Biggest Dam in the World: The biggest dam is China’s The Three Gorges Dam. According to Wikipedia, It is also the world’s largest hydroelectric facility that spans the Yangtze River near Sandouping City, Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, China. The Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest power station in terms of installed capacity (22,500 MW) since 2012. In 2014, the dam produced 98.8 terawatt-hours (TWh) and set the world record, but was surpassed by the Itaipu Dam, which set a new world record in 2016, producing 103.1 TWh.
Basically, A Dam is a barrier that stops the flow of surface water or underground streams. Basically, Dams are built to produce electricity by using water, which is known as hydroelectricity. A Dam can also be used to store water to distributed between locations. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water to control floods. Today in this article we will share with you a list of biggest dam in the world.
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List of Biggest Dam in the World
| Dam Name | Location | CU/M | CU/YDS | Year Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Gorges | China | 39,300,000 | 51,402,459 | UC08 |
| Syncrude Tailings | Canada | 540,000 | 706,320 | UC |
| Chapetón | Argentina | 296,200 | 387,410 | UC |
| Pati | Argentina | 238,180 | 274,026 | UC |
| New Cornelia Tailings | United States | 209,500 | 274,026 | 1973 |
| Tarbela | Pakistan | 121,720 | 159,210 | 1976 |
| Kambaratinsk | Kyrgyzstan | 112,200 | 146,758 | UC |
| Fort Peck | Montana | 96,049 | 125,628 | 1940 |
| Lower Usuma | Nigeria | 93,000 | 121,644 | 1990 |
| Cipasang | Indonesia | 90,000 | 117,720 | UC |
| Atatürk | Turkey | 84,500 | 110,522 | 1990 |
| Yacyretá-Apipe | Paraguay/Argentina | 81,000 | 105,944 | 1998 |
| Guri (Raúl Leoni) | Venezuela | 78,000 | 102,014 | 1986 |
| Rogun | Tajikistan | 75,500 | 98,750 | 1985 |
| Oahe | South Dakota | 70,339 | 92,000 | 1963 |
| Mangla | Pakistan | 65,651 | 85,872 | 1967 |
| Gardiner | Canada | 65,440 | 85,592 | 1968 |
| Afsluitdijk | Netherlands | 63,400 | 82,927 | 1932 |
| Oroville | California | 59,639 | 78,008 | 1968 |
| San Luis | California | 59,405 | 77,700 | 1967 |
| Nurek | Tajikistan | 58,000 | 75,861 | 1980 |
| Garrison | North Dakota | 50,843 | 66,500 | 1956 |
| Cochiti | New Mexico | 48,052 | 62,850 | 1975 |
| Tabka (Thawra) | Syria | 46,000 | 60,168 | 1976 |
| Bennett W.A.C. | Canada | 43,733 | 57,201 | 1967 |
| Tucuruíi | Brazil | 43,000 | 56,242 | 1984 |
| Boruca | Costa Rica | 43,000 | 56,242 | UC |
| High Aswan (Sadd-el-Aali) | Egypt | 43,000 | 56,242 | 1970 |
| San Roque | Philippines | 43,000 | 56,242 | UC |
| Kiev | Ukraine | 42,841 | 56,034 | 1964 |
| Dantiwada Left Embankment | India | 41,040 | 53,680 | 1965 |
| Saratov | Russia | 40,400 | 52,843 | 1967 |
| Mission Tailings 2 | Arizona | 40,088 | 52,435 | 1973 |
| Fort Randall | South Dakota | 38,227 | 50,000 | 1953 |
| Kanev | Ukraine | 37,860 | 49,520 | 1976 |
| Mosul | Iraq | 36,000 | 47,086 | 1982 |
| Kakhovka | Ukraine | 35,640 | 46,617 | 1955 |
| Itumbiara | Brazil | 35,600 | 46,563 | 1980 |
| Lauwerszee | Netherlands | 35,575 | 46,532 | 1969 |
| Beas | India | 35,418 | 46,325 | 1974 |
| Oosterschelde | Netherlands | 35,000 | 45,778 | 1986 |