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Bhatghar Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Bhatghar Dam is a gravity dam on the Velvandi river near Bhor, in the Pune district of the state of Maharashtra in India. It is one of the oldest dams in Maharashtra constructed by the British during the time of the British Raj.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

More dams in India

  1. Bhakra Dam225.6 m
  2. Idukki Dam168.9 m
  3. Sardar Sarovar Dam163 m
  4. Ranjit Sagar Dam160 m
  5. Srisailam Dam145 m

Other tall dams worldwide

  1. Rogun Dam · Tajikistan335 m
  2. Shuangjiangkou Dam · China312 m
  3. Norak Dam · Tajikistan300 m
  4. Grande Dixence dam · Switzerland285 m
  5. Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam · Russia245 m
  6. Oroville Dam · United States234.7 m
  7. Bhakra Dam · India225.6 m
  8. Hoover Dam · United States221 m