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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