Tallest dam
The current tallest dam record is 1,001 ft, held by Jinping-I Dam, set on July 15, 2014. Last checked October 10, 2026.
1,001
ft
Jinping-I Dam
- Holder
- Jinping-I Dam
- Record
- 1,001 ft
- Metric
- 305 m
- Location
- Sichuan, China
- Date set
- July 15, 2014
- Last checked
- October 10, 2026
Put it in perspective
At 1,001 ft, it is 2.2 times the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
305 ftStatue of Liberty, with pedestal
456 ftGreat Pyramid of Giza
1,083 ftEiffel Tower
1,001 ftJinping-I Dam
Sources
- China Daily Read the source
- Domus The tallest dam in the world infrastructure competitions and metaphors
- Wikipedia Jinping I Dam CC BY-SA 4.0
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