List of World's Largest Dams

Dam|Location | cu m | cu yds | Year completed
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Three Gorges | China | 39,300,000 | 51,402,459 | UC08
Syncrude Tailings | Canada | 540,000 | 706,320 | UC
Chapetón | Argentina | 296,200 | 387,410 | UC
Pati | Argentina | 238,180 | 274,026 | UC
New Cornelia Tailings | United States | 209,500 | 274,026 | 1973
Tarbela | Pakistan | 121,720 | 159,210 | 1976
Kambaratinsk | Kyrgyzstan | 112,200 | 146,758 | UC
Fort Peck | Montana | 96,049 | 125,628 | 1940
Lower Usuma | Nigeria | 93,000 | 121,644 | 1990
Cipasang | Indonesia | 90,000 | 117,720 | UC
Atatürk | Turkey | 84,500 | 110,522 | 1990
Yacyretá-Apipe | Paraguay/Argentina | 81,000 | 105,944 | 1998
Guri (Raúl Leoni) | Venezuela | 78,000 | 102,014 | 1986
Rogun | Tajikistan | 75,500 | 98,750 | 1985
Oahe | South Dakota | 70,339 | 92,000 | 1963
Mangla | Pakistan | 65,651 | 85,872 | 1967
Gardiner | Canada | 65,440 | 85,592 | 1968
Afsluitdijk | Netherlands | 63,400 | 82,927 | 1932
Oroville | California | 59,639 | 78,008 | 1968
San Luis | California | 59,405 | 77,700 | 1967
Nurek | Tajikistan | 58,000 | 75,861 | 1980
Garrison | North Dakota | 50,843 | 66,500 | 1956
Cochiti | New Mexico | 48,052 | 62,850 | 1975
Tabka (Thawra) | Syria | 46,000 | 60,168 | 1976
Bennett W.A.C. | Canada | 43,733 | 57,201 | 1967
Tucuruíi | Brazil | 43,000 | 56,242 | 1984
Boruca | Costa Rica | 43,000 | 56,242 | UC
High Aswan (Sadd-el-Aali) | Egypt | 43,000 | 56,242 | 1970
San Roque | Philippines | 43,000 | 56,242 | UC
Kiev | Ukraine | 42,841 | 56,034 | 1964
Dantiwada Left Embankment | India | 41,040 | 53,680 | 1965
Saratov | Russia | 40,400 | 52,843 | 1967
Mission Tailings 2 | Arizona | 40,088 | 52,435 | 1973
Fort Randall | South Dakota | 38,227 | 50,000 | 1953
Kanev | Ukraine | 37,860 | 49,520 | 1976
Mosul | Iraq | 36,000 | 47,086 | 1982
Kakhovka | Ukraine | 35,640 | 46,617 | 1955
Itumbiara | Brazil | 35,600 | 46,563 | 1980
Lauwerszee | Netherlands | 35,575 | 46,532 | 1969
Beas | India | 35,418 | 46,325 | 1974
Oosterschelde Netherlands | 35,000 | 45,778 1986

*UD - Under Construction