Tucuruí Dam is a 38-year-old gravity dam (completed in 1984). It is located in Tucuruí, Pará, Brazil (South America).
Tucuruí Dam is the 3rd largest gravity dam in the world by reservoir volume. The gravity dam has an installed capacity of 8,370MW. Tucuruí Dam stands 78 meters tall and can impound up to 45 billion m3 of water.
Compare Tucuruí Dam with Chief Joseph Dam from United States.