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WORLD'S LARGEST DAMS
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior
| Name of Dam |
Cubic yards |
Completed |
| New Cornelia Tailings, U.S. |
274,026,000 |
1973 |
| Tarbela, Pakistan |
158,268,000 |
1975 |
| Fort Peck, U.S. |
125,612,000 |
1940 |
| Oahe, U.S. |
92,008,000 |
1963 |
| Mangla, Pakistan |
85,872,000 |
1967 |
| Gardiner, Canada |
85,743,000 |
1968 |
| Afsluitdijk, Netherlands |
82,927,000 |
1932 |
| Oroville, U.S. |
78,008,000 |
1968 |
| San Luis, U.S. |
77,666,000 |
1967 |
| Garrison, U.S. |
66,506,000 |
1956 |
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