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The tallest dam in the world is 305 metres high

Jinping-I is an arch dam on the Yalong River in China

A thin concrete arch transfers the water load into the rock walls of the gorge, which is why it can be built so tall with relatively little material. The reservoir behind it flooded a deep valley, and the project involved relocating thousands of residents. Arch dams need exceptionally strong rock on both sides.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Jinping-I is an arch dam on the Yalong River in China. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a records & extremes fact?: Yes. It sits on the Records & Extremes shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.