🚧 Usoi Dam

Tajikistan · Asia · 38.28°N, 72.61°E

The Usoi Dam is a natural landslide dam along the Murghab River in Tajikistan. At 567 metres (1,860 ft) high, it is the tallest dam in the world, either natural or man-made. The dam was created on 18 February 1911, when the 7.4-Ms Sarez earthquake caused a massive landslide that blocked the flow of the river.

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Quick facts

Country	Tajikistan
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	38.28°N, 72.61°E · view on map

Usoi Dam is located in Tajikistan, in Asia.

More dams in Tajikistan

Baipaza Dam · Farkhad Dam · Kayrakkum Dam · Sangtuda 2 Hydroelectric Power Plant.

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