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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 volume (conservation pool).
The following terms are used in connection with the volume of reservoirs: Nominal volume Capacity The total volume of all water held behind a dam at the maximum level possible. Initial volume Design volume The possible volume within the reservoir after it first opens. Many rivers are high in silt that over time deposits behind a dam reducing ...
Rank Name Country Year completed Structure volume (10 6 m 3) Structure height (m) Reservoir volume (10 9 m 3) Installed capacity (MW) Type 1 Tarbela Dam [1] Pakistan: 1976 153 143 13.7 4,888 TE/ER 2 Fort Peck Dam [2] United States: 1940 96 76.4 23 185 TE 3 Atatürk Dam [3] Turkey: 1990 84.5 166 48.7 2,400 TE/ER 4 Houtribdijk Netherlands: 1968 ...
Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, has receded considerable in the past 22 years, new satellite photos from NASA show. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For ...
4.17 United States. ... largest dam in the country and creates the largest reservoir; North Korea ... dam in the world and also the largest by structural volume ...
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).
This volume was taken from the summer 2011 record peak of 1,454.4 ft (443.3 m) MSL. Devils Lake has experienced severe flooding and has risen more than 31 ft (9.4 m) since 1993. Volume has increased by 6 times. [6] [7] [8] 42: Lake Oroville: California: 3,537,577 acre⋅ft (4.4 km 3) 695 ft (212 m) man-made 43 Dworshak Reservoir Idaho 3,468,000 ...
This article lists lakes with a water volume of more than 100 km 3, ranked by volume. The volume of a lake is a difficult quantity to measure. [1] Generally, the volume must be inferred from bathymetric data by integration. Lake volumes can also change dramatically over time and during the year, especially for salt lakes in arid climates.