Which is the world's biggest dam?

Question

This question was asked by J.N.U., India for B.A. entrance test in 2005.

Answer 1

Do you mean in terms of dimensions or perhaps just height? or water held or power generated?


**Itaipu Dam in Brazil is the biggest dam in the world right now and has the largest power generators.

**The largest complete structure is the Syncrude Tailings in Canada, at 540,000cu m or 706,320cu yards followed by Chapetón and Pati, both in Argentina, New Cornelia Tailings in the US is 4th at 209,500cu m or 274,026cu yards.

**The highest dam is the Rogun in Tajikistan.

**But when completed in 2009-----------------------

Three Gorges Dam, in Hubei Province, China, will be the world's largest dam and largest concrete structure and create the largest lake. The dam will be built across the 3 Gorges section of the Yangtze River. It will be a 610-foot high wall running about 1.3 miles from bank to bank. Requiring 12 years and tens of thousands of workers to complete, the dam will cost $29 billion, and will create a 370 mile long lake, a distance equal to nearly half the length of California, that will be visible from Earth orbit.

**World's Biggest Dam-----------------------------
The Itaipu Dam on the border of Brazil and Paraguay is currently the biggest, however, the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China scheduled to open in 2009, will be the largest.

Answer 2

The Itaipu Dam on the border of Brazil and Paraguay is currently the biggest, however, the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China scheduled to open in 2009, will be the largest.

Answer 3

currently the three gorges dam is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world (it's not mentioned if it is the biggest dam) . it is said that it is five times the size of hoover. the hoover is the second highest dam in USA, and it's height is 726.4 ft , lenght is 1244ft , thickness at base is 660 ft and at it's crest is 45ft. the main wall three gorges dam stretches for about 2km.it is 660km long,submerges 632sq km of land. when fully flooded the water usually is 175km above sea level. it is said that the official cost for building the dam was 25 billion dollars but the actually cost is believed to be much higher..

Answer 4

Kariba Dam is the world's biggest dam based on water storage capacity and which has a storage capacity of 185 billion cubic metres of water and a surface area of 5,580km2. The Lake Kariba covers a length of 280km and is 32km wide at its widest section.

Answer 5

Hoover Dam in the past Boulder Dam optimal concrete arch dam in the U.S., equipped on the Colorado River on the Arizona-Nevada border. It impounds Lake Mead. The dam, achieved in 1936, is used for flood and silt administration, electric powered power, irrigation, and enjoyed ones and business water aspects. it truly is 726 ft (221 m) intense and a million,244 ft (379 m) long (alongside the crest), has a power ability of a million,345 megawatts, and a quantity of four.4 million cu yd (3.36 million cu m). © 2005 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc

Answer 6

Itaipu Dam in Brazil

Answer 7

As of right now, it is the Three Gorges Dam in China. Back then, I'm not exactly sure which dam is the biggest.

Answer 8

Gone With The Wind

Frankly my dear, I don't give a dam! - Rhett Butler - last line in movie

Answer 9

three gorges dam

Answer 10

hoover