Top 5 Largest Dams in The World 2020| Biggest dams

Dams are the largest water reserved source in the world . it will save the water on the rainy days for the dry summer. So here are the top five largest dams in the world.

No;5

Tucuruí.
Tocantins River, Brazil.
This dam was the first large-scale hydro power project in the Amazon rainforest. It was commissioned in 1984 and has a generating capacity of 8,370 MW.

No.:4

Guri.
Caroní River, Venezuela.
The Guri Dam is huge. It is 7,426 meters long and 162 meters high. It’s also quite old, as it was commissioned in 1978. It currently has a generating capacity of 10,235 MW.

No:3

Xiluodu.
Jinsha River, China.
This dam has a generating capacity of 13,860 and also provides flood control for the region. It’s brand new, as it was only commissioned in 2013, and is operated by China Yangtze Power.

No:2

Itaipu Dam.
Paraná River, Brazil/Paraguay.
This dam occasionally has a higher generating output than the number one spot. With 14 GW of installed capacity it’s quite impressive. It also straddles the line between two countries, making initial negotiations difficult.

No:1

Three Gorges Dam.
Yangtze River, China.
Here it is: the big one. With a massive generating capacity of 22.5 GW, the Three Gorges Dam is the biggest hydro dam in the world. China had begun dreaming up this dam in 1919, and in 2008, it came alive. It’s a beast of a hydro dam and is a marvel of modern engineering.

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