List of top 10 dams in the world

• Syncrude Tailings Dam ( Mildred MLSB)
  
  
  Syncrude dam is the largest dam in the world with a volume of 540 to 720 million cubic meters. This dam is also known as the Mildred Lake Settling Basin. This dam is located in Canada. This dam is about 88 meters long. It took two years to build this dam. From 1976 to 1978 this dam was made and then this dam has undergone some construction in 1995.
  
  
• Tarbela Dam
  
  
  Tarbela dam is located in Pakistan with a storage capacity of 106 to 152 million cubic meters. From the year 1968 to 1976, this dam was under construction. 259 sq km is the area covered by the dam.
  
  
• Syncrude Tailings Dam ( Mildred SWSS)
  
  
  This dam is the third largest dam in the world which covers a volume of 119 million cubic meters. This dam is located in Canada. The height of this dam is 50 meters. From 2009-2010 this Mildred SWSS dam was reconstructed.
  
  
• Fort Peck Dam
  
  
  This dam is located in Fort Peck which is one of the oldest dams in the world. Over 96 million cubic meters of water can hold in this dam. The height is about 76.4 meters. This dam is also a famous tourist spot with beautiful scenery.
  
  
• Ataturk Dam
  
  
  Another name for this dam is Karababa dam. Actually, that is the original name of the dam. The volume of this dam is 84 million cubic meters. The height of the dam is 166 meters. It has the length of 1819 meters. This dam was under construction from 1983 to 1992. This is also one of the oldest dams.
  
  
• Flevoland Dyke
  
  This dam was first built in 1968 with a total capacity of 78 million cubic meters. The height of the dam is 13 meters. This height was very big when compared to the other dams. This Dyke dam is very famous in terms of science beauty. This is a famous tourist spot. This dam is located in Netherland.
  
  
• Guri Dam
  
  It took so much of time to build this dam. This dam was constructed from 1963-1978 which can hold water of about 70 million cubic meters. The height of the dam is 162 meters. This Dam covers 4250 square kilometers of the area. This dam is one of the most famous dams in the world which can be used for various purposes.
  
  
• Gardiner Dam
  
  
  This dam is located in Canada. This is one of the oldest dams and constructed in the year 1959. The height of this dam is about 64 meters. The width of this dam is 65.4 million of cubic meters of water.
  
  
• Mangala Dam
  
  This Mangala Dam was located in Pakistan. The construction of this dam was started in 1961 and took almost 6 years and completed in 1967. This dam was constructed on a river namely Jhelum. The height of the dam is about 138 meters. It has got a length of 3.14 kilometers. This dam can hold up to 65 million cubic meters of water.
  
  
• Oroville Dam
  
  
  This dam is located on the river named as Feather River. This dam is located in the United States. The height of the dam is about 230 meters. The length of the dam is 2110 meters. This dam can hold up to 59.6 million cubic meters. Since it is located on theriver it is also famous for tourism place. It also has a beautiful scenery.