List of the highest dams of their time
This list of the highest dams of their time chronologically lists all dams (dams, dams, dams, etc.) of all types that were the highest dam in the world at a certain time .
Dam structures according to the greatest construction height (above foundation, if known)
time | height | Surname | completion | flow | country | comment |
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from 2018 | 314 m | Shuangjiangkou | under construction | Dadu He | People's Republic of China | |
from 2015 | 305 m | Jinping I | under construction | Yalong Jiang | People's Republic of China | |
1980-present | 300 m | Nurek | 1980 | Awake | Tajikistan | |
1962-1980 | 285 m | Grande Dixence | 1962 | Dixence | Switzerland | |
1961–1962 | 270 m | Vajont | 1961 | Vajont | Italy | In a landslide in 1963, a nearby village was destroyed, the dam wall remained undamaged. The lake has not been dammed since then. |
1935-1961 | 221 m | Hoover | 1935 | Colorado | United States | |
1934-1935 | 137 m | Chambon | 1934 | Romanche / Isère | France | |
1932-1934 | 127 m | Owyhee | 1932 | Owyhee River | United States | |
1930-1932 | 119 m | Diablo Dam | 1930 | Skagit River | United States | |
1924-1930 | 112 m | Schräh | 1924 | Wägitaler Aa | Switzerland | |
1915-1924 | 110 m | Arrowrock | 1915 | Boise River | United States | |
1910-1915 | 99 m | Buffalo Bill Dam (Shoshone) | 1910 | Colorado River | United States | |
1906-1910 | 91 m | New Croton | 1906 | Croton River | United States | |
1350-1906 | 60 m | Kurit | 1350 | ? | Iran | was increased from 60 to 65 m in 1850 |
1305-1350 | 34 m | Paskanda Ulpotha | 460 | ? | Sri Lanka | was 300 BC Built at 17 m in BC and raised to 34 m in 460 AD |
60-1305 | 40 m | Subiaco | at 60 | Aniene | Roman Empire / Italy | Destroyed in 1305 |
240 BC Chr. -60 AD | 30 m | Gukow Dam | 240 BC Chr. | ? | China | possibly; depending on the actual height of Anfengtang |
591-240 BC Chr. | 31 m? | Anfengtang | 591 BC Chr. | Huai He | China | 31 m is the final dimension; then height =? |
750-591 BC Chr. | 20 m | Ma'rib dam | 750 BC Chr. | Wadi Dhanah | Yemen | |
2600-750 BC Chr. | 14 m | Sadd-el-Kafara | around 2600 BC Chr. | Wadi Garawi | Old Kingdom , Egypt | |
3000-2600 BC Chr. | 5 m | Jawa | 3000 BC Chr. | ? | present-day Jordan |
See also
- List of the tallest buildings of their time
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest structures in the world
literature
- Günther Garbrecht: Historical dams I. 1987, ISBN 3-87919-145-X
- Günther Garbrecht: Historical dams II. 1991, ISBN 3-87919-158-1