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World Top Largest and Biggest Dams
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| We presents 10 largest dams that should be visited once in a lifetime 10 the Hirakud dam built in 1956 across the Mahanadi River Hirakud dam is the world's largest earthen dam it is located in Orissa India and has an extensive reservoir about 27 kilometres long this dam has a significant place in the Indian history as it was the first multi-purpose valley project after the Indian independence going to Arisa in watching the Mahanadi River is incomplete without visiting this beautiful yet magnificent dam the dam is open for visitors around the year 9 the Oroville dam the tallest earthen dam in USA at 770 feet is the Orville dam built across the Feather River in the state of California used for a variety of purposes from flood control to power generation this dam holds Lake Oroville and has a capacity of 5.6 cubic kilometers of water this dam supplies many farms and cities with water but has been a bit controversial after February 2017 emergency spillway 8 the House redic built between 1963 and 1975 how tradish is beautiful dam in Netherlands this dam connects the two cities of lestat and inclusion with each other and is named by the native people as dam of enqueues inlay stat pout redic is sometimes referred as a dike rather than a dam because of a beautiful 27-kilometer of lengthy highway running in the dam for people with a knack of a beautiful long drives coucher dick is definitely worth the visit seven the Mangala dam Mangala is the seventh largest dam in the world built in 1967 over the gel room River Mangala is the second biggest dam in Pakistan it is 3.14 kilometers long and has a water storage capacity of nine point one two cubic kilometers situated in the MER per district of Azad Kashmir it got its name from the village of Mangala besides its importance Mangala is also an amazing spot for tourism the ancient fort of ram khat is a water accessible place near Mangala and is a huge tourist attraction other fun activities like boating fishing and barbecue also make it one of the most visited and loved tourist spots in Pakistan six the Jinping the tallest dam in the world is the Jinping I dam located inland Shang China it's construction began in 2005 and became the tallest dam in the world in 2014 after its completion on 8 October 2012 the dam began to impound its reservoir it has about 1,000 foot tall arch and is used for a number of purposes like energy generation and flood protection 5 the Gardiner dam located on the South Saskatchewan River Gardiner dam is the largest dam in Canada Gardiner has a height of 209 feet and is about five kilometers long the width of 1.5 kilometers at its base provides it with a huge volume of about 9.4 cubic kilometers in addition to being one of the largest dams in the world Gardiner is a famous tourist attraction as well other fun activities include hiking camping and beautiful picnic spots in places near the dam for the Hoey dam the fourth largest earthen dam in the United States is the Hoey dam located on the missouri river south dakota covering about 372 kilometers of land it was built in 1968 and urged its reputation as being the longest largest dam along the missouri river the dam has a power plant which supplies electricity to many of the central states the lake created by the dam known as the holy lake is the main reason of the dams tourist attraction it has a variety of the natural habitats including pallid sturgeon and other fish species which make it worth a visit in a lifetime 3 the additive dam the additive dam is a zoned Rock fill dam on the Euphrates River in the southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey aside from being another longest dam around the world it is also one of the tallest dam with 166 meters in height started in 1983 its construction was completed in 1990 whereas the dam and the powerplant were put into service in 1992 this dam forms the third biggest lake in the world known as Lake additive it has a length of about 1.8 1 kilometres and a height of 554 feet which makes it one of the largest dams in the world the dams power plant has a power capacity of 2,400 megawatts to the Fort Peck dam the second largest dam in the world is the Fort Peck dam located along the Missouri River in Northeast Montana United States be 21,000 26 feet in length and over 250 feet in height this dam created the fifth largest lake in the u.s. named Fort Peck Lake this Lake is man-made and the dam has 2,400 and 50 kilometer shoreline which in itself is an amazing fact the construction of the dam was started in 1933 but after multiple reconstructions was finally completed in 1940 a volume of 22.7 cubic kilometers is one of the major reasons for its tourist attraction and is also what makes it worth a visit one the tar bella dam the largest earth filled dam in the world is tar bella dam located in swabby khyber-pakhtunkhwa pakistan it is 470 feet high and has an approximate volume of 14 cubic kilometers making it the fifth largest dam in the world regarding volume its construction was completed in 1976 and is used to store water from the Indus River for multiple purposes there are multiple features of the dam that make it worth a visit in winters the reservoir settles down giving a magnificent view of crystal-clear blue water where fish could be seen swimming about in summers the opening of the spillways feels like an air shower for the tourists watching from the parks nearby to sum it all up a trip to the world's biggest dam along with an amazing experience is definitely worth the effort.Thanks You All. |
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