10. Movasan dam in Switzerland: 250.5m.
The initial height of the dam was 237 meters, and later it was increased to 250.5 meters. It is a concrete arch dam located on the Dras River, a tributary of the Valais and Rhone rivers in Switzerland. 195 1 started construction and 1958 was completed, making it one of the top ten dams in the world.
9. Terry Dam, India: 260.5m.
It is the highest dam in India, located about 1.5km downstream of the confluence of the Bajirati River and its tributary Bilongna River near Terry, India. It is an earth-rock dam, used for power generation and water diversion irrigation, and is one of the top ten dams in the world.
8. Nuozhadu Dam in China, dam height: 261m.
It is also a hydropower station located on the Lancang River, located in Simao District, Pu 'er City, downstream of the Lancang River. The normal water level of the reservoir is 812m, and the average annual power generation is 239,438+0.2 billion kWh. It is the largest hydropower station in Yunnan Province and one of the top ten dams in the world.
7. Manuel Moreno Torres Dam, Mexican dam height: 261m.
This is a hydropower station on the Yabar River in Gerry. When completed, it is the largest power station in Mexico. The hydropower station was built in 1970, with a dam height of 26 1 m, making it one of the top ten dams in the world.
6. The height of vajont dam in Italy: 261.6m.
1959 was completed, and it was the largest dam in the world at that time, located in the Wage hart river Valley, which is 100 km north of Venezia. The landslide near the dam of 1963 killed about 2000 people, and now it seems to have been abandoned and become one of the top ten dams in the world.
5. Inguri River Dam in Georgia, dam height: 271.5m.
It is the highest concrete arch dam in the world, with a dam height of 271.5m. It is located on the Inguri River in Georgia and is one of the top ten dams in the world.
4. The Grand Dixon Dam in Switzerland: 285 meters.
Located on the Dickerson River, a tributary of the Swiss Rhone River, it is the highest concrete gravity dam in the world, with a height of 285 meters. 1953 started and 1962 was completed, meeting the electricity demand of 400,000 households. It is one of the top ten dams in the world.
3. The dam height of Xiaowan Hydropower Station in China is 294.5m.
Located in the middle reaches of Lancang River in China, the total storage capacity is about 654.38+0.5 billion cubic meters, and the annual guaranteed power generation is 654.38+0.9 billion kWh. 2065.438+00 put into production, with the crest elevation of 654.38+0245 meters and the dam height of 294.5 meters, it is one of the top ten dams in the world.
2. Nurek Dam in Tajikistan, with a height of 300 meters.
The bedrock of the dam site is sandstone and siltstone, which is surpassed by Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Station. It is located on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan. 196 1 started construction, and 1980 was completed, with a total storage capacity of/kloc-0.05 billion cubic meters, making it one of the top ten dams in the world.
1. Dam height of Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Station in China: 3 14m.
Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Station is located in the Dadu River Basin. After its completion, it is the highest dam in the world, consisting of Jiaomuzu River, Chusijia River and Mosuo River. The dam started construction in 20 15 with a planned construction period of 12 1 month, making it one of the top ten dams in the world.