List of reservoirs by surface area

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Below are the reservoirs (artificial lakes) in the world with a surface area exceeding 500 km2 (190 mi2). 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 mi2). 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 mi2) 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 mi2), does not meet the cutoff for inclusion in this list.

  Natural lake with artifically regulated water levels
Name Country Dam Outflow Surface area Ref Image
km2 mi2
Lake Victoria[n 1] Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda		 Owen Falls Dam White Nile 66,40025,600 [1]
Irkutsk Reservoir–
Lake Baikal[n 2]		 Russia Irkutsk Dam Angara River 32,00012,000 [2]
Lake Winnipeg[n 3] Canada Jenpeg Dam Nelson River 24,4209,430 [3]
Lake Volta Ghana Akosombo Dam Volta River 8,5003,300 [4]
Smallwood Reservoir Canada Multiple Churchill River 6,5272,520 [5]
Reindeer Lake[n 4] Canada Whitesand Dam Reindeer River 6,5002,500 [6]
Kuybyshev Reservoir Russia Zhiguli Dam Volga River 6,4502,490
Lake Kariba Zambia
Zimbabwe		 Kariba Dam Zambezi River 5,5802,150 [7]
Bukhtarma Reservoir[n 5] Kazakhstan Bukhtarma Dam Irtysh River 5,4902,120 [8]
Bratsk Reservoir Russia Bratsk Dam Angara River 5,4702,110 [9]
Lake Nasser Egypt Aswan Dam Nile 5,2002,000 [10]
Rybinsk Reservoir Russia Rybinsk Dam Volga River 4,5501,760 [11]
Caniapiscau Reservoir Canada Multiple Caniapiscau River 4,3181,667 [12]
Lake Guri Venezuela Guri Dam Caroni River 4,2501,640
Sobradinho Reservoir Brazil Sobradinho Dam São Francisco River 4,2251,631 [13]
Volgograd Reservoir Russia Volga Dam Volga River 3,1171,203
Lago Tucuruí Brazil Tucuruí Dam Tocantins River 2,8751,110 [14]
Robert-Bourassa Reservoir Canada Robert-Bourassa Dam La Grande River 2,8151,087 [12]
Tsimlyansk Reservoir Russia Tsimlyansky Dam Don River 2,7021,043 [15]
Cahora Bassa Lake Mozambique Cahora Bassa Dam Zambezi River 2,6651,029 [16]
La Grande-3 Reservoir Canada La Grande-3 Dam La Grande River 2,536979 [12]
Vilyuy Reservoir Russia Vilyuy Dam Vilyuy River 2,501966
Kaptai lake Bangladesh Kaptai Dam Karnaphuli River 2,399926 [17]
Balbina Reservoir Brazil Balbina Dam Uatumã River 2,360910 [14]
Sanmenxia Reservoir China Sanmenxia Dam Yellow River 2,350910
Boguchany Reservoir Russia Boguchany Dam Angara River 2,326898
Sérgio Motta Reservoir Brazil Eng Sérgio Motta Dam Paraná River 2,250870
Ust-Khantai Reservoir Russia Ust-Khantai Dam Khantayka River 2,230860
Cheboksary Reservoir Russia Cheboksary Dam Volga River 2,190850
Kremenchuk Reservoir Ukraine Kremenchuk Dam Dnieper River 2,250870
Lake Argyle Australia Ord River Dam Ord River 2,072800 [18]
Krasnoyarsk Reservoir Russia Krasnoyarsk Dam Yenisei River 2,000770 [19]
Manicouagan Reservoir Canada Daniel-Johnson Dam Manicouagan River 1,973762 [12]
Ust-Ilimsk Reservoir Russia Ust-Ilimsk Dam Angara River 1,922742
Kama Reservoir Russia Kama Dam Kama River 1,915739
Kapchagay Reservoir Kazakhstan Kapchagay Dam Ili River 1,847713
Saratov Reservoir Russia Balakovo Dam Volga River 1,831707
Williston Lake Canada W.A.C. Bennett Dam Peace River 1,773685 [20]
Yacyretá Reservoir Argentina
Paraguay		 Yacyretá Dam Paraná River 1,600620 [21]
Lake Sakakawea United States Garrison Dam Missouri River 1,539594 [22]
Lake Oahe United States Oahe Dam Missouri River 1,515585 [22]
Brokopondo Reservoir Suriname Afobaka Dam Suriname River 1,500580 [23]
Furnas Reservoir Brazil Furnas Dam Grande River 1,473569 [24]
Itaipu Reservoir Brazil
Paraguay		 Itaipu Dam Paraná River 1,350520 [25]
Laforge-1 Reservoir Canada Laforge-1 Dam Laforge River 1,288497 [26]
Rincón del Bonete Reservoir  Uruguay Rincón del Bonete Dam Río Negro River 1,240 480 [27]
Nechako Reservoir Canada Kenney Dam Nechako River 1,200460 [28]
Stiegler's Gorge Reservoir Tanzania Stiegler's Gorge Dam Rufiji River 1,200460
Ilha Solteira Reservoir Brazil Ilha Solteira Dam Paraná River 1,195461 [29]
Votkinsk Reservoir Russia Votkinsk Dam Kama River 1,120430
Nizhnekamsk Reservoir Russia Nizhnekamsk Dam Kama River 1,084419
Three Gorges Reservoir China Three Gorges Dam Yangtze River 1,084419 [30]
Novosibirsk Reservoir Russia Novosibirsk Dam Ob River 1,072414 [31]
Jebel Aulia Reservoir Sudan Jebel Aulia Dam White Nile 1,051406 [32]
Danjiangkou Reservoir China Danjiangkou Dam Han River 1,050410 [33]
Três Marias Reservoir Brazil Três Marias Dam São Francisco River 1,040400 [34]
Pipmuacan Reservoir Canada Bersimis-1 Dam Betsiamites River 978378
Fort Peck Lake United States Fort Peck Dam Missouri River 976377 [22]
Kyiv Reservoir Ukraine Kyiv Dam Dnieper River 922356
Shardara Reservoir Kazakhstan Shardara Dam Syr Darya 900350 [35]
El Chocón Reservoir Argentina El Chocón Dam Limay River 860330
Truman Reservoir United States Harry S. Truman Dam Osage River 848327 [36]
Luiz Gonzaga Reservoir Brazil Luiz Gonzaga Dam São Francisco River 828320 [37]
Lake Atatürk Dam Turkey Atatürk Dam Euphrates River 817315
Srisailam Reservoir India Srisailam Dam Krishna River 800310
Itumbiara Reservoir Brazil Itumbiara Dam Paranaíba River 778300 [38]
La Grande-4 Reservoir Canada La Grande-4 Dam La Grande River 765295 [39]
Toledo Bend Reservoir United States Toledo Bend Dam Sabine River 736284 [28]
Hirakud Reservoir India Hirakud Dam Mahanadi River 743287 [40]
Emborcação Reservoir Brazil Emborcação Dam Paranaíba River 703271
Lake Powell United States Glen Canyon Dam Colorado River 689266 [41]
Kaniv Reservoir Ukraine Kaniv Dam Dnieper River 675261
Keban Reservoir Turkey Keban Dam Euphrates 675261
São Simão Reservoir Brazil São Simão Dam Paranaíba River 674260
Lake Mead United States Hoover Dam Colorado River 659254 [41]
Água Vermelha Reservoir Brazil Água Vermelha Dam Grande River 650250 [42]
Outardes-4 Reservoir Canada Outardes-4 Dam Outardes River 625241
Lake Assad Syria Tabqa Dam Euphrates 610240
Mingachevir Reservoir Azerbaijan Mingachevir Dam Kura River 605234
Eastmain Reservoir Canada Multiple Eastmain River 603233 [43]
Kamianske Reservoir Ukraine Kamianske Dam Dnieper River 567219
Kayrakkum Reservoir Tajikistan Kayrakkum Dam Syr Darya 523202 [44]
Capivara Reservoir Brazil Capivara Dam Paranapanema River 515199 [45]

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