List of largest dams

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This article is a list of largest dams in the world.

Dam volume (Millions cubic metres)[1]	Country	Name	Year completed	Source
540	Canada	Syncrude Tailings Dam	Under construction	[2]
296	Argentina	Chapetón	Under construction	[2]
238	Argentina	Pati	Under construction	[2]
210	United States	New Cornelia Tailings	1973	[2]
122	Pakistan	Tarbela Dam	1976	[2]
112	Kyrgyzstan	Kambaratinsk	Under construction	[2]
96	United States	Fort Peck Dam	1940	[2]
93	Nigeria	Lower Usuma	1990	[2]
90	Indonesia	Cipasang	Under construction	[2]
85	Turkey	Ataturk Dam	1990	[2]
65	Pakistan	Mangla Dam	1967	[2]
43	Egypt	Aswan Dam	1970	[2]

[edit] See also

• List of world's tallest dams

[edit] References

1. ^ This does not include the reservoir or water volume
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} World's Largest Dams

[edit] Source

• World's Largest Dams