1. New dam Cornelia Tailings Dam in Arizona was recognized as the oldest for a long time, processing almost 209.5 million cubic meters. m of water. However, today it ranks second after reaching the Syncrude Tailings dam in Canada (Fort McMurray, Alberta), which facilitates 540 million cubic meters of water.
2. The highest dam in the world was built in Tajikistan, on the Vakhsh River. Nurak dam reaches a height of 330 meters above sea level. Its record has been preserved for a long period of time, despite the fact that it could have been crossed out by another dam on this river, 335 meters - its construction was frozen as the USSR collapsed.
3. The highest concrete dam built in Switzerland - Grand dixence on the river Dixins. It was built between 1953-1961. Its height is 285 m, the length of the ridge is 700 meters.
4. The largest coastal dam Oostersheldedam , storm barrier in the south-west of the Netherlands. It consists of 65 concrete breakwaters and 62 steel gates, and its total length is 9 km.
5. Mississippi River probably a record water basin in the context of the number of dams. It has the largest number of these technological facilities, which start from Cape Girardot and end on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico - they stretch over 2,787 km.
6. Two Colonels Flevoland - East and South - form a solid plot of land and are connected to the rest of the Netherlands with the help of dams, bridges and embankments. Together, these poles can be considered as one artificial island, forming a new Dutch province - East Flevoland. Moreover, it includes another 2 fairly large new cities - Dronten and Almere, and the population of the province in 1995 was 262 thousand people. On this artificial island are located large industrial facilities and resorts, not to mention the agricultural, which was originally originally there.
7. The longest dam built in Paraguay: Yakirei Dam has a length of 69.6 km. It is located on the Argentine-Paraguayan border on the Parana River. Nearby is the city of Ciudad Del Este, the commercial capital of Paraguay, which has claimed free trade on its territory. It is also connected by a bridge of Friendship with Brazil, which, along with its connection with Argentina, makes it an area of three borders. Therefore, this city and dam region encourages the growth of trade, export and import operations and industrial transport in Ciudad Del Este (Paraguay). In addition, the largest dam - Itapua - is also located in the Ciudad del Este area.
