Actually, the world's second largest dam is in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The dam holds back approximately 50 square kilometers of tailings from oil sands refining. If this dam were to burst it would cause the total destruction of the local ecosystem, as well as making the surrounding groundwater useless due to the presence of toxic heavy metals, and other known carcinogens.
The second largest earth-filled dam in the world is the Oroville Dam, located in California, USA. It is surpassed in size only by the Jinping-I Dam in China.
yes, Mangla dam is 6th largest dam in the world.
Ganges - Brahmaputra Delta is largest in the world. It is partially in India and partially in Bangladesh.
Idikki Dam in Kerala is India's largest and Asia'a second largest arch dam
Currently operational? The Jari Dam at 84 meters, completed in 1967. the Tarbela Dam is the largest earth filled dam in the world and is second largest by the structural volume. The Mirani Dam is the largest dam in the world in terms of volume for flood protection. There are several damn projects currently under construction or in pre-planning stages so the above will change at some point in the near future.
The Tarbela Dam in Pakistan is one of the largest earth-filled dams in the world. It stands at 485 feet tall and has a crest length of 9,000 feet.
The world's largest dam is in the Peoples Republic of China. Pakistan, however, has a major, world ranking dam as well. The Tarbela Dam in Pakistan is its largest one. It was built on the Indus River.
The Three Gorges Dam in China
Known as the largest dam in India based on water capacity, the Bhakra Nangal Dam and has the reservoir capacity of 7,501,775 acre ft. It is also known as the second largest dam in Asia.
The world's largest dam is in the Peoples Republic of China. Pakistan, however, has a major, world ranking dam as well. The Tarbela Dam in Pakistan is its largest one. It was built on the Indus River.
Three Gorges dam in China
There are 14 dams in Pakistan. They are:-Akhori Dam-Donhngi Dam-Ghazi Barotha Dam-Gomal Dam-Gomal Zam Dam-Hub Dam-Kalabagh Dam-Karoonjhar Dam-Khanpur Dam-Mangla Dam-Mirani Dam-Shakidor Dam-Simly Dam-Tarbela DamOther names that came up under 'Dams in Pakistan are':-Guddu Barrage-Indus Basin Project-Rawal Lake-Sukkur Barragehttp://wiki.answers.com/What_are_the_names_of_the_various_dams_in_Pakistan#ixzz19cbuQFaG