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HIGHEST LONGEST BIGGEST LARGEST DEEPEST SMALLEST OF THE WORLD
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Jinping-I Dam
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Nurek Dam
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Guri Dam
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Three Gorges Dam
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Detailed explanation-1: -The tallest dam in the world is the Jinping-I Dam, an arch dam in China at 305 m (1, 001 ft). The tallest embankment dam and second tallest dam in the world is the 300 m (984 ft) Nurek Dam in Tajikistan. The tallest gravity dam is the 285 m (935 ft) high Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Grande-Dixence dam is the highest gravity dam in the world, at 285m. Following the hydroelectric installation at the beginning of the 21st century, the water can be driven to the Dent de Nendaz turbined on the valley floor at Bieudron around the clock.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kariba Dam. Bratsk Dam. Akosombo Dam. Daniel Johnson Dam. Guri Dam. Assuan Dam. W.A.C. Bennet Dam. Krasnojarsk Dam. More items