Name | Region, province or city | Impounds | Height | Type | Storage capacity | Complete | Notes |
Ahai Dam | Yunnan Province | Jinsha River | 138 m (453 ft) | Gravity | 8,820,000,000 m3 (7,150,490 acre⋅ft) | 2012 | [11] |
Ankang Dam | Shaanxi Province | Han River | 128 m (420 ft) | Gravity | 2,580,000,000 m3 (2,091,640 acre⋅ft) | 1989 | [12] |
Baihetan Dam | Sichuan/Yunnan Provinces | Jinsha River | 277 m (909 ft) | Arch | 17,924,000,000 m3 (14,531,223 acre⋅ft) | 2021 | [13] |
Baise Dam | Guangxi | You River | 130 m (427 ft) | Gravity | 5,660,000,000 m3 (4,588,637 acre⋅ft) | 2006 | [14] |
Lower Baoquan Dam | Henan Province | Yuhe River | 107.5 m (353 ft) | Gravity | 16,500,000 m3 (13,377 acre⋅ft) | 1994 | [15] |
Upper Baoquan Dam | Henan Province | Upper Baoquan Reservoir | 94.8 m (311 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 8,270,000 m3 (6,700 acre⋅ft) | 2011 | [15] |
Baogang Tailings Dam | Inner Mongolia | N/A | 6 m (20 ft) | Embankment, tailings | 85,000,000 m3 (68,911 acre⋅ft) | 1965 | [16] |
Baozhusi Dam | Sichuan Province | Bailong River | 132 m (433 ft) | Gravity | 2,550,000,000 m3 (2,067,319 acre⋅ft) | 2000 | [17] |
Bashan Dam | Chongqing | Renhe River | 155 m (509 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 315,000,000 m3 (255,375 acre⋅ft) | 2009 | [18] |
Baishan Dam | Jilin Province | Second Songhua River | 149.5 m (490 ft) | Arch-gravity | 6,500,000,000 m3 (5,269,636 acre⋅ft) | 1984 | [19] |
Baiyun Dam | Hunan Province | Wushui River | 120 m (394 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 545,000,000 m3 (441,839 acre⋅ft) | 2006 | [20] |
Banqiao Dam | Henan Province | Ru River | 50.5 m (166 ft) | Embankment | 675,000,000 m3 (547,231 acre⋅ft) | 1952/93 | [21] |
Bikou Dam | Gansu Province | Bailong River | 101 m (331 ft) | Embankment | 521,000,000 m3 (422,382 acre⋅ft) | 1977 | [22] |
Burqin Shankou Dam | Xinjiang | Burqin River | 94 m (308 ft) | Arch | 221,000,000 m3 (179,168 acre⋅ft) | 2013 | [23] |
Changheba Dam | Sichuan Province | Dadu River | 240 m (787 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 1,075,000,000 m3 (871,517 acre⋅ft) | 2016 | [24] |
Changshou Dam | Chongqing | Yangtze River | 52 m (171 ft) | Embankment | 1,027,000,000 m3 (832,602 acre⋅ft) | 1954 | [25] |
Chengbihe Dam | Guangxi | Chengbihe River | 70 m (230 ft) | Embankment | 1,150,000,000 m3 (932,320 acre⋅ft) | 1961 | [26] |
Chonghu'er Dam | Xinjiang | Burqin River | 74 m (243 ft) | Gravity | 85,000,000 m3 (68,911 acre⋅ft) | 2009 | [27] |
Dachaoshan Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | 111 m (364 ft) | Gravity | 940,000,000 m3 (762,070 acre⋅ft) | 2003 | [28] |
Dagangshan Dam | Sichuan Province | Dadu River | 210 m (689 ft) | Arch | 724,000,000 m3 (586,956 acre⋅ft) | 2014 | [29] |
Daguangba Dam | Hainan Province | Changhua River | 57 m (187 ft) | Gravity/Embankment | 1,710,000,000 m3 (1,386,320 acre⋅ft) | 1995 | [30] |
Dahuaqiao Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | 106 m (348 ft) | Gravity | 293,000,000 m3 (237,539 acre⋅ft) | 2018 (?) | [31] |
Dahuashui Dam | Guizhou Province | Qingshuihe River | 134.5 m (441 ft) | Arch | 276,500,000 m3 (224,162 acre⋅ft) | 2008 | [32] |
Danjiangkou Dam | Hubei Province | Han River | 176.6 m (579 ft) | Gravity | 17,450,000,000 m3 (14,146,945 acre⋅ft) | 1973 | [33] |
Dongfeng Dam | Guizhou Province | Wu River | 162 m (531 ft) | Arch | 1,025,000,000 m3 (830,981 acre⋅ft) | 1995 | [34] |
Dongjing Dam | Guizhou Province | Beipan River | 150 m (492 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 955,000,000 m3 (774,231 acre⋅ft) | 2009 | [18] |
Dongjiang Dam | Hunan Province | Lishui River | 157 m (515 ft) | Arch | 9,565,000,000 m3 (7,754,472 acre⋅ft) | 1992 | [5] |
Dongping Dam | Hubei Province | Zhong River | 135 m (443 ft) | Arch | 336,000,000 m3 (272,400 acre⋅ft) | 2006 | [34] |
Ertan Dam | Sichuan Province | Yalong River | 240 m (787 ft) | Arch | 5,800,000,000 m3 (4,702,137 acre⋅ft) | 1999 | [35] |
Fengman Dam | Jilin Province | Second Songhua River | 91 m (299 ft) | Gravity | 11,460,000,000 m3 (9,290,773 acre⋅ft) | 1953 | [36] |
Fengshuba Dam | Guangdong Province | Dong River | 95.4 m (313 ft) | Gravity | 1,932,000,000 m3 (1,566,298 acre⋅ft) | 1974 | [17] |
Fengtan Dam | Hunan Province | You River | 112.5 m (369 ft) | Arch-gravity | 1,740,000,000 m3 (1,410,641 acre⋅ft) | 1978 | [37] |
Geheyan Dam | Hubei Province | Qing River | 157 m (515 ft) | Arch-gravity | 3,400,000,000 m3 (2,756,425 acre⋅ft) | 2006 | [38] |
Gelantan Dam | Yunnan Province | Lixian River | 113 m (371 ft) | Gravity | 409,000,000 m3 (331,582 acre⋅ft) | 2008 | [39] |
Gezhen Dam | Hainan Province | Changhua River | 34 m (112 ft) | Gravity/Embankment | 146,000,000 m3 (118,000 acre⋅ft) | 2009 | [40] |
Gezhouba Dam | Hubei Province | Yangtze River | 47 m (154 ft) | Gravity | 1,580,000,000 m3 (1,280,927 acre⋅ft) | 1988 | [41] |
Gongboxia Dam | Qinghai Province | Yellow River | 132 m (433 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 630,000,000 m3 (510,749 acre⋅ft) | 2006 | [42] |
Gongguoqiao Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | 105 m (344 ft) | Gravity | 120,000,000 m3 (97,286 acre⋅ft) | 2011 | [43] |
Goupitan Dam | Guizhou Province | Wu River | 232.5 m (763 ft) | Arch | 6,451,000,000 m3 (5,229,911 acre⋅ft) | 2009 | [44] |
Guandi Dam | Sichuan Province | Yalong River | 168 m (551 ft) | Gravity | 760,000,000 m3 (616,142 acre⋅ft) | 2012 | [45] |
Guangzhao Dam | Yunnan Province | Beipan River | 200.5 m (658 ft) | Gravity | 3,254,000,000 m3 (2,638,061 acre⋅ft) | 2004 | [46] |
Guanyinyan Dam | Yunnan/Sichuan Province | Jinsha River | 159 m (522 ft) | Gravity | 2,072,000,000 m3 (1,679,798 acre⋅ft) | 2014 | [47] |
Gudongkou Dam | Hubei Province | Xiangqi River | 120 m (394 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 138,000,000 m3 (111,878 acre⋅ft) | 1999 | [20] |
Guxian Dam | Henan Province | Luohe River | 125 m (410 ft) | Gravity | 1,175,000,000 m3 (952,588 acre⋅ft) | 1995 | [17] |
Huating Dam | Anhui Province | Changhe River | 57.9 m (190 ft) | Embankment | 2,390,000,000 m3 (1,937,605 acre⋅ft) | 1976 | [48] |
Hongjiadu Dam | Guizhou Province | Liuchong River | 179.5 m (589 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 4,947,000,000 m3 (4,010,598 acre⋅ft) | 2005 | [49] |
Hongkou Dam | Fujian Province | Huotong River | 130 m (427 ft) | Gravity | 449,700,000 m3 (364,578 acre⋅ft) | 2008 | [14] |
Hongshi Dam | Jilin Province | Second Songhua River | 46 m (151 ft) | Gravity | 1,630,000,000 m3 (1,321,463 acre⋅ft) | 1985 | [50] |
Houziyan Dam | Guizhou Province | Dadu River | 223.5 m (733 ft) | Embankment | 662,000,000 m3 (536,692 acre⋅ft) | 2017 (?) | [51] |
Huangdeng Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | 203 m (666 ft) | Gravity | 1,613,000,000 m3 (1,307,680 acre⋅ft) | 2018 (?) | [52] |
Huanglongtan Dam | Hubei Province | Duhe River | 107 m (351 ft) | Gravity | 1,228,000,000 m3 (995,556 acre⋅ft) | 1976 | [17] |
Hunanzhen Dam | Zhejiang Province | Qiantang River | 129 m (423 ft) | Buttress | 2,067,000,000 m3 (1,675,744 acre⋅ft) | 1980 | [17] |
Jiemian Dam | Fujian Province | Junxi River | 126 m (413 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 1,824,000,000 m3 (1,478,741 acre⋅ft) | 2007 | [53] |
Jiangkou Dam | Chongqing | Furong River | 139 m (456 ft) | Arch | 497,000,000 m3 (402,924 acre⋅ft) | 2003 | [54] |
Jiangpinghe Dam | Hubei Province | Loushui River | 221 m (725 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 1,366,000,000 m3 (1,107,434 acre⋅ft) | 2012 | [18] |
Jiangya Dam | Hunan Province | Loushui River | 131 m (430 ft) | Gravity | 1,740,000,000 m3 (1,410,641 acre⋅ft) | 2000 | [14] |
Jilebulake Dam | Xinjiang | Haba River | 146.3 m (480 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 232,000,000 m3 (188,085 acre⋅ft) | 2013 | [55] |
Jilintai I Dam | Xinjiang | Kashgar River | 157 m (515 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2,530,000,000 m3 (2,051,104 acre⋅ft) | 2005 | [56] |
Jinanqiao Dam | Yunnan Province | Jinsha River | 160 m (525 ft) | Gravity | 847,000,000 m3 (686,674 acre⋅ft) | 2010 | [57] |
Jinghong Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | 108 m (354 ft) | Gravity | 249,000,000 m3 (201,868 acre⋅ft) | 2008 | [58] |
Jinpen Dam | Shaanxi Province | Heihe River | 130 m (427 ft) | Embankment | 200,000,000 m3 (160,000 acre⋅ft) | 2002 | [59] |
Jinping-I Dam | Sichuan Province | Yalong River | 305 m (1,001 ft) | Arch | 7,700,000,000 m3 (6,200,000 acre⋅ft) | 2013 | [60] |
Jinping-II Dam | Sichuan Province | Yalong River | 37 m (121 ft) | Gravity | 14,200,000 m3 (11,500 acre⋅ft) | 2012 | [60] |
Jinshuitan Dam | Zhejiang Province | Longquan Creek | 102 m (335 ft) | Arch | 13,930,000,000 m3 (11,290,000 acre⋅ft) | 1988 | [5] |
Jishixia Dam | Qinghai Province | Yellow River | 101 m (331 ft) | Gravity | 263,500,000 m3 (213,600 acre⋅ft) | 2010 | [61] |
Jiudianxia Dam | Gansu Province | Tao River | 136.5 m (448 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 94,300,000 m3 (76,450 acre⋅ft) | 2008 | [18] |
Jufudu Dam | Yunnan Province | Lixian River | 95 m (312 ft) | Gravity | 174,000,000 m3 (141,064 acre⋅ft) | 2008 | [62] |
Kajiwa Dam | Sichuan Province | Muli River | 171 m (561 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 375,000,000 m3 (304,017 acre⋅ft) | 2014 | [63] |
Laxiwa Dam | Qinghai Province | Yellow River | 250 m (820 ft) | Arch | 1,079,000,000 m3 (875,000 acre⋅ft) | 2009 | [64] |
Lianghekou Dam | Sichuan Province | Yalong River | 295 m (968 ft) | Arch | 10,770,000,000 m3 (8,731,381 acre⋅ft) | 2021 | [65] |
Lianhua Dam | Heilongjiang Province | Mudan River | 71.8 m (236 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 4,180,000,000 m3 (3,390,000 acre⋅ft) | 1996 | [66] |
Lijiaxia Dam | Qinghai Province | Yellow River | 155 m (509 ft) | Arch-gravity | 1,650,000,000 m3 (1,337,677 acre⋅ft) | 1997 | [67] |
Liujiaxia Dam | Gansu Province | Yellow River | 147 m (482 ft) | Gravity | 4,240,000,000 m3 (3,437,424 acre⋅ft) | 1969 | [68] |
Liuxihe Dam | Guangdong Province | Liuxihe River | 78 m (256 ft) | Arch | 325,000,000 m3 (263,482 acre⋅ft) | 1958 | [69] |
Liyuan Dam | Yunnan Province | Jinsha River | 155 m (509 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 727,000,000 m3 (589,388 acre⋅ft) | 2014 | [70] |
Lizhou Dam | Sichuan Province | Muli River | 132 m (433 ft) | Arch | 186,900,000 m3 (151,522 acre⋅ft) | 2015 | [71] |
Longjiang Dam | Yunnan Province | Long River | 110 m (361 ft) | Arch | 1,217,000,000 m3 (986,638 acre⋅ft) | 2010 | [72] |
Longkaikou Dam | Yunnan Province | Jinsha River | 119 m (390 ft) | Gravity | 544,000,000 m3 (441,028 acre⋅ft) | 2013 | [73] |
Longma Dam | Yunnan Province | Lixian River | 135 m (443 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 590,000,000 m3 (478,321 acre⋅ft) | 2007 | [18] |
Longshou II Dam | Gansu Province | Heihe River | 146.5 m (481 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 86,200,000 m3 (69,883 acre⋅ft) | 2004 | [18] |
Longtan Dam | Guangxi | Hongshui River | 216 m (709 ft) | Gravity | 27,270,000,000 m3 (22,108,149 acre⋅ft) | 2009 | [74] |
Longtang Dam | Hainan Province | Nandu River | | Gravity | | 2011 | [75] |
Longyangxia Dam | Qinghai Province | Yellow River | 178 m (584 ft) | Arch | 24,700,000,000 m3 (20,024,616 acre⋅ft) | 1992 | [76] |
Lubuge Dam | Guizhou\Yunnan Provinces | Huangni River | 101 m (331 ft) | Embankment | 110,000,000 m3 (89,178 acre⋅ft) | 1988 | [20] |
Ludila Dam | Yunnan Province | Jinsha River | 120 m (394 ft) | Gravity | 1,718,000,000 m3 (1,392,805 acre⋅ft) | 2015 | [77] |
Madushan Dam | Yunnan Province | Honghe (Red) River | 105.5 m (346 ft) | Gravity | 551,000,000 m3 (446,703 acre⋅ft) | 2011 | [78] |
Maerdang Dam | Qinghai Province | Yellow River | 211 m (692 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 1,482,000,000 m3 (1,201,477 acre⋅ft) | 2020 | [79] |
Malutang Dam | Yunnan Province | Panlong River | 156 m (512 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 546,000,000 m3 (442,649 acre⋅ft) | 2009 | [18] |
Manwan Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | 132 m (433 ft) | Gravity | 920,000,000 m3 (745,856 acre⋅ft) | 1995 | [80] |
Maoergai Dam | Sichuan Province | Heishui River | 147 m (482 ft) | Embankment | 535,000,000 m3 (433,732 acre⋅ft) | 2011 | [81] |
Mianhuatan Dam | Fujian Province | Ting River | 113 m (371 ft) | Gravity | 1,698,000,000 m3 (1,376,591 acre⋅ft) | 1999 | [82] |
Miaowei Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | 139.8 m (459 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | 660,000,000 m3 (535,071 acre⋅ft) | 2014 | [83] |
Nanwan Dam | Henan Province | Huai River | 38.3 m (126 ft) | Embankment | 1,340,000,000 m3 (1,090,000 acre⋅ft) | 1955 | [84] |
Nierji Dam | Heilongjiang Province/Inner Mongolia | Nen River | 41.5 m (136 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | 8,610,000,000 m3 (6,980,000 acre⋅ft) | 2006 | [5] |
Niululing Dam | Hainan Province | Wanquan Basin | 90.5 m (297 ft) | Gravity | 778,000,000 m3 (631,000 acre⋅ft) | 1982 | [85] |
Nuozhadu Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | 261.5 m (858 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | 21,749,000,000 m3 (17,632,000 acre⋅ft) | 2014 | [86] |
Pangduo Dam | Tibet Autonomous Region | Lhasa River | 158 m (518 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | 1,170,000,000 m3 (950,000 acre⋅ft) | 2013 | [87] |
Panjiakou Dam | Hebei Province | Luan River | 107.5 m (353 ft) | Gravity | 2,930,000,000 m3 (2,375,390 acre⋅ft) | 1984 | [17] |
Pankou Dam | Hubei Province | Du River | 114 m (374 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 1,970,000,000 m3 (1,597,105 acre⋅ft) | 2012 | [88] |
Pengshui Dam | Chongqing | Wu River | 116.5 m (382 ft) | Arch | 518,000,000 m3 (419,949 acre⋅ft) | 2008 | [89] |
Project 635 Dam | Xinjiang | Irtysh River | 70.6 m (232 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | 282,000,000 m3 (228,621 acre⋅ft) | 2001 | [90] |
Pubugou Dam | Sichuan Province | Dadu River | 186 m (610 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 5,390,000,000 m3 (4,369,744 acre⋅ft) | 2010 | [91] |
Qiaoqi Dam | Sichuan Province | Baoxinghe River | 123 m (404 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | 214,000,000 m3 (173,493 acre⋅ft) | 2009 | [92] |
Quxue Dam | Sichuan Province | Shuoqu River | 164.2 m (539 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | 132,600,000 m3 (107,501 acre⋅ft) | 2017 (?) | [93] |
Renzonghai Dam | Sichuan Province | Tianwan River | 60 m (197 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | 112,000,000 m3 (91,000 acre⋅ft) | 2007 | [94] |
Sanbanxi Dam | Guizhou Province | Yuan (Qingshui) River | 185.5 m (609 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 4,094,000,000 m3 (3,319,060 acre⋅ft) | 2006 | [18] |
Sanmenxia Dam | Henan/Shanxi Province | Yellow River | 106 m (348 ft) | Gravity | 16,200,000,000 m3 (13,133,554 acre⋅ft) | 1960 | [95] |
Shapai Dam | Sichuan Province | Caopo River | 130 m (427 ft) | Arch | 3,135,000,000 m3 (2,541,586 acre⋅ft) | 2006 | [96] |
Shatuo Dam | Guizhou Province | Wu River | 156 m (512 ft) | Arch | 631,000,000 m3 (511,560 acre⋅ft) | 2009 | [97] |
Shiyazi Dam | Guizhou Province | Hongjiadu River | 134.5 m (441 ft) | Gravity | 321,500,000 m3 (260,644 acre⋅ft) | 2010 | [17] |
Shimenkan Dam | Yunnan Province | Lixian River | 116 m (381 ft) | Arch | 197,000,000 m3 (159,710 acre⋅ft) | 2010 | [34] |
Shisanling Dam | Beijing | Wenyu River | 29 m (95 ft) | Embankment | 59,000,000 m3 (47,832 acre⋅ft) | 1995 | [98] |
Shitouhe Dam | Shaanxi Province | Shitouhe River | 114 m (374 ft) | Embankment | 147,000,000 m3 (119,175 acre⋅ft) | 1969 | [20] |
Shuangjiangkou Dam | Sichuan Province | Dadu River | 312 m (1,024 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | 3,135,000,000 m3 (2,541,586 acre⋅ft) | 2020 | [99] |
Shuibuya Dam | Hubei Province | Qing River | 233 m (764 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 4,580,000,000 m3 (3,710,000 acre⋅ft) | 2008 | [100] |
Shuifeng (Sup'ung) Dam | Liaoning Province | Yalu River | 106 m (348 ft) | Gravity | 14,600,000,000 m3 (11,836,413 acre⋅ft) | 1941 | [101] |
Shuikou Dam | Fujian Province | Min River | 101 m (331 ft) | Gravity | 2,600,000,000 m3 (2,100,000 acre⋅ft) | 1996 | [102] |
Silin Dam | Guizhou Province | Wu River | 117 m (384 ft) | Gravity | 1,205,000,000 m3 (977,000 acre⋅ft) | 2008 | [103] |
Sinanjiang Dam | Yunnan Province | Sinan River | 115 m (377 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 270,000,000 m3 (220,000 acre⋅ft) | 2008 | [104] |
Songtao Dam | Hainan Province | Nandu River | 80.7 m (265 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | 3,070,000,000 m3 (2,490,000 acre⋅ft) | 1969 | [105] |
Suofengying Dam | Guizhou Province | Wu River | 121 m (397 ft) | Gravity | 201,200,000 m3 (163,115 acre⋅ft) | 2006 | [14] |
Taipingwan Dam | Liaoning Province | Yalu River | 31.5 m (103 ft) | Gravity | 100,000,000 m3 (81,071 acre⋅ft) | 1987 | [106] |
Tankeng Dam | Zhejiang Province | Ou River | 162 m (531 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 4,190,000,000 m3 (3,396,888 acre⋅ft) | 2008 | [107] |
Tengzigou Dam | Chongqing | Dragon River | 127 m (417 ft) | Arch | 193,000,000 m3 (156,468 acre⋅ft) | 2006 | [34] |
Three Gorges Dam | Hubei Province | Yangtze River | 181 m (594 ft) | Gravity | 39,300,000,000 m3 (31,900,000 acre⋅ft) | 2008 | [108] |
Tianhuaban Dam | Yunnan Province | Niulan River | 113 m (371 ft) | Arch | 65,700,000 m3 (53,300 acre⋅ft) | 2011 | [109] |
Tianhuangping Dam | Zhejiang Province | Daxi Creek | 72 m (236 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 6,770,000 m3 (5,490 acre⋅ft) | 2004 | [110][unreliable source?] |
Tianshengqiao-I Dam | Guizhou/Guangxi Province | Nanpan River | 178 m (584 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 10,257,000,000 m3 (8,315,000 acre⋅ft) | 2000 | [111] |
Tianshengqiao-II Dam | Guizhou/Guangxi Province | Nanpan River | 58.7 m (193 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 26,000,000 m3 (21,000 acre⋅ft) | 1997 | [112] |
Tingzikou Dam | Sichuan Province | Jialing River | 116 m (381 ft) | Gravity | 4,067,000,000 m3 (3,297,000 acre⋅ft) | 2014 | [113] |
Tukahe Dam | Yunnan Province | Lixian River | 59.2 m (194 ft) | Gravity | 88,000,000 m3 (71,343 acre⋅ft) | 2008 | [62] |
Wanjiazhai Dam | Shaanxi Province | Yellow River | 105 m (344 ft) | Gravity | 896,000,000 m3 (726,000 acre⋅ft) | 1998 | [114] |
Wawushan Dam | Sichuan Province | Zhougonghe River | 138 m (453 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 545,000,000 m3 (441,839 acre⋅ft) | 2007 | [18] |
Weiyuan Dam | Jilin Province | Yalu River | 55 m (180 ft) | Gravity | 626,000,000 m3 (507,506 acre⋅ft) | 1987 | [115] |
Wudongde Dam | Sichuan/Yunnan Province | Jinsha River | 270 m (886 ft) | Compound Arch | 7,600,000,000 m3 (6,161,420 acre⋅ft) | 2020 | [116] |
Wudu Dam | Sichuan Province | Fu River | 120 m (394 ft) | Gravity | 572,000,000 m3 (463,728 acre⋅ft) | 2008 | [117] |
Wujiangdu Dam | Guizhou Province | Wu River | 165 m (541 ft) | Arch-gravity | 2,300,000,000 m3 (1,900,000 acre⋅ft) | 1979 | [118] |
Wunonglong Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | 137.5 m (451 ft) | Gravity | 272,000,000 m3 (220,514 acre⋅ft) | 2018 (?) | [119] |
Wuluwati Dam | Xinjiang | Kalakashi River | 138 m (453 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 347,000,000 m3 (281,317 acre⋅ft) | 2001 | [18] |
Wuqiangxi Dam | Hunan Province | Yuan River | 87.5 m (287 ft) | Gravity | 4,350,000,000 m3 (3,530,000 acre⋅ft) | 1996 | [120] |
Xiangjiaba Dam | Yunnan/Sichuan Provinces | Jinsha River | 161 m (528 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | 5,163,000,000 m3 (4,185,712 acre⋅ft) | 2012 | [121] |
Xiaolangdi Dam | Henan Province | Yellow River | 154 m (505 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | 12,800,000,000 m3 (10,377,129 acre⋅ft) | 2000 | [122] |
Xiaowan Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | 292 m (958 ft) | Arch | 15,000,000,000 m3 (12,000,000 acre⋅ft) | 2010 | [123] |
Xiluodu Dam | Yunnan Province | Jinsha River | 285.5 m (937 ft) | Arch | 12,670,000,000 m3 (10,270,000 acre⋅ft) | 2013 | [124] |
Xinanjiang (Qiandao) Dam | Zheijang Province | Qiantang River | 108 m (354 ft) | Gravity | 22,000,000,000 m3 (18,000,000 acre⋅ft) | 1959 | [125] |
Xinfengjiang Dam | Guangdong Province | Xinfeng River | 105 m (344 ft) | Gravity | 13,900,000,000 m3 (11,300,000 acre⋅ft) | 1962 | [20] |
Yamaguchi Dam | Xinjiang | Haba River | 40.5 m (133 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 50,000,000 m3 (40,536 acre⋅ft) | 1996 | [126] |
Yangqu Dam | Qinghai Province | Yellow River | 150 m (492 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 1,472,000,000 m3 (1,193,000 acre⋅ft) | 2016 (?) | [127] |
Yantan Dam | Guangdong Province | Hongshui River | 110 m (361 ft) | Gravity | 2,612,000,000 m3 (2,118,000 acre⋅ft) | 1995 | [128] |
Yayangshan Dam | Yunnan Province | Lixian River | 88 m (289 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 247,000,000 m3 (200,000 acre⋅ft) | 2006 | [129] |
Yele Dam | Sichuan Province | Nanya River | 124.5 m (408 ft) | Embankment | 298,000,000 m3 (242,000 acre⋅ft) | 2006 | [130] |
Yingzidu Dam | Guizhou Province | Sancha River | 134.5 m (441 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 455,000,000 m3 (369,000 acre⋅ft) | 2003 | [131] |
Yinpan Dam | Chongqing | Wu River | 78.5 m (258 ft) | Gravity | 320,000,000 m3 (259,428 acre⋅ft) | 2011 | [132] |
Yulongyan Dam | Hunan Province | Gongxi River | 96 m (315 ft) | Arch | 57,800,000 m3 (46,900 acre⋅ft) | 2005 | [133] |
Yunfeng Dam | Jilin Province | Yalu River | 113.75 m (373 ft) | Gravity | 3,895,000,000 m3 (3,157,728 acre⋅ft) | 1965 | [17] |
Zangmu Dam | Tibet Autonomous Region | Brahmaputra River | 116 m (381 ft) | Gravity | Unknown | 2015 | [134] |
Zhelin Dam | Jiangxi Province | Zhelin River | 72.5 m (238 ft) | Embankment, earth-fill | 7,900,000,000 m3 (6,404,634 acre⋅ft) | 1972 | [135] |
Zhexi Dam | Hunan Province | Zi Shui River | 104 m (341 ft) | Gravity | 3,656,000,000 m3 (2,963,967 acre⋅ft) | 1962 | [20] |
Zhikong Dam | Tibet Autonomous Region | Lhasa River | 50 m (164 ft) | Embankment, rock-fill | 225,000,000 m3 (182,410 acre⋅ft) | 2007 | [136] |
Zipingpu Dam | Sichuan Province | Min River | 156 m (512 ft) | Concrete-face rock-fill | 1,120,000,000 m3 (907,999 acre⋅ft) | 2006 | [137] |