Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam.

Completed in 1985, Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam is a 37-year-old arch-gravity dam. It is located in Sayanogorsk, Khakassia, Russia (Europe).

Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam is the tallest arch-gravity dam in the world. The arch-gravity dam stands at a height of 242 meters and impounds up to 31.30 billion m³ of water. Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam has an installed capacity of 6,400MW.

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Krasnoyarsk Dam.

Krasnoyarsk Dam is a gravity dam located in Divnogorsk, Russia (Europe). It was completed in 1972 (50 years old).

Krasnoyarsk Dam is the 2^nd largest hydroelectric dam in Europe by installed capacity. The gravity dam stands at a height of 124 meters and has an installed capacity of 6,000MW.

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Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station.

Located in Bratsk, Russia, Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station, also known as 50 years of Great October, is a gravity dam. It was built in 1967 (55 years since completion).

Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station impounds the largest reservoir volume in the world. The installed capacity of Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station is 4,515MW. The gravity dam stands 124.50 meters tall and can impound up to 169.27 billion m³ of water.

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Boguchany Dam.

Boguchany Dam is a 7-year-old composite dam (completed in 2015). It is located in Kodinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (Europe).

Boguchany Dam is the largest composite dam in the world by reservoir volume. The composite dam stands at a height of 96 meters and impounds up to 58.20 billion m³ of water. Boguchany Dam has an installed capacity of 2,997MW.

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Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station.

Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station is a 65-year-old embankment dam (completed in 1957). It is located in Zhigulyovsk, Russia (Europe).

Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station is the 3^rd largest embankment dam in the world by reservoir volume. The structural height of Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station is 52 meters. The embankment dam can hold up to 57.30 billion m³ of water and has an installed capacity of 2,488MW.

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Atatürk Dam.

Atatürk Dam, also known as Karababa Dam, is a 32-year-old embankment dam (completed in 1990). It is located in Şanlıurfa-Adıyaman, Turkey, Turkey (Europe).

The installed capacity of Atatürk Dam is 2,400MW. The embankment dam stands 166 meters tall and can impound up to 48.70 billion m³ of water. Its structural volume is 84.50 million m³.

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Grande Dixence Dam.

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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