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The largest reservoir in Tasmania is the 12,359-gigalitre (2,719 × 10 ^ 9 imp gal; 3,265 × 10 ^ 9 US gal) Lake Gordon in the South West region of the state, formed by the Gordon Dam. As of 2015 [update] , 44 per cent of all the dams in Tasmania were constructed for the purpose of generating hydro-electricity .
Toggle North and Central America subsection. 4.1 Belize. 4.2 Canada. ... 5.1 Australia. 5.2 Fiji. 5.3 New Caledonia. ... The following is a list of reservoirs and ...
Reservoirs in the Australian Capital Territory (7 P) N. Reservoirs in New South Wales (1 C, 14 P) Reservoirs in the Northern Territory (1 P) Q. Reservoirs in ...
The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a major dam as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
Lake Powell, impounded by Glen Canyon Dam, is the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. This is a list of largest reservoirs in the United States, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater than or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3). Figures given are for maximum storage capacity (flood pool) of reservoirs, not regular storage ...
The list below largely ignores many natural lakes that have been augmented with the addition of a relatively minor dam. For example, a small dam, two hydroelectric plants, and locks on the outlet of Lake Superior make it possible to artificially control the lake level.
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Reservoirs in the United States are artificial lakes for water supply and/or flood control. Some U.S. reservoir articles may be titled with 'lake' or 'dam' The main article for this category is List of dams and reservoirs in the United States; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reservoirs in the United States