Largest dams Across Globe

Syncrude Tailings Dam(Canada)

Height 133 to 288 ft (41 to 88 m) (2001)
Length 11.3 miles (18.2 km) (2001)

Tarbela Dam(Pakistan)

Height 143.26 metres (470 ft) from river level
Length 2,743.2 metres (9,000 ft)

Fort Peck Dam(United States)

Height 250 ft (76 m)
Length 21,026 ft (6,409 m)
Width (crest) 50 ft (15 m)
Width (base) 3,500 ft (1,100 m)
Dam volume 125,628,000 cu yd (96,049,000 m3)
Spillway type Controlled overflow, 8x bulkhead gates
Spillway capacity 250,000 cu ft/s (7,100 m3/s)

Atatürk Dam(Turkey)

Height 169 m (554 ft)
Length 1,819 m (5,968 ft)

Houtribdijk(Netherlands)

Total length 30 km
Width 68 m

Oahe Dam(United States)

Height 245 feet (75 m)
Length 9,360 feet (2,850 m)
Dam volume 93,122,000 cubic yards (71,197,000 m3)

Gardiner Dam(Canada)

Height 64 m (210 ft)
Length 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
Spillway type Gated overflow
Spillway capacity 7,500 m3/s (264,860 cu ft/s)

Mangla Dam(Pakistan)

Height 147 m (482 ft)
Length 3,140 m (10,302 ft)

Oroville Dam(United States)

Height 770 ft (230 m)
Length 6,920 ft (2,110 m)
Dam volume 77,619,000 cu yd (59,344,000 m3)

San Luis Dam(United States)

Total capacity 2,041,000 acre·ft(2,518,000 dam3)

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