This is a list of the tallest dams in the United States.The main list includes all U.S. dams over 300 feet (91 m) tall, and a second list gives the tallest dams in each state.Dimensions given are for foundation height, not hydraulic height or head.Structures such as levees, dikes and tailings dams are not included in the lists. The first of six turbines were powered up on Tuesday at the ceremony, which Erdogan attended via videoconference. The country is aiming to mark its 100 years as a republic in 2023 with a total installed electric power capacity of 100 GW â up from 32 GW in 2002 and 64 GW in 2014 â with 30 per cent of electricity generation coming from renewables. The winner of the year, with the highest growth, was the Atatürk Dam, Turkeyâs biggest hydroelectric power plant, which rose from 3.49 billion kWh to 8.17 billion kWh. When the 27-billion-cubic-meter-capacity Atatürk Dam opened on that river in 1990, it ⦠The dam and the hydroelectric power plant, which went into service after the upfilling of the reservoir was completed in 1992, are operated by the State Hydraulic Works (DSÄ°). The landslide blocked the Tortum River and resulted in the largest landslide dam in Turkey. Construction work on two of Turkeyâs biggest dam projects has ground to a halt, as the country pays a price for simmering tensions between Kurdish rebels and the government. ( AA ) Turkeyâs President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated the country's largest hydropower dam in the southeast of the country. The Ilisu Damâs total installed power stands at 1,200 megawatts, making it Turkeyâs fourth-largest dam in terms of energy production. The Ilisu Dam will generate 1,200 megawatts of electricity, making it Turkeyâs fourth-largest dam in terms of energy production. This aerial image shows the Ilisu Dam, one of the largest hydropower projects in Turkey, May 18, 2020. Based on the radiocarbon age, the Tortum landslide occurred about 350 ± 40â370 ± 40 years before today. But Turkey's dams dominate the rivers, especially the Euphrates. Turkey's decision to block the flow of the Euphrates also affects Iraq's share, said Khaled Abu Al-Waled, a media activist from Raqqa City. But the largest dam of Turkey in size, and one of the biggest dams in the world, is Ataturk Dam which is also built on the Euphrates river near Sanliurfa province between 1983-1992; it's 169 m (554 ft) high. Another big dam is Karakaya (173 m - 568 ft high) which was opened in 1987 within GAP Project, and other dams are Birecik and Karkamis. Second place went to the countryâs second-largest dam Karakaya, which generated 7.6 billion kWh ⦠The reservoir created behind the dam, called Lake Atatürk Dam (Turkish: Atatürk Baraj Gölü), is the third largest in Turkey. Turkey has ambitious plans for hydropower over the coming decade. The lake impounded by the blockage is approximately 523 × 10 6 m 3 in volume, with a length of 8 km and a width of 0.7 km.