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TALLEST DAMS IN THE WORLD

Added on: 14th Dec 2014

 

TOKTOGUL DAM

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A hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Naryn River in the

Jalal-Abad Province of Kyrgyzstan, this dam is 215 meters high.

 

 

LONGTAN DAM

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Longtan Dam is a large roller-compacted concrete gravity dam on

the Hongshui River in China. It stands at 216.5 meters.

 

 

GLEN CANYON DAM

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Named for Glen Canyon, a colourful series of gorges most of

which now lies under the reservoir, the dam created the second

largest artificial lake in the United States.

 

 

DWORSHAK DAM

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At 219 meters, Dworshak is the third tallest dam in the United States

and the tallest straight-axis concrete dam in the Western Hemisphere.

 

 

CONTRA DAM, SWITZERLAND

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Commonly known as the Verzasca Dam and the Locarno Dam, the

Contra is an arch dam on the Verzasca River in Switzerland.

 

 

HOOVER DAM, ARIZONA

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Once known as Boulder Dam, the Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity

dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between

the US states of Arizona and Nevada.

 

 

LUZZONE DAM, SWITZERLAND

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Featuring the world’s highest artificial climbing wall on one

of its sides, this dam stands at 225 meters.

 

 

BHAKRA DAM, INDIA

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This is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River near the

border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India.

 

 

KARUN-4 DAM, IRAN

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An arch dam on the Karun River in Iran, its primary objectives

are electric power supply and flood control.

 


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