Largest Dam In The World!

1.Three Gorges

• The three gorges dam in china is projected to be the absolute largest in the world. Expected to hold over 39,300,000,000 in volume, the reservoir is complete but the actual dam itself will not be completed until later this year.
• The construction of this dam had a huge impact on life in sandouping, resulting not only in the relocation of dozens of villages but in the scenery as well.

2. Syncrude Tailings

• Located near fort mcmurray in Alberta, Canada, the syn crude tailings dam is approximately 540,000,000 meters in volume.
• The dam is currently maintained by a company known as syn crude Canada ltd.

3. Aswan Dam

• The aswan dam is actually a pair of dams – the aswan high dam and the aswan low dam.
• In ancient times it was known that the river nile would flood each summer as the waters flowed down from east africa.
• Now the land is still fertile enough for farming and the people no longer have to worry about drought but the fields aren’t in danger of being wiped out due to flooding.

4. Fort Peck

• The fort peck dam in northeast montana is one of six dams found on the missouri river.
• Construction work was began in 1933 as part of the new deal put forth by president franklin d. Roosevelt and enabled over 11,000 workers to have gainful employment during the course of construction.

5.Tarbela

• Tarbela river is also one of the longest river in the world, tarbela dam on indus river in pakistan.
• The dam is 485 feet high and the dam was completed in 1974, the construction was began on 1968 and it is opened on 1976.