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INFRASTRUCTURE
Dams
Largest Dams by Size of Reservoir
This list features the largest dams in the world based on reservoir size.
RANK | DAM | LOCATION | RESERVOIR CAPACITY (cubic metres) | YEAR |
1 | Owen Falls | Uganda | 2,700,000,000 | 1954 |
2 | Kakhovka | Ukraine | 182,000,000 | 1955 |
3 | Kariba | Zimbabwe-Zambia | 180,600,000 | 1959 |
4 | Bratsk | Russia | 169,270,000 | 1964 |
5 | Aswan High | Egypt | 168,900,000 | 1970 |
6 | Akosombo | Ghana | 153,000,000 | 1965 |
7 | Daniel Johnson | Canada | 141,852,000 | 1968 |
8 | Guri (Raúl Leoni) | Venezuela | 138,000,000 | 1986 |
9 | Krasnoyarsk | Russia | 73,300,000 | 1967 |
10 | W.A.C. Bennett | Canada | 70,309,000 | 1967 |
11 | Zeya | Russia | 68,400,000 | 1978 |
12 | Cahora Bassa | Mozambique | 63,000,000 | 1974 |
References
Encyclopaedia Britannica. (n.d.). World's largest dams. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/worlds-largest-dams-2225893 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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