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Major Dams of the World - YAML

The world's major dams are ranked by installed capacity. China's Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest hydroelectric power station at 22,500 MW, followed by the Itaipu Dam on the Brazil-Paraguay border and Venezuela's Guri Dam. These dams play crucial roles in each country's power supply and are globally recognized as significant sources of renewable energy.

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- code: "1"
  slug: "three-gorges-dam"
  name: "Three Gorges Dam"
  description: "The world's largest hydroelectric power station built on the Yangtze River in China."
  country: "China"
  capacityMW: 22500
  heightM: 181
  lengthM: 2335
  completedYear: 2006
  river: "Yangtze River"
- code: "2"
  slug: "itaipu-dam"
  name: "Itaipu Dam"
  description: "The world's second largest hydroelectric power station on the Brazil-Paraguay border."
  country: "Brazil / Paraguay"
  capacityMW: 14000
  heightM: 196
  lengthM: 7700
  completedYear: 1984
  river: "Paraná River"
- code: "3"
  slug: "baihetan-dam"
  name: "Baihetan Dam"
  description: "The world's third largest hydroelectric power station on the Jinsha River in China."
  country: "China"
  capacityMW: 16000
  heightM: 289
  lengthM: null
  completedYear: 2022
  river: "Jinsha River"
- code: "4"
  slug: "xiluodu-dam"
  name: "Xiluodu Dam"
  description: "The world's fourth largest hydroelectric power station on the Jinsha River in China."
  country: "China"
  capacityMW: 13860
  heightM: 285.5
  lengthM: null
  completedYear: 2013
  river: "Jinsha River"
- code: "5"
  slug: "belo-monte-dam"
  name: "Belo Monte Dam"
  description: "The world's fifth largest hydroelectric power station on the Xingu River in Brazil."
  country: "Brazil"
  capacityMW: 11200
  heightM: null
  lengthM: null
  completedYear: 2019
  river: "Xingu River"
- code: "6"
  slug: "guri-dam"
  name: "Guri Dam"
  description: "The world's sixth largest hydroelectric power station on the Caroní River in Venezuela."
  country: "Venezuela"
  capacityMW: 10200
  heightM: 162
  lengthM: 7400
  completedYear: 1986
  river: "Caroní River"
- code: "7"
  slug: "wudongde-dam"
  name: "Wudongde Dam"
  description: "The world's seventh largest hydroelectric power station on the Jinsha River in China."
  country: "China"
  capacityMW: 10200
  heightM: 270
  lengthM: null
  completedYear: 2021
  river: "Jinsha River"
- code: "8"
  slug: "tucurui-dam"
  name: "Tucuruí Dam"
  description: "The world's eighth largest hydroelectric power station on the Tocantins River in Brazil."
  country: "Brazil"
  capacityMW: 8370
  heightM: 95
  lengthM: 12500
  completedYear: 1984
  river: "Tocantins River"
- code: "9"
  slug: "grand-coulee-dam"
  name: "Grand Coulee Dam"
  description: "The largest hydroelectric power station in the United States on the Columbia River."
  country: "United States"
  capacityMW: 6809
  heightM: 168
  lengthM: 1592
  completedYear: 1942
  river: "Columbia River"
- code: "10"
  slug: "longtan-dam"
  name: "Longtan Dam"
  description: "The world's tenth largest hydroelectric power station on the Hongshui River in China."
  country: "China"
  capacityMW: 6426
  heightM: 216
  lengthM: 800
  completedYear: null
  river: "Hongshui River"