Top 10 Biggest Dams In The World
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At 1.4 miles wide (2.3 kilometers) and 630 feet (192 meters) high, Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world, according to International Water Power & Dam Construction magazine. Three Gorges impounds the Yangtze River about 1,000 miles (1,610 km) west of Shanghai.
The Three Gorges Dam: Becoming the Number One Dam Worldwide. Back in 2012, the Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China, became the largest hydroelectric dam in the world in terms of electricity production. The enormous facility can generate as much as 22,500 megawatts.
For the largest dam reservoirs in the world, see List of reservoirs by volume. The following table lists the largest man-made dams by volume of fill/structure.
Here is a list of the top 10 biggest dams in theworld in 2019.
Kariba Dam.
Bratsk Dam.
Akosombo Dam.
Daniel Johnson Dam.
Guri Dam.
Aswan High Dam.
W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Krasnoyarsk Dam.
