Completed in 1961, Grande Dixence Dam is a 61-year-old gravity dam. It is located in Hérémence, Switzerland (Europe).

Grande Dixence Dam is the tallest gravity dam in the world. The structural height of Grande Dixence Dam is 285 meters while its structural volume of 6 million m³. The gravity dam can hold up to 0.40 billion m³ of water and has an installed capacity of 2,069MW.

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