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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

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

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