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Embankment dams

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# Name Country height
1 Nurek Dam 1 Tajikistan 300 m
2 Alberto Lleras Dam Colombia 247 m
3 Oroville Dam USA 235 m
4 Seven Oaks Dam USA 198 m
5 Kárahnjúkar Dam Iceland 193 m
6 W. A. C. Bennett Dam Canada 191 m
7 New Melones Dam USA 190 m
8 Dartmouth Dam Australia 180 m
9 New Don Pedro Dam USA 178 m
10 Denis-Perron Dam Canada 171 m

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