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The area of some lakes fluctuates substantially. For those lakes partially in Canada or Mexico the area given for the lake is the total area, not just the part of the lake in the United States. Of the top 100 lakes, 55 are man-made and 45 are natural. Two lakes in the top 100 are primarily salt water, and two are primarily brackish water.
man-made 79: Lake Mohave: Arizona - Nevada: 1,818,330 acre⋅ft (2.24 km 3) 120 ft (37 m) man-made 80: Lake McConaughy: Nebraska: 1,756,300 acre⋅ft (2.17 km 3) 135 ft (41 m) man-made 81: Lake Livingston: Texas: 1,750,000 acre⋅ft (2.16 km 3) 90 ft (27 m) man-made 82: Clarks Hill Lake: Georgia - South Carolina: 1,730,000 acre⋅ft (2.13 km 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 ...
Below are the reservoirs (artificial lakes) in the world with a surface area exceeding 500 km 2 (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 km 2 (3,300 sq mi).
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Lake Livingston State Park: Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway: Parker 3,282.5 acres (1,328.4 ha) 1981 Lake Mineral Wells State Park: Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway - includes Birch Creek Unit and Nails Creek Unit Burleson, Lee 5,520 acres (2,233.9 ha) 1970 Lake Summerville State Park: Lake Tawakoni State Park: Hunt 376 acres ...
Kansas' 24 man-made lakes built by the federal government range in depth from 20 feet to 72 feet. Here's how deep each of them go. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help.
Most lakes in the state today were constructed, mostly through dam construction. [20] Conowingo Reservoir; Deep Creek Lake (largest lake in Maryland) Lake Habeeb (Rocky Gap Lake) Liberty Reservoir; Loch Raven Reservoir; Little Patuxent Oxbow Lake (at 50 acres, the largest natural freshwater lake in the state.) [21] [22] Prettyboy Reservoir