Rank |
Name of dam |
Reservoir |
River |
Country |
1 |
Kariba Dam |
Lake Kariba |
Zambezi River |
Zimbabwe |
2 |
Bratsk Dam |
Bratsk Reservoir |
Angara River |
Russia |
3 |
Aswan High Dam |
Lake Nasser |
Nile River |
Egypt |
4 |
Akosombo Dam |
Lake Volta |
Volta River |
Ghana |
5 |
Daniel-Johnson Dam |
Manicouagan Reservoir |
Manicouagan River |
Canada |
6 |
Guri Dam |
Lake Guri |
Caroní River |
Venezuela |
7 |
W. A. C. Bennett Dam |
Williston Lake |
Peace River |
Canada |
8 |
Krasnoyarsk Dam |
Krasnoyarsk Reservoir |
Yenisei River |
Russia |
9 |
Zeya Hydroelectric Station |
Zeya Reservoir |
Zeya River |
Russia |
10 |
Sanmenxia Dam |
Sanmenxia Reservoir |
Yellow River |
People's Republic of China |
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