List of tallest dams

Columns: Name | Height | Type | Country | River | Year completed
Vajont Dam ( disused ) | 261.6 m ( 858 ft ) | Concrete arch | Italy | Vajont | 1959 | Nuozhadu Dam | 261.5 m ( 858 ft ) | Embankment | China | Lancang River | 2012 | Manuel Moreno Torres ( Chicoasén ) Dam | 261 m ( 856 ft ) | Embankment , earth-fill | Mexico | Grijalva River | 1980 | Tehri Dam | 260.5 m ( 855 ft ) | Embankment , earth-fill | India | Bhagirathi | 2006 | Mauvoisin Dam | 250 m ( 820 ft ) | Concrete arch | Switzerland | Bagnes | 1957 | Laxiwa Dam | 250 m ( 820 ft ) | Concrete arch | China | Yellow River | 2009 | Deriner Dam | 249 m ( 817 ft ) | Concrete double-arch | Turkey | Çoruh River | 2012

Example questions:
How tall is the dam located in the country bordered by the Black Sea to its north ? | Which dam is located in the most populous democracy in the world ? | Which concrete arch dam is located in the country home to the two global cities and economic centres of Zürich and Geneva ? | What kind of dam is the tallest dam in Europe ?

Answers:
249 m | Tehri Dam | Mauvoisin Dam | Gravity