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Hiju Dam

The 690th tallest dam in the world

48 m · 157 ft

Hiju Dam (Hijū Damu) is a dam in Kusu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, and it was completed in 1969. The rock-fill dam is characterized by radial gates of the gate 3, which supplies water for agriculture and farmland. Immediately downstream from the dam are the Nishishiiya Falls which are one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls.

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

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  1. Kurobe Dam186 m
  2. Tokuyama Dam161 m
  3. Naramata Dam158 m
  4. Okutadami Dam157 m
  5. Urayama Dam156 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