25 Tallest Dams In The World
Throughout history man has been building dams for various reasons, whether it was to prevent floods, generate electricity, or create a water supply. Starting thousands of years ago in the middle east as small walls, today dams are immensely huge power generation facilities that fulfill a number of tasks and take years to build. So, whether you recognize the impact these architectural wonders have had on your life or not, these are the 25 tallest dams in the world.
20. Hoover Dam, Arizona
Once known as Boulder Dam, the Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada.
15. Chirkey Dam, Russia
This arch dam on the Sulak River is the tallest arch dam in Russia at 232.5 meters.
10. Mica Dam, Canada
This 243 meter high dam spans the Colombia River 135 kilometres north of Revelstoke, Canada.
5. Vajont Dam, Italy
A disused dam north of Venice, Italy, in 1963 a landslide caused the overtopping of the dam and around 2,000 deaths.
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