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This is a list of the '''tallest dams in the world''' above {{convert|135|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} in height. The tallest dam in the world is the [[Jinping-I dam]], an [[arch dam]] in China at {{Convert|305|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. The tallest [[embankment dam]] and the second tallest dam in the world is the {{Convert|300|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} [[Nurek Dam]] in Tajikistan, built by [[USSR]]. The tallest [[gravity dam]] is the {{Convert|285|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} high [[Grande Dixence Dam]] in Switzerland. The tallest natural dam, the {{Convert|567|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} [[Usoi Dam]] in Tajikistan, is {{Convert|262|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} higher than the tallest existing man-made dam.

==Existing==
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{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers"
|-
! Name
! Height
! Type
! Country
! River
! Completed
|-
| [[Jinping-I Dam]]  || {{convert|305|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{CHN}} ||  [[Yalong River|Yalong]] || 2013
|-
| [[Nurek Dam]] || {{convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}<ref name=seismic>{{cite web|title=History of Nurek Dams|url=http://www.telusplanet.net/public/retom/nurek.htm|publisher=Canadian Induced Seismicity Research Group|access-date=10 January 2015}}</ref><ref name=minofeng>{{cite web|title=Open Joint Stock Holding Company "Barki Tajik" |url=http://www.minenergo.tj/davomash_ru/oaxbtj_ru.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071021080833/http://www.minenergo.tj/davomash_ru/oaxbtj_ru.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2007 |publisher=Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Tajikistan |access-date=10 January 2015 |language=tg }}</ref><ref name=nurekbook>{{cite book|last1=Jansen|first1=Robert B.|title=Advanced Dam Engineering for Design, Construction, and Rehabilitation|date=1988|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=0442243979|page=744|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mi5w01UByyoC&q=nurek+300+meters&pg=PA744}}</ref> ||[[Embankment dam|Embankment]], earth-fill ||{{TJK}} || [[Vakhsh River|Vakhsh]] || 1980
|-
| [[Lianghekou Dam]]  || {{convert|295|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill|| {{CHN}} ||  [[Yalong River|Yalong]], [[Qingda River|Qingda]] and [[Xianshui River]] confluence || 2021
|-
| [[Xiaowan Dam]] || {{convert|292|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete [[Arch dam|arch]] || {{CHN}} || [[Lancang River|Lancang]] || 2010
|-
| [[Baihetan Dam]] || {{convert|289|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{CHN}} || [[Jinsha River]] || 2021
|-
| [[Xiluodu Dam]] || {{convert|285.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{CHN}} || [[Jinsha River]] || 2013
|-
| [[Grande Dixence Dam]] || {{convert|285|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete [[gravity dam|gravity]] ||{{SUI}} || [[Dixence]] || 1964
|-
| [[Enguri Dam]] || {{convert|271.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch ||{{GEO}} || [[Enguri River|Enguri]] || 1978
|-
| [[Yusufeli Dam]] || {{convert|270|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch ||{{TUR}} || [[Çoruh River]] || 2021
|-
| [[Vajont Dam]] (disused) || {{convert|261.6|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete double-arch || {{ITA}} || [[Vajont (stream)|Vajont]] || 1959
|-
| [[Nuozhadu Dam]] || {{convert|261.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment ||{{CHN}} || [[Lancang River]] || 2012
|-
| [[Chicoasén Dam|Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasén) Dam]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Manuel Moreno Torres|url=http://www.freebase.com/view/en/manuel_moreno_torres|publisher=Freebase|access-date=2010-07-04|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711032019/http://www.freebase.com/view/en/manuel_moreno_torres|archive-date=2011-07-11}}</ref> || {{convert|261|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill ||{{MEX}} || [[Grijalva River]] || 1980
|-
| [[Tehri Dam]] || {{convert|260.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill ||{{IND}} || [[Bhagirathi River|Bhagirathi]] || 2006
|-
| [[Mauvoisin Dam]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mauvoisin Dam |url=http://www.planetware.com/great-st-bernard/mauvoisin-dam-ch-vs-mauv.htm |publisher=Planetware |access-date=2010-07-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715092812/http://www.planetware.com/great-st-bernard/mauvoisin-dam-ch-vs-mauv.htm |archive-date=2011-07-15 }}</ref> || {{convert|250|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch ||{{SUI}} || [[Dranse de Bagnes]] || 1957
|-
| [[Laxiwa Dam]] || {{convert|250|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{CHN}} || [[Yellow River]] || 2009
|-
| [[Deriner Dam]] || {{convert|249|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete double-arch || {{TUR}} || [[Çoruh River]] || 2012
|-
| [[Guavio Dam|Alberto Lleras (Guavio) Dam]] || {{convert|243|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill || {{COL}} || [[Guavio River]] || 1989
|-
| [[Mica Dam]] || {{convert|243|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill || {{CAN}} || [[Columbia River]] || 1973
|-
| [[Gilgel Gibe III Dam]] || {{convert|243|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Roller-compacted concrete gravity || {{ETH}} || [[Omo River (Ethiopia)|Omo River]] || 2015
|-
| [[Sayano Shushenskaya Dam]] || {{convert|242|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity || {{RUS}} ||  [[Yenisei River]] || 1985
|-
| [[Ertan Dam]] || {{convert|240|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity ||{{CHN}} || [[Yalong River]] || 1999
|-
| [[Changheba Dam]] || {{convert|240|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Dadu River (Sichuan)|Dadu River]] || 2016
|-
| [[Wudongde Dam]] || {{convert|240|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity || {{CHN}} || [[Jinsha River]] || 2021
|-
| [[La Esmeralda Dam]] || {{convert|237|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, rock-fill || {{COL}} || Bata || 1976
|-
| [[Oroville Dam]] || {{convert|234.7|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill || {{USA}} || [[Feather River]] || 1968
|-
| [[El Cajón Dam (Honduras)|El Cajón Dam]] || {{convert|234|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete double-arch || {{HND}} || [[Humuya River]] || 1985
|-
| [[Shuibuya Dam]] || {{convert|233|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Qingjiang River|Qingjiang]] || 2008
|-
| [[Chirkey Dam]]<ref name="hidam"/> || {{convert|232.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{RUS}} || [[Sulak River]] || 1976
|-
| [[Goupitan Dam]] || {{convert|232.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete double-arch || {{CHN}} || [[Wu River (Yangtze River)|Wu Jiang River]] || 2009
|-
| [[Karun-4 Dam]] || {{convert|230|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity || {{IRN}} || [[Karun]] || 2010
|-
| [[Bhakra Dam]]<ref name="hidam"/> || {{convert|226|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity || {{IND}} || [[Sutlej]] || 1963
|-
| [[Lago di Luzzone|Luzzone Dam]]<ref name="hidam"/> || {{convert|225|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{SUI}} || [[Lago di Luzzone]] || 1963
|-
| [[Houziyan Dam]] || {{convert|223.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} ||Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill|| {{CHN}} || [[Dadu River]] || 2016
|-
| [[Hoover Dam]] || {{convert|221.46|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity ||{{USA}} || [[Colorado River]] || 1936
|-
| [[Jiangpinghe Dam]] || {{convert|221|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Loushui River]] || 2012
|-
| [[Contra Dam]] || {{convert|220|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch ||{{SUI}} || [[Verzasca River]] || 1965
|-
| [[La Yesca Dam]] || {{convert|220|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{MEX}} || [[Rio Grande de Santiago]] || 2012
|-
| [[Mratinje Dam]] || {{convert|220|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity ||{{MNE}} || [[Piva (river)|Piva]] || 1976 
|-
| [[Dworshak Dam]] || {{convert|218.6|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity || {{USA}} || [[North Fork Clearwater River|NF Clearwater River]] || 1973
|-
| [[Longtan Dam]] || {{convert|216.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Roller-compacted concrete gravity || {{CHN}} || [[Hongshui River]] || 2009
|-
| [[Glen Canyon Dam]] || {{convert|216.4|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch-gravity || {{USA}} || [[Colorado River]] || 1966
|-
| [[Toktogul Dam]] || {{convert|215|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity ||{{KGZ}} ||  [[Naryn]] || 1974
|-
| [[Daniel-Johnson Dam]] || {{convert|214|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete multiple-arch gravity || {{CAN}} || [[Manicouagan River]] || 1970
|-
| [[Maerdang Dam]] || {{convert|211|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Yellow River]] || 2024<ref>https://www.ceic.com/gjnyjtwwEn/xwzx/202412/2cf8b4509dfe44ce92a293f5e31fa6ee.shtml</ref>
|-
| [[Dagangshan Dam]] || {{convert|210|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{CHN}} || [[Dadu River (Sichuan)|Dadu River]] || 2015
|-
| [[Keban Dam]] || {{convert|210|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Combined: rock-fill and concrete gravity|| {{TUR}} || [[Euphrates River]] || 1974
|-
| [[Ermenek Dam]] || {{convert|210|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete double-arch || {{TUR}} || [[Göksu]] || 2009
|-
| [[Irapé Dam]] || {{convert|208|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill || {{BRA}} ||  [[Jequitinhonha River]] || 2006
|-
| [[Bakun Dam]] || {{convert|205|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill ||{{MAS}} || [[Balui River]] || 2011
|- 
| [[Karun-3 Dam]] || {{convert|205|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity ||{{IRN}} || [[Karun River]] || 2005
|-
| [[Zimapán Dam]] || {{convert|203|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity || {{MEX}} || [[Moctezuma River]] || 1993
|-
| [[Dez Dam]] || {{convert|203|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity || {{IRN}} || [[Dez River]] || 1963
|-
| [[Huangdeng Dam]] || {{convert|203|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{CHN}} || [[Lancang River]] || 2018
|- 
| [[Almendra Dam]] || {{convert|202|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{ESP}}|| [[Tormes River]] || 1970
|-
| [[Campos Novos Dam]] || {{convert|202|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{BRA}}|| [[Canoas River (Santa Catarina)|Canoas River]] || 2006
|-
| [[Berke Dam]] || {{convert|201|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity || {{TUR}} || [[Ceyhan River]] || 2001
|-
| [[Guangzhao Dam]] || {{convert|200.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity || {{CHN}} || [[Beipan River]] || 2008
|-
| [[Shahid Abbaspour Dam]] (Karun 1) || {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete double-arch || {{IRN}} || [[Karun River]] || 1976
|-
| [[Kölnbrein Dam]] || {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}||  Concrete double-arch gravity|| {{AUT}} ||  Streams in upper [[Malta, Austria|Malta]] || 1977
|-
| [[San Roque Dam (Philippines)|San Roque Dam]] || {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment || {{PHL}} || [[Agno River]] || 2003
|-
| [[New Bullards Bar Dam]] || {{convert|196.6|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity ||{{USA}} || [[Yuba River]] || 1969
|-
| [[Itaipu Dam]] || {{convert|196|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity || {{BRA}} / {{PAR}} ||  [[Paraná River]] || 1984
|-
| [[Altinkaya Dam]]<ref name="hidam"/> || {{convert|195|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill || {{TUR}} || [[Kizil Irmak]] || 1988
|-
| [[Boyabat Dam]] || {{convert|195|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}||Concrete gravity|| {{TUR}} || [[Kizilirmak River]] || 2012
|-
| [[Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant|Kárahnjúkastífla Dam]] || {{convert|193|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{ISL}} ||  [[Jökulsá á Dal|Jökulsá]] || 2009
|-
| [[New Melones Dam]] || {{convert|190.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}||  Embankment, earth/rock-fill ||{{USA}} || [[Stanislaus River]] || 1979
|-
| [[W.A.C. Bennett Dam]] || {{convert|190.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, earth-fill ||{{CAN}} || [[Peace River (Canada)|Peace River]] || 1968
|-
| [[Sogamoso Dam]]  || {{convert|190|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{COL}} || [[Sogamoso]] || 2014
|-
| [[Arkun Dam]] || {{convert|188|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill ||{{TUR}} ||  [[Çoruh River]] || 2014
|-
| [[Miel 1 Dam]] || {{convert|188|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Roller-compacted concrete gravity ||{{COL}} || [[Miel River]] || 2002
|-
| [[Aguamilpa Dam]] || {{convert|187|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill  || {{MEX}} || [[Rio Grande de Santiago]] || 1993
|-
| [[Kurobe Dam]] || {{convert|186|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity || {{JPN}} || [[Kurobe River]] || 1963
|-
| [[Pubugou Dam]] || {{convert|186|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill ||{{CHN}} ||  [[Yalong River]] || 2010
|-
| [[Zillergründl Dam]] || {{convert|186|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch ||{{AUT}} || [[Ziller]] || 1986
|-
| [[Sanbanxi Dam]] || {{convert|185.6|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill ||{{CHN}} || [[Yuanshui River]] || 2006
|-
| [[Oymapinar Dam]] || {{convert|185.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch ||{{TUR}} || [[Manavgat River]] || 1984
|-
| [[Barra Grande Dam]] || {{convert|185|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{BRA}} || [[Pelotas River]] || 2005
|-
| [[Katse Dam]] || {{convert|185|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete double-arch ||{{LSO}} || [[Malibamat'so River]] || 1996
|-
| [[Tekeze Dam]] || {{convert|189|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete double-arch || {{ETH}} || [[Tekeze River]] || 2009
|-
| [[Three Gorges Dam]] || {{convert|181|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity || {{CHN}} || [[Yangtze River]] || 2008
|-
| [[Mossyrock Dam]] || {{convert|184.7|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity || {{USA}} || [[Cowlitz River]] || 1968
|-
| [[Shasta Dam]] || {{convert|183.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity ||{{USA}} || [[Sacramento River]] || 1945
|-
| [[Techi Dam]] (Deji, Tachian)<ref name="hidam"/> || {{convert|181|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity ||{{TWN}} || [[Dajia River|Dajia]] (Tachia) || 1974
|-
| [[Artvin Dam]] || {{convert|180|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity ||{{TUR}} || [[Çoruh River]] || 2016
|-
| [[Tignes Dam]]<ref name="hidam"/> || {{convert|180|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity || {{FRA}} || [[Lac du Chevril]] || 1952
|-
| [[Dartmouth Dam]] || {{convert|180|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth/rock-fill||{{AUS}} || [[Mitta Mitta River]] || 1979
|-
| [[Lac d'Emosson|Emosson Dam]] || {{convert|180|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch ||{{SUI}} || [[Barberini]] || 1973
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| [[Amir Kabir Dam]] || {{convert|180|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch ||{{IRN}} || [[Karaj]] || 1961
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| [[Seimare Dam]]  || {{convert|180|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch, variable-radius || {{IRN}} || [[Seimare River|Seimare]] || 2011
|-
| [[Piedra del Águila Dam]] || {{convert|180|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity ||{{ARG}} || [[Rio Limay]] || 1993
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| [[Upper Gotvand Dam]]  || {{convert|180|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, rock-fill || {{IRN}} || [[Karun River|Karun]] || 2012
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| {{Interlanguage link|Tupalang Dam|2=ru|3=Тупалангское водохранилище|preserve=1}} || {{convert|180|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core ||{{UZB}} || {{Interlanguage link|Tupalang River|2=ru|3=Тупалангдарья|preserve=1}} || 2023<ref>{{cite web | url=https://uzgidro.uz/news/view/4037 | title=Yangi gidroenergetik quvvatlar – hududlar ijtimoiy-iqtisodiy rivojlanishining muhim omili }}</ref>
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| [[Hongjiadu Dam]] || {{convert|179.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill ||{{CHN}} || [[Liuchong River]] || 2005
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| [[Longyangxia Dam]] || {{convert|178|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity ||{{CHN}} || [[Yellow River]] || 1992
|-
| [[Tianshengqiao|Tianshengqiao Dam]] || {{convert|178|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill ||{{CHN}} || [[Nanpan River]] || 2000
|-
| [[El Cajón Dam (Mexico)|El Cajón]] || {{convert|178|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill ||{{MEX}} ||  [[Rio Grande de Santiago]] || 2007
|-
| [[New Don Pedro Dam]] || {{convert|178|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill||{{USA}} || [[Tuolumne River]] || 1971
|-
| [[Danjiangkou Dam]] || {{convert|176.6|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity || {{CHN}} || [[Han River (Yangtze River tributary)|Han River]] || 1973
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| [[Takase Dam]] || {{convert|176|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill ||{{JPN}} || [[Shinano River|Shinano]] || 1978
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| [[Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam]] || {{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}<ref>https://tractebel-engie.com/en/news/2020/ethiopia-first-stage-of-the-filling-of-the-reservoir-of-the-grand-renaissance-dam</ref>|| Concrete gravity ||{{ETH}} || [[Blue Nile River]] || 2024<ref>https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/543348.aspx</ref>
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| [[Marun Dam]] || {{convert|175|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment ||  {{IRN}} || [[Marun River]] || 1998
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| [[Hasan Ugurlu Dam]]<ref name="hidam"/> || {{convert|175|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill || {{TUR}} || [[Yeşil River|Yesilirmak]] || 1981
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| [[Karakaya Dam]] || {{convert|173|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch-gravity || {{TUR}} || [[Euphrates River]] || 1987
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| [[Alpe Gera Dam]]<ref>{{cite book|author=I︠U︡riĭ Borisovich Mgalobelov|title=Non-conventional concrete dams on rock foundations|year=1997|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=90-5410-252-7|page=82|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=smuDXjgiI_YC&q=Alpe+Gera+Dam&pg=PA82}}</ref> || {{convert|174|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{ITA}} || [[Cormor]] || 1964
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| [[Revelstoke Dam]] || {{convert|174|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity ||{{CAN}} || [[Columbia River]] || 1984
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| [[Thissavros Dam]] || {{convert|172|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill || {{GRE}} || [[Nestos (river)|Nestos]] || 1996
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| [[Hungry Horse Dam]] || {{convert|171.9|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity || {{USA}} || [[Flathead River]] || 1953
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| [[Cahora Bassa Dam]] || {{convert|171|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity || {{MOZ}} || [[Zambezi River]] || 1974
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| [[Denis-Perron Dam]]<ref>{{cite book|publisher=Hydro-Québec |oclc=46577207  |author=Hydro-Québec |title=Aménagement hydroélectrique de la Sainte-Marguerite-3 : En accord avec le milieu |place=Montreal |access-date=July 10, 2011 |date=June 1999 |language=fr |url=http://www.hydroquebec.com/sm3/documentation/pdf/SM3_bulletin_f.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001001034324/http://www.hydroquebec.com/sm3/documentation/pdf/SM3_bulletin_f.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2000-10-01 |page=5}}</ref> || {{convert|171|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill || {{CAN}} || [[Sainte-Marguerite River (Sept-Îles)|Sainte-Marguerite River]] || 2002
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| [[Kajiwa Dam]] || {{convert|171|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{CHN}} ||  [[Muli River]] || 2014
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| [[Kığı Dam]] || {{convert|170|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill ||{{TUR}} ||  [[Euphrates River|Peri River]] || 2006
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| [[Paute Dam]] || {{convert|170|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity || {{ECU}} || [[Paute River]] || 1983
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| [[Atatürk Dam]] || {{convert|169|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core || {{TUR}} || [[Euphrates River]]  || 1992
|-
| [[Daryan Dam]] || {{convert|169|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill ||{{IRN}} || [[Sirvan River]] || 2015
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| [[Guandi Dam]] || {{convert|168|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity ||{{CHN}} || [[Yalong River]] || 2012
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| [[Seven Oaks Dam]] || {{convert|168|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth/rock-fill ||{{USA}} || [[Santa Ana River]] || 2000
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| [[Dongfeng Dam]] || {{convert|168|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{CHN}} || [[Wu River (Yangtze River)|Wu]] || 1995
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| [[Gura Apelor Dam]] || {{convert|168|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill ||{{ROM}} || [[Cosău River|Raul Mare]] || 1986
|-
| [[Bruno Creek Tailings Dam]] || {{convert|168|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill ||{{USA}} || [[Bruno Creek]] || 1983
|-
| [[Idukki Dam]] || {{convert|168|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{IND}} || [[Periyar River|Periyar]] || 1973
|-
| [[Charvak Lake|Charvak Dam]]<ref name="hidam"/> || {{convert|168|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth/rock-fill ||{{UZB}} || [[Chirchik]] || 1970
|-
| [[Grand Coulee Dam]] || {{convert|167.6|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity || {{USA}} || [[Columbia River]] || 1942
|-
| [[Koldam Dam]] || {{convert|167|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill ||{{IND}} || [[Sutlej River|Sutlej]] || 2015
|-
| [[Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station|Fierza Dam]] (Fierze) || {{convert|167|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, rock-fill ||{{ALB}} || [[Drin River]] || 1978
|-
| [[Silvan Dam]] || {{convert|166.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill || {{TUR}} || [[Batman River]] || 2022
|-
| [[Mazar Dam]]<ref name="hidam">**hydropowerstation.com**{{cite web|title=World's Highest Dams|url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0113468.html|publisher=Infoplease|access-date= 2010-07-04 }}</ref> ||{{convert|166|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{ECU}} || [[Paute River]] || 2010
|-
| [[Vidraru Dam]] || {{convert|166|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{ROM}} || [[Argeș River|Arges]] || 1966
|-
| [[Kremasta Dam]] || {{convert|165|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill || {{GRE}} || [[Achelous River]] || 1965
|-
| [[Thomson Dam]] || {{convert|165|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill || {{AUS}} || [[Thomson River (Victoria)|Thomson River]] || 1983
|-
| [[Wujiangdu Dam]] || {{convert|165|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity || {{CHN}} || [[Wujiang River]] || 1982
|-
| [[Quxue Dam]] || {{convert|164.2|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Shoqu River]] || 2016
|-
| [[Trinity Dam]] || {{convert|164|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill || {{USA}} || [[Trinity River (California)|Trinity River]] || 1960
|-
| [[Masjed Soleyman Dam]] || {{convert|164|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill with clay-core || {{IRN}} || [[Karun]] || 2002
|-
| [[Sardar Sarovar Dam]] || {{convert|163|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{IND}} || [[Narmada River|Narmada]] || 2017
|- 
| [[Guri Dam]] || {{convert|162|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity || {{VEN}} || [[Río Caroní]] || 1969/1986
|-
| [[Talbingo Dam]] || {{convert|162|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, earth-fill || {{AUS}} || [[Tumut River]] || 1971
|-
| [[Huites Dam]] || {{convert|162|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch-gravity || {{MEX}} || [[Fuerte River|Fuerte]] || 1995
|-
| [[Robert-Bourassa Dam]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Société d'énergie de la Baie James |author-link=James Bay Energy |title=Le complexe hydroélectrique de La Grande Rivière. Réalisation de la première phase |year=1987 |publisher=Société d'énergie de la Baie James/Éditions de la Chenelière |place=Montreal|page=470 |isbn=2-89310-010-4 |language=fr}}</ref> || {{convert|162|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, earth-fill || {{CAN}} || [[La Grande River]] || 1979
|-
| [[Tankeng Dam]] || {{convert|162|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill ||{{CHN}} || [[Ou River (Zhejiang)|Ou River]] || 2008
|-
| [[Tokuyama Dam]] || {{convert|161|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment || {{JAP}} || [[Ibi River]] || 2008
|-
| [[Xiangjiaba Dam]] || {{convert|161|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity || {{CHN}} || [[Jinsha River]] || 2012
|-
| [[Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto Dam]] || {{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{BRA}} || [[Iguazu River]] || 1980
|-
| [[Grand'Maison Dam]] || {{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill || {{FRA}} || [[Eau d'Olle]] || 1985
|-
| [[Jinanqiao Dam]] || {{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{CHN}} || [[Jinsha River]] || 2010
|-
| [[Los Leones Dam]] || {{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill ||{{CHI}} || [[Río Blanco (Bolivia)|Los Leones]] || 1999
|-
| [[Ranjit Sagar Dam Project|Ranjit Sagar Dam]] || {{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment || {{IND}} || [[Ravi River]] || 2001
|-
| [[Ross Dam]] || {{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete thin-arch ||{{USA}} || [[Skagit River]] || 1949
|-
| [[Yellowtail Dam]] || {{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity || {{USA}} || [[Bighorn River]] || 1967
|-
| [[Guanyinyan Dam]] || {{convert|159|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Roller-compacted concrete gravity ||{{CHN}} || [[Jinsha River]] ||
|-
| [[Pai Querê Dam]] || {{convert|158|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{BRA}} || [[Pelotas River]] ||
|-
| [[Cougar Dam]] || {{convert|158|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill || {{USA}} || [[McKenzie River (Oregon)|McKenzie River]] || 1964
|-
| [[Emborcação Dam]] || {{convert|158|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill || {{BRA}} || [[Rio Paranaíba]] ||
|-
| [[Naramata Dam]] || {{convert|158|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill || {{JAP}} || [[Naramata]] ||
|-
| [[Pangduo Dam]]<ref>{{cite journal|ref={{harvid|'Tibet's Three Gorges Dam' starts operation}}|url=http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-12/11/content_17167445.htm|title='Tibet's Three Gorges Dam' starts operation|date=2013-12-11|journal=China Daily|access-date=2015-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206054853/http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-12/11/content_17167445.htm|archive-date=2015-02-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> || {{Convert|158|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Lhasa River]] || 2013
|-
| [[Rudbar Lorestan Dam]] || {{convert|158|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity||{{IRN}} || [[Rudbar River]] || 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/gezhouba/2016-09/23/content_26878862.htm|title=Iran Rudbar Lorestan hydropower dam undertaken by CGGC completed|last=张琼|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref>
|-
| [[Geheyan Dam]] || {{convert|157|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch ||{{CHN}} || [[Qingjiang River]] ||
|-
| [[Dongjiang Dam]] || {{convert|157|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch ||{{CHN}} || [[Lishui River]] ||
|-
| [[Jilintai I Dam]] || {{convert|157|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill ||{{CHN}} || [[Kashi River]] ||
|-
| [[Okutadami Dam]] || {{convert|157|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity ||{{JAP}} || [[Tadami River]] ||
|-
| [[Speccheri Dam]] || {{convert|157|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch ||{{ITA}} || [[Vallarsa]] ||
|-
| [[Malutang Dam]] || {{convert|156|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill ||{{CHN}} || [[Panlong River]] ||
|-
| [[Miyagase Dam]] || {{convert|156|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{JAP}} || [[Nakatsu River]] ||
|-
|[[Shatuo Dam]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.techcn.com.cn/index.php?doc-view-11774.html | title=Shatuo Station (沙沱水电站) | publisher=China Tech | access-date=17 April 2014 | language=zh}}</ref> || {{Convert|156|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{CHN}} || [[Wu River (Yangtze River tributary)|Wu River]] || 2009
|-
| [[Nukui Dam]] || {{convert|156|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{JAP}} || Takayama ||
|-
| [[Swift Dam]] || {{convert|156|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill ||{{USA}} || [[Lewis River (Washington)|Lewis River]] || 1958
|-
| [[Urayama]] || {{convert|156|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Roller-compacted concrete gravity || {{JAP}} || [[Arakawa River (Kanto)|Arakawa River]] ||
|-
| [[Lac de Tseuzier|Zeuzier Dam]]  || {{convert|156|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{SUI}} || Lienne || 1957
|-
| [[Zipingpu Dam]] || {{convert|156|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment ||{{CHN}} ||  [[Min River (Sichuan)|Min River]] ||
|-
| [[Nagawado Dam]] (Tepco Upper Azumi) || {{convert|155.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{JAP}} || [[Azumi River]] ||
|-
| [[Sakuma Dam]] || {{convert|155.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{JAP}} || [[Tenryū River]] ||
|-
| [[Bashan Dam]] || {{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Ren River]] ||
|-
| [[Lijiaxia Dam]] || {{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch-gravity || {{CHN}} || [[Yellow River]] ||
|-
| [[Göscheneralpsee|Göscheneralp Dam]] || {{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}||Embankment, earth-fill || {{SUI}} || [[Göschenerreuss]] || 1965
|-
| [[Place Moulin Dam]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lovevda.it/en/database/10/architecture/bionaz/place-moulin-dam/612|title=Place Moulin Dam - Aosta Valley|website=www.lovevda.it}}</ref> || {{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{ITA}} || [[Buthier]] || 1965
|-
| [[Kenyir Dam]] || {{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment ||{{MAS}} || [[Kenyir]] || 1985
|-
| [[Ralco Hydroelectric Plant|Ralco Dam]] || {{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Roller-compacted concrete gravity ||  {{CHI}} || [[Biobío River]] ||
|-
| [[Turkwel Dam]] || {{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{KEN}} || [[Turkwel]] || 1991
|-
| [[Liyuan Dam]] || {{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Jinsha River]] ||
|-
| [[Bhumibol Dam]] || {{convert|154|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{THA}} || [[Ping River]] || 1964
|-
| [[Serra da Mesa Dam]] || {{convert|154|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment || {{BRA}} || [[Tocantins]] ||
|-
| [[Xiaolangdi Dam]] || {{convert|154|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill ||{{CHN}} || [[Yellow River]] ||
|-
| [[Gepatschspeicher|Gepatsch Dam]] || {{convert|153|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill || {{AUT}} || [[Faggenbach]], [[Inn River]] || 1964
|-
| [[Lai da Curnera|Curnera Dam]] || {{convert|153|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{SUI}} || [[Curnera]] || 1966
|-
| [[Santa Giustina Dam]] || {{convert|153|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{ITA}} || [[Noce (Trentino)|Noce]] ||
|-
| [[Tedorigawa Dam]] || {{convert|153|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment || {{JPN}} || [[Tedori]] ||
|-
| [[Flaming Gorge Dam]] || {{convert|153|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete thin-arch || {{USA}} || [[Green River (Colorado River)|Green River]] || 1964
|-
| [[Torul Dam]] || {{convert|152|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{TUR}} || [[Harşit River]] || 2007
|-
| [[Menzelet Dam]] || {{convert|151|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment || {{TUR}} || [[Ceyhan River]] || 1989
|-
| [[Zervreilasee|Zervreila Dam]] || {{convert|151|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{SUI}} || [[Rhine|River Rhine]] || 1957
|-
| [[Porce III Dam]] || {{convert|151|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{COL}} || [[Medellín River|Porce]] ||
|-
| [[New Exchequer Dam]] || {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill ||{{USA}} || [[Merced River]] || 1967
|-
| [[Messochora Dam]]<ref name="ldgre"/> || {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{GRE}} ||[[Achelous River]] || 2001
|-
| [[Roselend Dam]] || {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity-arch-buttress ||{{FRA}}|| [[Roselend]] || 1962
|-
| [[Canelles Dam]] || {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{ESP}} || [[Noguera Ribagorzana]] ||
|-
| [[Dongjing Dam]] || {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill  ||{{CHN}} || [[Beipan River]] ||
|-
| [[Moglicë Dam]] || {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill ||{{ALB}} || [[Devoll (river)|Devoll]] || 2019
|-
| [[Upper Kaleköy Dam]] || {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}||Concrete gravity ||{{TUR}} || [[Murat River]] || 2018
|-
| [[Yangqu Dam]] || {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill ||{{CHN}} || [[Yellow River]] || 2016
|-
| [[Baishan Dam]] || {{convert|149.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch-gravity || {{CHN}} || [[Second Songhua River]] ||
|-
| [[El Infiernillo Dam]] || {{convert|149|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill ||{{MEX}} || [[Balsas River|Balsas]] || 1963
|-
| [[Ogōchi Dam]] || {{convert|148|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{JAP}} || [[Tama River]] || 1957
|-
| [[Moiry Dam]] || {{convert|148|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{SUI}} || [[Gougra]] || 1958
|-
| [[Salvajina Dam]] || {{convert|148|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{COL}} || [[Rio Cauca]] ||
|-
| [[Santa Giustina Dam]] || {{convert|148|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch || {{ITA}} || [[Santa Giustina]] ||
|-
| [[Gigerwaldsee|Gigerwald]] || {{convert|147|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{SUI}} || [[Tamina (river)|Tamina]] || 1976
|-
| [[Liujiaxia Dam]] || {{convert|147|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{CHN}} || [[Yellow River]]  ||
|-
| [[Maoergai Dam]] || {{convert|147|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Heishui River]] ||
|-
| [[Mangla Dam]] || {{convert|147|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment || {{PAK}} || [[Jehlum River]] || 1967
|-
| [[Longshou II Dam]] || {{convert|146.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Heihe River]]  ||
|-
| [[Jilebulake Dam]] || {{convert|146.3|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Haba River]]  ||
|-
| [[Fontana Dam]] || {{convert|146.3|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity ||{{USA}} || [[Little Tennessee River]] || 1944
|-
| [[Angostura Dam (Mexico)|Belisario Domínguez (Angostura) Dam]] || {{convert|146|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment ||{{MEX}} ||  [[Grijalva River]] || 1976
|-
| [[Limmern Dam]] || {{convert|146|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{SUI}} || [[Limmern]] || 1963
|-
| [[Hassan I Dam]] || {{convert|145|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, earth-fill || {{MAR}} || [[Lakhdar River]]  || 1986
|-
| [[Mohale Dam]] || {{convert|145|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{LES}} || [[Senqunyane River]] || 2004
|-
| [[Srisailam Dam]] || {{convert|145|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity || {{IND}} || [[Krishna River|Krishna]] || 1981
|-
| [[Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet|Monteynard-Avignonet Dam]] || {{convert|145|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete arch ||{{FRA}} || Drac || 1962
|-
| [[Tagokura Dam]] || {{convert|145|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{JAP}} || [[Tadami River]] ||
|-
| [[Ney Braga de Barros Dam|Ney Braga]] || {{convert|145|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{BRA}} || [[Iguazu River]]  ||
|-
| [[Virdnejávri Dam]] || {{convert|145|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{NOR}} || [[Altaelva|Alta-Kautokeino River]]  || 1987
|-
| [[Çetin Dam]] || {{convert|145|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, rock-fill || {{TUR}} || [[Botan River]] || 2020
|-
| [[Vacha Dam]] || {{convert|144.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{BUL}} || [[Vacha (river)|Vacha]]  || 1975
|-
| [[Krichim Dam]] || {{convert|144.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{BUL}} || [[Vacha (river)|Vacha]]  || 1972
|-
| [[Adiguzel Dam]] || {{convert|144|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, earth/rock-fill || {{TUR}} || [[Buyuk Menderes]] || 1989
|-
| [[Özlüce Dam]] || {{convert|144|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{TUR}} || [[Euphrates River|Peri River]] || 2000
|-
| [[Tarbela Dam]] || {{convert|143.3|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment || {{PAK}} || [[Indus River]] || 1976
|-
| [[Baglihar Dam]] || {{convert|143|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{IND}} || [[Chenab River]] || 2008 
|-
| [[Lei Dam]] || {{convert|143|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{ITA}} || [[Lei River]] ||
|-
| [[Morrow Point Dam]] || {{convert|143|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete double-arch || {{USA}} || [[Gunnison River]] || 1968
|-
| [[Takhtakorpu Dam]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.az/articles/82964/print|title=News.Az -|website=news.az}}</ref> || {{convert|142.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core || {{AZE}} || [[Samur River]] || 2013
|-
| [[Oddatjørn Dam]] || {{convert|142|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment || {{NOR}} || [[Ulladalsåna]] || 1986
|-
| [[Warragamba Dam]] || {{convert|142|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{AUS}} || [[Warragamba River]] || 1960
|-
| [[Murum Dam]] || {{convert|141|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Roller-compacted concrete gravity ||{{MAS}} ||  [[Murum River]] || 2014
|- 
| [[Detroit Dam]] || {{convert|141|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity ||{{USA}} || [[North Santiam River]] || 1953
|-
| [[Anderson Ranch Dam]] || {{convert|140.8|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, earth/rock-fill ||{{USA}} || [[Boise River]] || 1950/2024
|-
| [[Aldeadávila Dam]] || {{convert|140|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch-gravity || {{ESP}}/{{POR}} || [[Douro River]] || 1969
|-
| [[Gordon Dam]] || {{convert|140|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{AUS}} || [[Gordon River]] || 1978
|-
| [[Xingó Dam]] || {{convert|140|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} ||  Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{BRA}} || [[São Francisco River]] ||
|-
| [[Bath County Pumped Storage Station|Bath County PS Upper Dam]] || {{convert|140|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, earth/rock-fill || {{USA}} || [[Back Creek (Potomac River)|Back Creek]] || 1985
|-
| [[Arimine Dam]] || {{convert|140|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{JAP}} || [[Jōganji River|Wada River]] || 
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| [[Bureya Dam]] || {{convert|140|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{RUS}} || [[Bureya River|Bureya]] || 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amur-heilong.net/http/01_climate_waters/0123RussiaHydro.html|title=Untitled Document|website=amur-heilong.net}}</ref>
|-
| {{Interlanguage link|Gissarak Dam|2=ru|3=Гиссаракская ГЭС|preserve=1}}  || {{convert|140|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://greycygnet.livejournal.com/108780.html |title=Cygnet - |access-date=2015-08-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119062615/http://greycygnet.livejournal.com/108780.html |archive-date=2012-01-19 }}</ref> || Embankment, rock-fill ||{{UZB}} || {{Interlanguage link|Aksu River (Uzbekistan)|lt=Aksu River|2=ru|3=Акдарья (приток Кашкадарьи)|preserve=1}} || 1988
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| [[Chamera Dam]] || {{convert|140|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{IND}} || [[Ravi River|Ravi]] || 1994
|-
| [[Srinagarind Dam]] || {{convert|140|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment || {{THA}} || [[Khwae Yai River|River Khwae Yai]] || 1980
|-
| [[Miaowei Dam]] || {{convert|139.8|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}||Embankment, rock-fill||{{CHN}} || [[Lancang River]] || 2017
|-
| [[Jiangkou Dam]] || {{convert|139|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{CHN}} || [[Furong River]] ||
|-

| [[Cheruthoni Dam]] || {{Convert|138.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Straight gravity concrete || {{IND}} || [[Periyar River|Periyar]] || 1973
|-
| [[Ahai Dam]] || {{convert|138|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity ||{{CHN}} || [[Jinsha River]] ||
|-
| [[Frera Dam|Frera (Belviso) Dam]] || {{convert|138|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch-gravity || {{ITA}} || [[Frera River]] ||
|-
| [[Shahid Rajaee Dam]] || {{convert|138|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete double-arch || {{IRN}} || [[Tajan River]] || 1997
|-
| [[Wawushan Dam]] || {{convert|138|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Zhougonghe River]] ||
|-
| [[Wuluwati Dam]] || {{convert|138|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Kalakashi River]] ||
|-
| [[Union Valley Dam]] || {{convert|138|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, earth/rock-fill ||{{USA}} || [[Silver Creek (California)|Silver Creek]] || 1963
|-
| [[Valle di Lei Dam]] || {{convert|138|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{SUI}} || [[Graubünden]] || 1961
|-
| [[Malpaso Dam]] || {{convert|137.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment || {{MEX}} ||  [[Grijalva River]] || 1966
|-
| [[Wunonglong Dam]] || {{convert|137.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete gravity || {{CHN}} ||  [[Lancang River]] || 2018
|-
| [[Çine Dam]] || {{convert|136.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Roller-compacted concrete gravity || {{TUR}} || [[Çine]] || 2013
|-
| [[Jiudianxia Dam]] || {{convert|136.5|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Tao River]] ||
|-
| [[Caracoles Dam]] || {{convert|136|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fil || {{ARG}} || [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]] ||
|-
| [[Cancano Dam]] || {{convert|136|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch-gravity || {{ITA}} || [[Adda (river)|Adda]] ||
|-
| [[Los Reyunos Dam]] || {{convert|136|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment || {{ARG}} || [[Diamante River]] ||
|-
| [[Minamiaiki Dam]] || {{convert|136|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, rock-fill || {{JAP}} || [[Minamiaiki]] ||
|-
| [[Carters Dam]] || {{convert|136|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, earth-fill || {{USA}} ||  [[Coosawattee River]] || 1977
|-
| [[Sauris Dam]] || {{convert|136|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete double-arch || {{ITA}} || [[Lumiei]] ||
|-
| [[Alicura Dam]] || {{convert|135|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{ARG}} || [[Limay River]] ||
|-
| [[Dongping Dam]] || {{convert|135|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{CHN}} || [[Zhong River]] ||
|-
| [[Longma Dam]] || {{convert|135|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{CHN}} || [[Lixian River]] ||
|-
| [[Ilisu Dam]] || {{convert|135|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, earth-fill  || {{TUR}} ||  [[Tigris River]] || 2018
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |''many lower dams''
|}

==Under construction==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!  style="text-align:left; width:200px;"|Name
! Height
! Type
! Country
! River
|-
| [[Rogun Dam]]  || {{convert|335|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment || {{TJK }} ||  [[Vakhsh River]]
|-  
| [[Bakhtiari Dam]]  || {{convert|325|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Concrete arch || {{IRN}} ||  [[Bakhtiari River]]
|-  
| [[Shuangjiangkou Dam]]  || {{convert|312|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill || {{CHN}} ||  [[Dadu River (Sichuan)|Dadu River]]
|-
| [[Brushy Fork Tailings Dam]] || {{convert|290.8|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment || {{USA}} || [[Brushy Fork (Little Marsh Fork tributary)|Brushy Fork]]
|-
| [[Diamer-Bhasha Dam]] || {{convert|272|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Roller-compacted concrete gravity || {{PAK}} || [[River Indus]]
|-
| [[Dasu Dam]] || {{convert|242|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Roller-compacted concrete gravity || {{PAK}} || [[River Indus]]
|-
| [[Antamina Tailings Dam]] || {{convert|240|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antamina.com/sobre-antamina/nuestras-operaciones/componentes-de-la-mina/|title=Componentes de la Mina- Nuestras Operaciones - Antamina}}</ref> || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill|| {{PER}} || [[Ayash River]]
|-
| [[Kishau Dam]] || {{convert|236|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity ||{{IND}} || [[Tons River]]
|-
| [[Bekhme Dam]]  || {{convert|230|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, rock-fill || {{IRQ}} ||  [[Great Zab]]
|-  
| [[Tasang Dam]]  || {{convert|228|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill ||{{MMR}} || [[Salween River]]
|-
| [[Ituango Dam]]  || {{convert|225|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill ||{{COL}} || [[Cauca River]]
|- 
| [[Mohmand Dam]] || {{convert|213|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill || {{PAK}} || [[Swat River]]
|-
| [[Lakhwar Dam]] || {{convert|204|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Concrete gravity ||{{IND}} || [[Yamuna River]]
|-
| [[Khersan-3 Dam]]  || {{convert|195|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} ||  Concrete arch, variable-radius|| {{IRN}} || [[Khersan River]]
|-
| {{Interlanguage link|Pskem Dam|2=ru|3=Пскемская ГЭС|preserve=1}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://uzgidro.uz/news/view/2018 | title=Pskem GES qurilishi: GESning 1-to'siq darvozasi yopilishi munosabati bilan tadbir o'tkazildi }}</ref> || {{convert|195|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Embankment, rock-fill with concrete-core ||{{UZB}} || [[Pskem]]
|-
| [[Koysha Dam]] || {{convert|180|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}<ref>https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/koysha-hydroelectric-power-project/?cf-view</ref> || Roller-compacted concrete gravity ||{{ETH}} || [[Omo River]]
|-
| [[Sykia Dam]]<ref name="ldgre">{{cite web|title=Greek Large Dams |url=http://www.eemf.gr/index.files/LargeGr.htm |publisher=Greek Commission on Large Dams |access-date=2010-07-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321084447/http://www.eemf.gr/index.files/LargeGr.htm |archive-date=2012-03-21 }}</ref> || {{convert|170|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, earth-fill || {{GRE}} || [[Achelous River]]
|-
| [[Aksu Dam]] || {{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, rock-fill ||{{TUR}} ||  [[Çoruh River]]
|-
| [[Myitsone Dam]]  || {{convert|139.6|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill|| {{MMR}} ||  [[Irrawaddy River|Irrawaddy]]
|-
| [[Kouhrang 3 Dam]] || {{convert|135|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || Arch, variable-radius  || {{IRN}} ||  [[Kouhrang River]]
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:BarrageDeLaGrandeDixenceFaceValee.JPG|The [[Grande Dixence Dam]] in [[Switzerland]]
File:Enguri Dam, Georgia.jpg|The [[Inguri Dam]] in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] 
File:VajontDiga.jpg|The [[Vajont Dam]] in [[Italy]]
File:Tehri dam india.jpg|The [[Tehri Dam]] in [[India]]
File:MicaDam.JPG|The [[Mica Dam]] in [[Canada]]
File:Саяно-Шушенская ГЭС.jpg|The [[Sayano Shushenskaya|Sayano Shushenskaya Dam]] in [[Russia]]
File:OrovilleDam.jpg|The [[Oroville Dam]] in the [[United States]]
File:El Cajon Dam Honduras.jpg|The [[El Cajón Dam (Honduras)|El Cajón Dam]] in [[Honduras]]
File:Bhakra Dam Aug 15 2008.JPG|The [[Bhakra Dam]] in [[India]]
File:Luzzone2.jpg|The [[Luzzone Dam]] in [[Switzerland]]
File:HooverDamFrontWater.jpg|The [[Hoover Dam]] in the [[United States]]
File:Damm-Lago di Vogorno-2004 09 10 22 55 20.jpg|The [[Verzasca Dam]] in [[Switzerland]]
File:Piva Mratinje Dam.JPG|The [[Mratinje Dam]] in [[Montenegro]]
File:IdukkiDamConcaveSide.jpg|The [[Idukki Dam]] in [[India]]
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[List of tallest dams in China]]
* [[List of tallest dams in Switzerland]]
* [[List of tallest dams in the United States]]

== Notes ==
* {{note|1}}A 300m and 280m tall design under consideration
* {{note|2}}Non-realized project of [[USSR|Soviet-era]]
* {{note|3}}Construction stopped as a result of [[Gulf War]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://baraj.ahmetcadirci.com/ Dünyadaki Barajlar]

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