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Nilwande Dam

The 298th tallest dam in the world

74.5 m · 244 ft

Nilwande dam, also called Upper Pravara dam, in the Indian state of Maharashtra is the second largest dam on the Pravara river. The dam is located near Akole, Ahmednagar district.

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