What are the 5 largest dams in the world based on capacity?

Answer 1

The following are the world's ten largest reservoirs by surface area:

1. Lake Volta (8,482 km2 or 3,275 sq mi; Ghana)

2. Smallwood Reservoir (6,527 km2 or 2,520 sq mi; Canada)

3. Kuybyshev Reservoir (6,450 km2 or 2,490 sq mi; Russia)

4. Lake Kariba (5,580 km2 or 2,150 sq mi; Zimbabwe, Zambia)

5. Bukhtarma Reservoir (5,490 km2 or 2,120 sq mi; Kazakhstan)

6. Bratsk Reservoir (5,426 km2 or 2,095 sq mi; Russia)

7. Lake Nasser (5,248 km2 or 2,026 sq mi; Egypt, Sudan)

8. Rybinsk Reservoir (4,580 km2 or 1,770 sq mi; Russia)

9. Caniapiscau Reservoir (4,318 km2 or 1,667 sq mi; Canada)

10. Lake Guri (4,250 km2 or 1,640 sq mi; Venezuela)

List of reservoirs by volume

1. Lake Kariba (180 km3 or 43 cu mi; Zimbabwe, Zambia)

2. Bratsk Reservoir (169 km3 or 41 cu mi; Russia)

3. Lake Nasser (157 km3 or 38 cu mi; Egypt, Sudan)

4. Lake Volta (148 km3 or 36 cu mi; Ghana)

5. Manicouagan Reservoir (142 km3 or 34 cu mi; Canada)

6. Lake Guri (135 km3 or 32 cu mi; Venezuela)

7. Williston Lake (74 km3 or 18 cu mi; Canada)

8. Krasnoyarsk Reservoir (73 km3 or 18 cu mi; Russia)

9. Zeya Reservoir (68 km3 or 16 cu mi; Russia)