List of tallest dams

This is a list of the tallest dams in the world over 135 m in height. The tallest dam in the world is the Jinping-I Dam, an arch dam in China at 305 m. The tallest embankment dam and second tallest dam in the world is the 300 m Nurek Dam in Tajikistan. The tallest gravity dam is the 285 m high Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland. The tallest natural dam, the 567 m Usoi Dam in Tajikistan, is 262 m taller than the tallest existing man-made one.