tallest dams in the world

This arch dam on the Sulak River is the tallest arch dam in Russia at 232.5 meters.

Officially known as Central Hidroel ctrica Francisco Moraz

At 230 meters high this earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River in California is the tallest in the United States.

This 240 meter high arch dam can be found on the Yalong River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Sichuan Province, southwest China.

Located on the Yenisei River, near Sayanogorsk in Russia, this dam is the largest power plant in the country and the sixth largest hydroelectric plant in the world.

This 243 meter high dam spans the Colombia River 135 kilometres north of Revelstoke, Canada.

Named after ?brahim Deriner, who died while serving as the Chief Engineer of its research team, the dam is located on the

The Laxiwa Dam is a 250 meter high arch dam on the Yellow River in Qinghai Province, northwest China.

With Mont Blanc de Cheilon in the background the Mauvoisin Dam creates the Lac de Mauvoisin in the Swiss alps.

This multi purpose rock and earth fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India is 261 meters high.