World’s Largest Dams

Rank

Name of Dam

Country

Height (m)

Height (ft)

Year Completed

1	Rogun	Tajikistan	335	1,099	1989
2	Nurek	Tajikistan	300	984	1980
3	Grand Dixence	Switzerland	285	935	1961
4	Inguri	Georgia	272	892	1980
5	Boruca	Costa Rica	267	876	1990
6	Vaiont	Italy	262	860	1961
7	Chicoasen	Mexico	261	856	1980
7	Manuel M. Torres	Mexico	261	856	1981
9	Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	260	853	1946
10	Mauvoisin	Switzerland	250	820	1957

Rank

Name of Dam

Country

Storage Capacity Cubic Meters (Millions)

Storage Capacity Cubic Yards (Millions)

Year Completed

1	Owen Falls	Uganda	204,800	267,900	1954
2	Kariba	Zimbabwe/Zambia	180,600	236,200	1959
3	Bratsk	Russia	169,270	221,400	1964
4	Aswan High	Egypt	168,900	220,900	1970
5	Akosombo	Ghana	148,000	194,000	1965
6	Daniel Johnson	Canada	141,852	185,535	1968
7	Guri (Raul Leoni)	Venezuela	136,000	178,000	1986
8	Krasnoyarsk	Russia	73,300	95,900	1967
9	W.A.C. Bennett	Canada	70,309	91,961	1967
10	Zeya	Russia	68,400	89,500	1978

Rank

Name of Dam

Location

Rated Capacity (Megawatts)

Year Completed

1	Itaipu	Brazil/Paraguay	12,600	1984
2	Guri	Venezuela	10,300	1968
3	Grand Coulee	United States	6,480	1942
4	Sayano-Shushensk	Russia	6,400	1980
5	Krasnoyarsk	Russia	6,000	1968
6	La Grande 2	Canada	5,328	1982
7	Churchill Falls	Canada	5,225	1971
8	Bratsk	Russia	4,500	1964
8	Ust-Ilim	Russia	4,500	1974
10	Tucurui	Brazil	4,245	1984