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Darwin River Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Darwin River Dam is an earth- and rock-filled embankment dam across the Darwin River, located in the eponymous settlement, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Completed in 1972, the dam was built to supply potable water for the city of Darwin.

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

More dams in Australia

  1. Gordon Dam140 m
  2. Windamere Dam67 m
  3. Cordeaux Dam58.2 m
  4. Maroondah Dam41 m
  5. Corella Dam 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