Highest concrete dam

According to Official Guinness Records,

Grande Dixence, on the river Dixence in Switzerland, is the highest concrete dam. It was built between 1953 and 1961 to a height of 285 m (935 ft), with a crest length of 700 m (2,297 ft), using 5,960,000 m3 (7,800,000 yd3, 210,400,000 ft3) of concrete.

For a complete list of 1961 records, please visit 1961 Guinness Records in United Kingdom.

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