List of tallest dams
This is a list of the tallest dams in the world above in height. The tallest man-made dam in the world is the Jinping-I dam, an arch dam in China at. The tallest embankment dam and the second tallest man-made dam in the world is the Nurek Dam in Tajikistan, built by the USSR. The tallest gravity dam is the Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland. The tallest natural dam, the Usoi Dam in Tajikistan, is higher than the tallest existing man-made dam.
Existing
| Name | Height | Type | Country | River | Completed |
| Usoi Dam | Landslide | Murghab | 1911 | ||
| Jinping-I Dam | Concrete arch | Yalong | 2013 | ||
| Nurek Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Vakhsh | 1980 | ||
| Lianghekou Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Yalong, Qingda and Xianshui River confluence | 2021 | ||
| Xiaowan Dam | Concrete arch | Lancang | 2010 | ||
| Baihetan Dam | Concrete arch | Jinsha River | 2021 | ||
| Xiluodu Dam | Concrete arch | Jinsha River | 2013 | ||
| Grande Dixence Dam | Concrete gravity | Dixence | 1964 | ||
| Enguri Dam | Concrete arch | Enguri | 1978 | ||
| Yusufeli Dam | Concrete arch | Çoruh River | 2021 | ||
| Vajont Dam | Concrete double-arch | Vajont | 1959 | ||
| Nuozhadu Dam | Embankment | Lancang River | 2012 | ||
| Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasén) Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Grijalva River | 1980 | ||
| Tehri Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Bhagirathi | 2006 | ||
| Mauvoisin Dam | Concrete arch | Dranse de Bagnes | 1957 | ||
| Laxiwa Dam | Concrete arch | Yellow River | 2009 | ||
| Lake Waikaremoana Dam | Landslide | Waikaretāheke | |||
| Deriner Dam | Concrete double-arch | Çoruh River | 2012 | ||
| Alberto Lleras (Guavio) Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Guavio River | 1989 | ||
| Mica Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Columbia River | 1973 | ||
| Gilgel Gibe III Dam | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Omo River | 2015 | ||
| Sayano Shushenskaya Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Yenisei River | 1985 | ||
| Ertan Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Yalong River | 1999 | ||
| Changheba Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Dadu River | 2016 | ||
| Wudongde Dam | Concrete gravity | Jinsha River | 2021 | ||
| La Esmeralda Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Bata | 1976 | ||
| Oroville Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Feather River | 1968 | ||
| El Cajón Dam | Concrete double-arch | Humuya River | 1985 | ||
| Shuibuya Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Qingjiang | 2008 | ||
| Chirkey Dam | Concrete arch | Sulak River | 1976 | ||
| Goupitan Dam | Concrete double-arch | Wu Jiang River | 2009 | ||
| Karun-4 Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Karun | 2010 | ||
| Bhakra Dam | Concrete gravity | Sutlej | 1963 | ||
| Luzzone Dam | Concrete arch | Lago di Luzzone | 1963 | ||
| Houziyan Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Dadu River | 2016 | ||
| Hoover Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Colorado River | 1936 | ||
| Jiangpinghe Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Loushui River | 2012 | ||
| Contra Dam | Concrete arch | Verzasca River | 1965 | ||
| La Yesca Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Rio Grande de Santiago | 2012 | ||
| Mratinje Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Piva | 1976 | ||
| Dworshak Dam | Concrete gravity | NF Clearwater River | 1973 | ||
| Longtan Dam | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Hongshui River | 2009 | ||
| Glen Canyon Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Colorado River | 1966 | ||
| Toktogul Dam | Concrete gravity | Naryn | 1974 | ||
| Daniel-Johnson Dam | Concrete multiple-arch gravity | Manicouagan River | 1970 | ||
| Maerdang Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Yellow River | 2024 | ||
| Dagangshan Dam | Concrete arch | Dadu River | 2015 | ||
| Keban Dam | Combined: rock-fill and concrete gravity | Euphrates River | 1974 | ||
| Ermenek Dam | Concrete double-arch | Göksu | 2009 | ||
| Irapé Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Jequitinhonha River | 2006 | ||
| Bakun Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Balui River | 2011 | ||
| Karun-3 Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Karun River | 2005 | ||
| Zimapán Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Moctezuma River | 1993 | ||
| Dez Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Dez River | 1963 | ||
| Huangdeng Dam | Concrete gravity | Lancang River | 2018 | ||
| Almendra Dam | Concrete arch | Tormes River | 1970 | ||
| Campos Novos Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Canoas River | 2006 | ||
| Berke Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Ceyhan River | 2001 | ||
| Guangzhao Dam | Concrete gravity | Beipan River | 2008 | ||
| Shahid Abbaspour Dam | Concrete double-arch | Karun River | 1976 | ||
| Kölnbrein Dam | Concrete double-arch gravity | Streams in upper Malta | 1977 | ||
| San Roque Dam | Embankment | Agno River | 2003 | ||
| New Bullards Bar Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Yuba River | 1969 | ||
| Itaipu Dam | Concrete gravity | / | Paraná River | 1984 | |
| Altinkaya Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Kizil Irmak | 1988 | ||
| Boyabat Dam | Concrete gravity | Kizilirmak River | 2012 | ||
| Kárahnjúkastífla Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Jökulsá | 2009 | ||
| New Melones Dam | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | Stanislaus River | 1979 | ||
| W.A.C. Bennett Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Peace River | 1968 | ||
| Sogamoso Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Sogamoso | 2014 | ||
| Arkun Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Çoruh River | 2014 | ||
| Miel 1 Dam | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Miel River | 2002 | ||
| Aguamilpa Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Rio Grande de Santiago | 1993 | ||
| Kurobe Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Kurobe River | 1963 | ||
| Pubugou Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Yalong River | 2010 | ||
| Zillergründl Dam | Concrete arch | Ziller | 1986 | ||
| Sanbanxi Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Yuanshui River | 2006 | ||
| Oymapinar Dam | Concrete arch | Manavgat River | 1984 | ||
| Barra Grande Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Pelotas River | 2005 | ||
| Katse Dam | Concrete double-arch | Malibamat'so River | 1996 | ||
| Tekeze Dam | Concrete double-arch | Tekeze River | 2009 | ||
| Three Gorges Dam | Concrete gravity | Yangtze River | 2008 | ||
| Mossyrock Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Cowlitz River | 1968 | ||
| Shasta Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Sacramento River | 1945 | ||
| Techi Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Dajia | 1974 | ||
| Artvin Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Çoruh River | 2016 | ||
| Tignes Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Lac du Chevril | 1952 | ||
| Dartmouth Dam | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | Mitta Mitta River | 1979 | ||
| Emosson Dam | Concrete arch | Barberini | 1973 | ||
| Amir Kabir Dam | Concrete arch | Karaj | 1961 | ||
| Seimare Dam | Concrete arch, variable-radius | Seimare | 2011 | ||
| Piedra del Águila Dam | Concrete gravity | Rio Limay | 1993 | ||
| Upper Gotvand Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Karun | 2012 | ||
| Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core | 2023 | ||||
| Hongjiadu Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Liuchong River | 2005 | ||
| Longyangxia Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Yellow River | 1992 | ||
| Tianshengqiao Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Nanpan River | 2000 | ||
| El Cajón | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Rio Grande de Santiago | 2007 | ||
| New Don Pedro Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Tuolumne River | 1971 | ||
| Danjiangkou Dam | Concrete gravity | Han River | 1973 | ||
| Takase Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Shinano | 1978 | ||
| Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam | Concrete gravity | Blue Nile River | 2024 | ||
| Marun Dam | Embankment | Marun River | 1998 | ||
| Hasan Ugurlu Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Yesilirmak | 1981 | ||
| Karakaya Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Euphrates River | 1987 | ||
| Alpe Gera Dam | Concrete gravity | Cormor | 1964 | ||
| Revelstoke Dam | Concrete gravity | Columbia River | 1984 | ||
| Thissavros Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Nestos | 1996 | ||
| Hungry Horse Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Flathead River | 1953 | ||
| Cahora Bassa Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Zambezi River | 1974 | ||
| Denis-Perron Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Sainte-Marguerite River | 2002 | ||
| Kajiwa Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Muli River | 2014 | ||
| Kığı Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Peri River | 2006 | ||
| Paute Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Paute River | 1983 | ||
| Atatürk Dam | Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core | Euphrates River | 1992 | ||
| Daryan Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Sirvan River | 2015 | ||
| Guandi Dam | Concrete gravity | Yalong River | 2012 | ||
| Seven Oaks Dam | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | Santa Ana River | 2000 | ||
| Dongfeng Dam | Concrete arch | Wu | 1995 | ||
| Gura Apelor Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Raul Mare | 1986 | ||
| Bruno Creek Tailings Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Bruno Creek | 1983 | ||
| Idukki Dam | Concrete arch | Periyar | 1973 | ||
| Charvak Dam | Embankment, earth/rock-fill | Chirchik | 1970 | ||
| Grand Coulee Dam | Concrete gravity | Columbia River | 1942 | ||
| Koldam Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Sutlej | 2015 | ||
| Fierza Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Drin River | 1978 | ||
| Silvan Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Batman River | 2022 | ||
| Mazar Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Paute River | 2010 | ||
| Vidraru Dam | Concrete arch | Arges | 1966 | ||
| Kremasta Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Achelous River | 1965 | ||
| Thomson Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Thomson River | 1983 | ||
| Wujiangdu Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Wujiang River | 1982 | ||
| Quxue Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Shoqu River | 2016 | ||
| Trinity Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Trinity River | 1960 | ||
| Masjed Soleyman Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill with clay-core | Karun | 2002 | ||
| Sardar Sarovar Dam | Concrete gravity | Narmada | 2017 | ||
| Guri Dam | Concrete gravity | Río Caroní | 1969/1986 | ||
| Talbingo Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Tumut River | 1971 | ||
| Huites Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Fuerte | 1995 | ||
| Robert-Bourassa Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | La Grande River | 1979 | ||
| Tankeng Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Ou River | 2008 | ||
| Tokuyama Dam | Embankment | Ibi River | 2008 | ||
| Xiangjiaba Dam | Concrete gravity | Jinsha River | 2012 | ||
| Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Iguazu River | 1980 | ||
| Grand'Maison Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Eau d'Olle | 1985 | ||
| Jinanqiao Dam | Concrete gravity | Jinsha River | 2010 | ||
| Los Leones Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Los Leones | 1999 | ||
| Ranjit Sagar Dam | Embankment | Ravi River | 2001 | ||
| Ross Dam | Concrete thin-arch | Skagit River | 1949 | ||
| Yellowtail Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Bighorn River | 1967 | ||
| Guanyinyan Dam | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Jinsha River | |||
| Pai Querê Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Pelotas River | |||
| Cougar Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | McKenzie River | 1964 | ||
| Emborcação Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Rio Paranaíba | |||
| Naramata Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Naramata | |||
| Pangduo Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Lhasa River | 2013 | ||
| Rudbar Lorestan Dam | Concrete gravity | Rudbar River | 2016 | ||
| Geheyan Dam | Concrete arch | Qingjiang River | |||
| Dongjiang Dam | Concrete arch | Lishui River | |||
| Jilintai I Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Kashi River | |||
| Okutadami Dam | Concrete gravity | Tadami River | |||
| Speccheri Dam | Concrete arch | Vallarsa | |||
| Malutang Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Panlong River | |||
| Miyagase Dam | Concrete gravity | Nakatsu River | |||
| Shatuo Dam | Concrete arch | Wu River | 2009 | ||
| Nukui Dam | Concrete arch | Takayama | |||
| Swift Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Lewis River | 1958 | ||
| Urayama | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Arakawa River | |||
| Zeuzier Dam | Concrete arch | Lienne | 1957 | ||
| Zipingpu Dam | Embankment | Min River | |||
| Nagawado Dam | Concrete arch | Azumi River | |||
| Sakuma Dam | Concrete gravity | Tenryū River | |||
| Bashan Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Ren River | |||
| Lijiaxia Dam | Concrete arch-gravity | Yellow River | |||
| Göscheneralp Dam | Embankment, earth-fill | Göschenerreuss | 1965 | ||
| Place Moulin Dam | Concrete arch | Buthier | 1965 | ||
| Kenyir Dam | Embankment | Kenyir | 1985 | ||
| Ralco Dam | Roller-compacted concrete gravity | Biobío River | |||
| Turkwel Dam | Concrete arch | Turkwel | 1991 | ||
| Liyuan Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Jinsha River | |||
| Bhumibol Dam | Concrete arch | Ping River | 1964 | ||
| Serra da Mesa Dam | Embankment | Tocantins | |||
| Xiaolangdi Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Yellow River | |||
| Gepatsch Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Faggenbach, Inn River | 1964 | ||
| Curnera Dam | Concrete arch | Curnera | 1966 | ||
| Santa Giustina Dam | Concrete arch | Noce | |||
| Tedorigawa Dam | Embankment | Tedori | |||
| Flaming Gorge Dam | Concrete thin-arch | Green River | 1964 | ||
| Torul Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Harşit River | 2007 | ||
| Menzelet Dam | Embankment | Ceyhan River | 1989 | ||
| Zervreila Dam | Concrete arch | Valser Rhine | 1957 | ||
| Porce III Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Porce | |||
| New Exchequer Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Merced River | 1967 | ||
| Messochora Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Achelous River | 2001 | ||
| Roselend Dam | Concrete gravity-arch-buttress | Roselend | 1962 | ||
| Canelles Dam | Concrete arch | Noguera Ribagorzana | |||
| Dongjing Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Beipan River | |||
| Moglicë Dam | Embankment, rock-fill | Devoll | 2019 | ||
| Upper Kaleköy Dam | Concrete gravity | Murat River | 2018 | ||
| Yangqu Dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Yellow River | 2016 |