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List of reservoirs by surface area

Below are the reservoirs (artificial lakes) in the world with a surface area exceeding 500 km2 (190 sq mi). Reservoirs can be formed conventionally, by damming the outlet of a canyon or valley to form a lake; the largest of this type is Ghana's Lake Volta, with a water surface of 8,500 km2 (3,300 sq mi). Reservoirs can also be formed by damming the outlets of natural lakes to regulate water levels, such as ones at Uganda's Owen Falls Dam (Lake Victoria) and Russia's Irkutsk Dam (Lake Baikal); they are included here and indicated with a light blue cell background.

Large reservoir area does not necessarily coincide with large volume, as reservoirs with a large area tend to be shallow, such as at Suriname's 1,560 km2 (600 sq mi) Brokopondo Reservoir, with an average depth of just 13 m (43 ft). In comparison, Canada's Kinbasket Lake, with an average depth of 58 m (190 ft), has a volume 25 percent greater – but with a surface area of just 430 km2 (170 sq mi), does not meet the cutoff for inclusion in this list.

List edit

Name Country Dam Outflow Surface area Ref Image
km2 mi2
Lake Victoria[n 1]   Kenya
  Tanzania
  Uganda 		Owen Falls Dam White Nile 66,400 25,600 [1]  
Irkutsk Reservoir–
Lake Baikal[n 2] 		  Russia Irkutsk Dam Angara River 32,000 12,000 [2]  
Lake Winnipeg[n 3]   Canada Jenpeg Dam Nelson River 24,420 9,430 [3]  
Lake Volta   Ghana Akosombo Dam Volta River 8,500 3,300 [4]  
Smallwood Reservoir   Canada Multiple Churchill River 6,527 2,520 [5]  
Reindeer Lake[n 4]   Canada Whitesand Dam Reindeer River 6,500 2,500 [6]
Kuybyshev Reservoir   Russia Zhiguli Dam Volga River 6,450 2,490  
Lake Kariba   Zambia
  Zimbabwe 		Kariba Dam Zambezi River 5,580 2,150 [7]  
Bukhtarma Reservoir[n 5]   Kazakhstan Bukhtarma Dam Irtysh River 5,490 2,120 [8]
Bratsk Reservoir   Russia Bratsk Dam Angara River 5,470 2,110 [9]  
Lake Nasser   Egypt Aswan Dam Nile 5,200 2,000 [10]  
Rybinsk Reservoir   Russia Rybinsk Dam Volga River 4,550 1,760 [11]  
Caniapiscau Reservoir   Canada Multiple Caniapiscau River 4,318 1,667 [12]  
Lake Guri   Venezuela Guri Dam Caroni River 4,250 1,640  
Sobradinho Reservoir   Brazil Sobradinho Dam São Francisco River 4,225 1,631 [13]  
Volgograd Reservoir   Russia Volga Dam Volga River 3,117 1,203  
Lago Tucuruí   Brazil Tucuruí Dam Tocantins River 2,875 1,110 [14]  
Robert-Bourassa Reservoir   Canada Robert-Bourassa Dam La Grande River 2,815 1,087 [12]  
Tsimlyansk Reservoir   Russia Tsimlyansky Dam Don River 2,702 1,043 [15]  
Cahora Bassa Lake   Mozambique Cahora Bassa Dam Zambezi River 2,665 1,029 [16]  
La Grande-3 Reservoir   Canada La Grande-3 Dam La Grande River 2,536 979 [12]
Vilyuy Reservoir   Russia Vilyuy Dam Vilyuy River 2,501 966  
Kaptai lake   Bangladesh Kaptai Dam Karnaphuli River 2,399 926 [17]  
Balbina Reservoir   Brazil Balbina Dam Uatumã River 2,360 910 [14]  
Sanmenxia Reservoir   China Sanmenxia Dam Yellow River 2,350 910  
Boguchany Reservoir   Russia Boguchany Dam Angara River 2,326 898  
Sérgio Motta Reservoir   Brazil Eng Sérgio Motta Dam Paraná River 2,250 870  
Ust-Khantai Reservoir   Russia Ust-Khantai Dam Khantayka River 2,230 860
Cheboksary Reservoir   Russia Cheboksary Dam Volga River 2,190 850  
Kremenchuk Reservoir   Ukraine Kremenchuk Dam Dnieper River 2,250 870  
Lake Argyle   Australia Ord River Dam Ord River 2,072 800 [18]  
Krasnoyarsk Reservoir   Russia Krasnoyarsk Dam Yenisei River 2,000 770 [19]  
Manicouagan Reservoir   Canada Daniel-Johnson Dam Manicouagan River 1,973 762 [12]  
Ust-Ilimsk Reservoir   Russia Ust-Ilimsk Dam Angara River 1,922 742  
Kama Reservoir   Russia Kama Dam Kama River 1,915 739  
Kapchagay Reservoir   Kazakhstan Kapchagay Dam Ili River 1,847 713  
Saratov Reservoir   Russia Balakovo Dam Volga River 1,831 707  
Williston Lake   Canada W.A.C. Bennett Dam Peace River 1,773 685 [20]  
Yacyretá Reservoir   Argentina
  Paraguay 		Yacyretá Dam Paraná River 1,600 620 [21]  
Lake Sakakawea   United States Garrison Dam Missouri River 1,539 594 [22]  
Lake Oahe   United States Oahe Dam Missouri River 1,515 585 [22]  
Brokopondo Reservoir   Suriname Afobaka Dam Suriname River 1,500 580 [23]  
Furnas Reservoir   Brazil Furnas Dam Grande River 1,473 569 [24]  
Itaipu Reservoir   Brazil
  Paraguay 		Itaipu Dam Paraná River 1,350 520 [25]  
Laforge-1 Reservoir   Canada Laforge-1 Dam Laforge River 1,288 497 [26]  
Nechako Reservoir   Canada Kenney Dam Nechako River 1,200 460 [27]
Stiegler's Gorge Reservoir   Tanzania Stiegler's Gorge Dam Rufiji River 1,200 460
Ilha Solteira Reservoir   Brazil Ilha Solteira Dam Paraná River 1,195 461 [28]  
Votkinsk Reservoir   Russia Votkinsk Dam Kama River 1,120 430  
Nizhnekamsk Reservoir   Russia Nizhnekamsk Dam Kama River 1,084 419  
Three Gorges Reservoir   China Three Gorges Dam Yangtze River 1,084 419 [29]  
Novosibirsk Reservoir   Russia Novosibirsk Dam Ob River 1,072 414 [30]  
Jebel Aulia Reservoir   Sudan Jebel Aulia Dam White Nile 1,051 406 [31]
Danjiangkou Reservoir   China Danjiangkou Dam Han River 1,050 410 [32]
Três Marias Reservoir   Brazil Três Marias Dam São Francisco River 1,040 400 [33]  
Pipmuacan Reservoir   Canada Bersimis-1 Dam Betsiamites River 978 378  
Fort Peck Lake   United States Fort Peck Dam Missouri River 976 377 [22]  
Kyiv Reservoir   Ukraine Kyiv Dam Dnieper River 922 356  
Shardara Reservoir   Kazakhstan Shardara Dam Syr Darya 900 350 [34]  
El Chocón Reservoir   Argentina El Chocón Dam Limay River 860 330  
Truman Reservoir   United States Harry S. Truman Dam Osage River 848 327 [35]  
Luiz Gonzaga Reservoir   Brazil Luiz Gonzaga Dam São Francisco River 828 320 [36]  
Lake Atatürk Dam   Turkey Atatürk Dam Euphrates River 817 315  
Srisailam Reservoir   India Srisailam Dam Krishna River 800 310
Itumbiara Reservoir   Brazil Itumbiara Dam Paranaíba River 778 300 [37]  
La Grande-4 Reservoir   Canada La Grande-4 Dam La Grande River 765 295 [38]  
Toledo Bend Reservoir   United States Toledo Bend Dam Sabine River 736 284 [27]  
Hirakud Reservoir   India Hirakud Dam Mahanadi River 743 287 [39]  
Emborcação Reservoir   Brazil Emborcação Dam Paranaíba River 703 271
Lake Powell   United States Glen Canyon Dam Colorado River 689 266 [40]  
Kaniv Reservoir   Ukraine Kaniv Dam Dnieper River 675 261
Keban Reservoir   Turkey Keban Dam Euphrates 675 261  
São Simão Reservoir   Brazil São Simão Dam Paranaíba River 674 260
Lake Mead   United States Hoover Dam Colorado River 659 254 [40]  
Água Vermelha Reservoir   Brazil Água Vermelha Dam Grande River 650 250 [41]
Outardes-4 Reservoir   Canada Outardes-4 Dam Outardes River 625 241
Lake Assad   Syria Tabqa Dam Euphrates 610 240  
Mingachevir Reservoir   Azerbaijan Mingachevir Dam Kura River 605 234  
Eastmain Reservoir   Canada Multiple Eastmain River 603 233 [42]  
Kamianske Reservoir   Ukraine Kamianske Dam Dnieper River 567 219  
Kayrakkum Reservoir   Tajikistan Kayrakkum Dam Syr Darya 523 202 [43]
Capivara Reservoir   Brazil Capivara Dam Paranapanema River 515 199 [44]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Owen Falls Dam raised the level of Lake Victoria
  2. ^ Irkutsk Dam and Reservoir raised the level of Lake Baikal
  3. ^ Jenpeg Dam and a series of dikes and diversion channels are operated by Manitoba Hydro to maintain Lake Winnipeg as a storage reservoir for hydroelectricity generation.
  4. ^ Reindeer Lake raised slightly and outflow regulated by Whitesand Dam
  5. ^ Bukhtarma Dam raised the level of Lake Zaysan

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