Worlds Greatest Man-Made Lakes
| Name of Dam | Location | Million cubic metres | Year completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Falls | Uganda | 204,800 | 1954 |
| Kariba | Zimbabwe | 181,592 | 1959 |
| Bratsk | CIS | 169,270 | 1964 |
| High Aswan (Sadd-el-Aali) | Egypt | 168,000 | 1970 |
| Akosombo | Ghana | 148,000 | 1965 |
| Daniel Johnson | Canada | 141,852 | 1968 |
| Guri (Raul Leoni) | Venezuela | 136,000 | 1986 |
| Krasnoyarsk | CIS | 73,300 | 1967 |
| Bennet W.A.C | Canada | 70,309 | 1967 |
| Zeya | CIS | 68,400 | 1978 |
| Cabota | Mozambique | 63,000 | 1974 |
| La Grande 2 | Canada | 61,720 | 1982 |
| La Grande 3 | Canada | 60,020 | 1982 |
| Ust-IIimsk | CIS | 59,300 | 1980 |
| Volga-V.I. Lenin | CIS | 58,000 | 1955 |
| Caniapiscau | Canada | 53,790 | 1981 |
| Pati (Chapeton) | Argentina | 53,700 | - |
| Upper Wainganga | India | 50,700 | - |
| Sao Felix | Brazil | 50,600 | - |
| Bukhtarma | CIS | 49,740 | 1960 |
| Ataturk (Karababa) | Turkey | 48,000 | - |
| Cerros Colorados | Argentina | 48,000 | 1973 |
| Irkutsk | CIS | 46,000 | 1956 |
| Tucurui | Brazil | 36,375 | 1967 |
| Sanmenxia | CIS | 35,900 | 1960 |
| Hoover | China | 35,400 | 1936 |
| Sobridinho | Navada / Arizona | 35,154 | 1981 |
| Glen Canyon | Brazil | 34,200 | 1964 |
| Jenpeg | Canada | 31,790 | 1975 |