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Dotara Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

m

Dotara Dam is a proposed carryover dam located in Dotara village, Abbottabad District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It will supply water to Rawalpindi and Islamabad, serve as a facility for fisheries, and reduce silting in the downstream Khanpur Dam, extending its lifespan to over 100 years.

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

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  4. Grande Dixence dam · Switzerland285 m
  5. Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam · Russia245 m
  6. Oroville Dam · United States234.7 m
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