Largest U.S. Reservoirs


Order Name Reservoir State Capacity (Cubic Meters) Year Completed
1 Hoover Lake Mead Nevada 34850000 1936
2 Glen Canyon lake Powell Arizona 33300000 1966
3 Garrison Lake Sakakawea North Dakota 27920000 1953
4 Oahe Lake Oahe South Dakota 27430000 1958
5 Fort Peck Fort Peck Lake Montana 22120000 1937
6 Grand Coulee F.D.Roosevelt Lake Washington 11790000 1942
7 Libby Lake Koocanusa Montana 7170000 1973
8 Fort Randall Lake Francis Case South Dakota 5700000 1952
9 Shasta lake Shasta California 5610000 1945
10 Toledo Bend Toledo Bend Lake Lousiana 5520000 1968

Source: USCOLD Register of Dams


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