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The Nurek Dam
Нерӯгоҳи обии Норак

Norak Tajikistan

Status:
built
Construction Dates
  Began1961
  Finished1980
Building Uses
 - electrical
 - mechanical
Structural Types
 - dam

 Heights ValueSource / Comments 
Roof984 ftUnconfirmed
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Description
• World's tallest dam till 2013, considering only barrage.
• Dam consists of a central core of cement forming an impermeable barrier in a 300 metres high rock and earth dam.
• The lake formed by Nurek Dam has an area of 98 km² and a volume of 10.5 km³.
• Info Page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/retom/nurek.htm

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