- ↑ "Microsoft Word - Baseline Report on Fluid Deposits revE" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ↑ Estimate based on structure volume and dimensions from Google Earth
- ↑ Zero reservoir size because full of tailings
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