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| Name | Height | Type | Country | River |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jinping-I Dam | 7002305000000000000305 m (1,001 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Yalong Jiang |
| Rogun Dam | 7002335000000000000335 m (1,099 ft)A | Embankment, earth and rock-fill | Tajikistan | Vakhsh |
| Bakhtiari Dam | 7002315000000000000315 m (1,033 ft) | Concrete arch | Iran | Bakhtiari River |
| Shuangjiangkou Dam | 7002312000000000000312 m (1,024 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China | Dadu |
| Lianghekou Dam | 7002295000000000000295 m (968 ft) | Embankment | China | Yalong, Qingda and Xianshui River confluence |
| Xiluodu Dam | 7002273000000000000273 m (896 ft) | Concrete arch | China | Jinsha Jiang |
| Diamer-Bhasha Dam | 7002272000000000000272 m (892 ft) | Roller Compacted Concrete | Pakistan | River Indus |
| Nuozhadu Dam | 7002261000000000000261 m (856 ft) | Embankment | China | Lancang River |
| Changheba Dam | 7002240000000000000240 m (790 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Dadu River |
| Brushy Fork Coal Slurry Waste Dam | 7002240000000000000240 m (790 ft) | Embankment, Compacted Coal Refuse | United States | Brushy Fork of Marsh Fork of Big Coal River |
| Gilgel Gibe III Dam | 7002240000000000000240 m (790 ft) | Roller compacted concrete gravity | Ethiopia | Omo River |
| Goupitan dam | 7002232500000000000232.5 m (763 ft) | Concrete double-arch | China | Wu Jiang River |
| TaSang Dam | 7002228000000000000228 m (748 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Myanmar | Salween River |
| Ituango Dam | 7002225000000000000225 m (738 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Colombia | Cauca River |
| Houziyan Dam | 7002223500000000000223.5 m (733 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | China | Dadu River |
| Jiangpinghe Dam | 7002221000000000000221 m (725 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | China | Loushui River |
| La Yesca Dam | 7002220000000000000220 m (720 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Mexico | Rio Grande de Santiago |
| Antamina Tailings Dam | 7002215000000000000215 m (705 ft) | Concrete face,rock fill | Peru | Ayash River |
| Dagangshan Dam | 7002210000000000000210 m (690 ft) | Arch | China | Dadu River |
| Khudoni Dam | 7002200000000000000200 m (660 ft) | Concrete double-arch gravity | Georgia | Enguri River |
| Boyabat Dam | 7002195000000000000195 m (640 ft) | Gravity | Turkey | Kizilirmak |
| Sogamoso Dam | 7002190000000000000190 m (620 ft) | Concrete face,gravel fill | Colombia | Sogamoso |
| Seimare Dam | 7002180000000000000180 m (590 ft) | Arch, variable-radius | Iran | Seimare |
| Upper Gotvand Dam | 7002180000000000000180 m (590 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | Iran | Karun |
| Sykia Dam | 7002170000000000000170 m (560 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | Greece | Achelous River |
| Kığı Dam | 7002168000000000000168 m (551 ft) | Earthen embankment, rock-fill | Turkey | Peri River |
| Koldam Dam | 7002167000000000000167 m (548 ft) | Earthen embankment, rock-fill | India | Sutlej |
| Mazar Dam | 7002165000000000000165 m (541 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Ecuador | Mazar River |
| Xiangjiaba Dam | 7002161000000000000161 m (528 ft) | Concrete gravity | China | Jinsha Jiang River |
| Guanyinyan Dam | 7002159000000000000159 m (522 ft) | Gravity | China | Jinsha River |
| Rudbar Lorestan Dam | 7002158000000000000158 m (518 ft) | Gravity | Iran | Rudbar River |
| Messochora Dam | 7002150000000000000150 m (490 ft) | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | Greece | Achelous River |
| Maoergai Dam | 7002147000000000000147 m (482 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | China | Heishui River |
| Çetin Dam | 7002145000000000000145 m (476 ft) | Rock-fill | Turkey | Botan River |
| Murum Dam | 7002143000000000000143 m (469 ft) | Gravity, RCC | Malaysia | Murum River |
| Ludila Dam | 7002140000000000000140 m (460 ft) | Concrete Gravity | China | Jinsha River |
| Bureya Dam | 7002139000000000000139 m (456 ft) | Concrete gravity | Russia | Bureya |
| Ahai Dam | 7002138000000000000138 m (453 ft) | Gravity | China | Jinsha River |
| Ilisu Dam | 7002135000000000000135 m (443 ft) | Earthen embankment, clay core | Turkey | Tigris River |
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