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What is the world's largest dam? There's the biggest size dam, i.e. the largest in size, which is the Syncrude Tailings in Alberta, Canada which has been constructed not to generate hydro electricity but in use with an oil extraction business. Length 18km (11.3 miles) Height upto 88m (288ft) Rather than a dam in the traditional sense, i.e. blocking a flowing river, the Syncrude dam is a hotpotch made from sand left over from the process of extracting the oil from it (tar sands).
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is the world's tallest dam?
Located in Tajikstan, the Nurek Dam is currently the worlds tallest dam.
At 300m (984ft) it holds enough water to drive nine turbines, together producing 3 gigawatts. Not bad for a country that only uses 4 gigawatts! |
