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These are the world's largest dams in terms of height and/or volume of water.
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187 m high. 660 m long. Rio Grande de Santiago River 243 m high. 390 m long. Guavio River 202 m high. 567 m long. Tormes River 178 m high. 528 m long. Cormor River 152 m high. 458 m long. Guadiana River 206 m high. 800 m long. Caquetá River 209 m high. 1050 m long. (Absetzbecken) 111 m high. 3600 m long. (Also known as Sadd-el-Aali) The Nile River 184 m high. 1614 m long. Euphrat (Firat) River 150 m high. 677 m long. Songhua Jiang River 90 m high. 460 m long. Drina River 204 m high. 900 m long. Rajang River/Balui 204 m high. 600 m long. Zab River 226 m high. 518 m long. Satluj River 154 m high. 486 m long. Maenam Ping River 195 m high. 675 m long. Kizil Irmak River 202 m high. 600 m long. Canoas River 150 m high. 200 m long. Noguera Ribagorzana River 210 m high. 850 m long. Karnali River New Mexico. 48,052 cu. m. 153 m high. 350 m long. Rein da Curnera River 214 m high. 1314 m long. Manicouagan River 249 m high. 720 m long. Coruh River 203 m high. 212 m long. Dez River 162 m high. 254 m long. Wujiang River 218.6 m high. 1002 m long. Clearwater River 234 m high. 382 m long. Humuya River 178 m high. 640 m long. Santiago River 149 m high. 350 m long. Balsas River 134 m high. 188 m long. Yaqui River 158 m high. 1611 m long. Rio Paranaíba 271.5 m high. 750 m long. Enguri River 240 m high. 780 m long. Yangtse River 152 m high. 380 m long. Drin River 153 m high. 360 m long. Green River 146 m high. 721 m long. Little Tennessee River 153 m high. 828 m long. Iguaçu River 65,440 cu. m. The dam on the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatchewan is the largest earth fill dam in Canada. North Dakota. 50,843 cu. m. 153 m high. 600 m long. Faggenbach, Inn River 216.4 m high. 475.4 m long. Colorado River 234 m high. 536.7 m long. Wujiang River 167.6 m high. 1592 m long. Columbia River 285 m high. 695 m long. Dixence River 160 m high. 550 m long. Eau d'Olle River 155 m high. 540 m long. Göschenerreuss River 165 m high. 413 m long. Guayillabamba River 162 m high. 1300 m long. (Formerly known as Simón Bolívar or Raúl Leoni) Río Caroní River 175 m high. Yesil Irmak River 178 m high. 490 m long. Wu Jiang River 221.46 m high. 379.2 m long. 171.9 m high. 645 m long. Flathead River 166 m high. 430 m long. Paute River 196 m high. 7760 m long. Paraná River. Brazil/Paraguay 196 m high. 7760 m long. Paraná River. Brazil/Paraguay 300 m high. Yalong Jiang River 185 m high. 238 m long. Arachthos River 230 m high. 440 m long. Karun River 185 m high. 710 m long. Orange River 199 m high. 580 m long. Göksu River 210 m high. 1126 m long. Euphrat (Firat) River 155 m high. 800 m long. Kenyir River 201 m high. 545 m long. Enguri River 42,841 cu. m. Part of Kyiv Hydroelectric Station and located in the town of Vyshhorod 236 m high. 680 m long. Tons River 87 m high. 1807 m long. Koyna River 193 m high. 730 m long. Jökulsá á Brú and Jökulsá í Fljótsdal Rivers 165 m high. 465 m long. Acheloos River 186 m high. 492 m long. Kurobegawa River 204 m high. 452 m long. Yamuna River 144 m high. 300 m long. Grijalva River 215 m high. 660 m long. Lengupá River 237 m high. 310 m long. Batá River 216.5 m high. 790 m long. Hongshui He River 178 m high. 1277 m long. Huang He River 225 m high. 600 m long. Brenno di Luzzone River 260 m high. 88 m long. (Lake Ouiachic) Mextiquic River The main dam is 10,300 feet (3140 m) long and 454 feet (138 m) high (above core trench) with a reservoir of 97.7 square miles (253 km²). 261 m high. 485 m long. Grijalva River 165 m high. 350 m long. Marun River 177 m high. 480 m long. Karun River 250 m high. 520 m long. Dranse de Bagnes River 150 m high. 300 m long. Acheloos River 243 m high. 792 m long. Columbia River 188 m high. 200 m long. La Miel River 153 m high. 230 m long. Drac River 184.7 m high. 502 m long. Cowlitz River 220 m high. 268 m long. Piva River 138 m high. 478 m long. Grijalva River 196.6 m high. 789 m long Yuba. 178 m high. 853 m long. Tuolumne River 190.5 m high. 475.5 m long. Stanislaus River 300 m high. 704 m long. Vakhsh River. South Dakota. 70,339 cu. m. 235 m high. 2317 m long. Feather River 185.5 m high. 360 m long. Manavgat River 155 m high. 678 m long. Buthier River 155 m high. 360 m long. Río Bío Bío 160 m high. 617 m long. Ravi River 174 m high. 1630 m long. Columbia River 150 m high. 804 m long. Doron de Roselend River 165 m high. 396 m long. Skagit River 242 m high. 1074 m long. Yenisei River 185.6 m high. Yuanshui River 153 m high. 124 m long. Noce River 114 m high. 150 m long. Santiago River 163 m high. 1210 m long. Narmada River 154 m high. 1544 m long. Tocantins River 168 m high. 908 m long. Santa Ana River 200 m high. 380 m long. Karun River 183.5 m high. 1054.5 m long. Sacramento River 233 m high. 608 m long. Qingjiang River California. 59,405 cu. m. 157 m high. 192 m long. Leno di Vallarsa River 241 m high. 512 m long. Krishna River 160 m high. 853 m long. Yalu River. China/Korea 160 m high. 853 m long. Yalu River. China/Korea 186 m high. 640 m long. Lewis River 165 m high. 440 m long. Acheloos River 176 m high. 362 m long. Takasegawa River 162 m high. 701 m long. Tumut River 153 m high. 420 m long. Tedori River 261 m high. 610 m long. Bhagirathi River 39 m high. 2912 m long. Coacuila River 172 m high. 480 m long. Nestos River 165 m high. 590 m long. Thomson River 185 m high. 2310 m long. Yangtze River 178 m high. 1137 m long. Nanpan Jiang River 215 m high. 293 m long. Naryn River 164 m high. 793 m long. Trinity River 232.5 m high. 333 m long. Sulak River 156 m high. 156 m long. Lienne River 155 m high. 150 m long. Turkwel River 261.6 m high. 190 m long. Vajont River. Its 1963 failure during initial filling was caused by geological instability and lead to a rapid landslide, causing massive flooding and damage to the area below. 220 m high. 380 m long. Verzasca River 166 m high. 305 m long. Arges River 190.5 m high. 2040 m long. Peace River 165 m high. Wujiang River 161 m high. 909 m long. Jinsha Jiang River 154 m high. 1667 m long. Huang He River 81,000 cu. m. Paraguay/Argentina 81,000 cu. m. Paraguay/Argentina 160 m high. 451 m long. Bighorn River 151 m high. 504 m long. Valser Rhein River 186 m high. 506 m long. Ziller River 203 m high. San Juan, Tula y Moctezuma River
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