Largest
Hydropower Projects (World and U.S.)
World's Largest Capacity Dams
| Order |
Name |
River |
Country |
Capacity (MW) |
Year Completed |
| 1 |
Itaipu |
Parana |
Brazil/Paraguay |
12600 |
1983 |
| 2 |
Guri |
Caroni |
Venezuela |
10300 |
1986 |
| 3 |
Sayano-Shushensk |
Yenisei |
Russia |
6400 |
1989 |
| 4 |
Grand Coulee |
Columbia |
U.S.A. |
6180 |
1942 |
| 5 |
Krasnoyacsk |
Yenisei |
Russia |
6000 |
1968 |
| 6 |
Church Falls |
Churchill |
Canada |
5428 |
1971 |
| 7 |
La Grande 2 |
La Grande |
Canada |
5328 |
1979 |
| 8 |
Bratsk |
Angara |
Russia |
4500 |
1961 |
| 9 |
Ust-Ilim |
Angara |
Russia |
4320 |
1977 |
| 10 |
Tucurui |
Tocantins |
Brazil |
3960 |
1984 |
U.S. Largest Capacity Dams
| Order |
Name |
River |
Location |
Capacity (MW) |
| 1 |
Grand Coulee |
Columbia |
Washington |
6180 |
| 2 |
Chief Joseph |
Columbia |
Washington |
2457 |
| 3 |
John Day |
Columbia |
Oregon |
2160 |
| 4 |
Bath County P/S |
Little Back Creek |
Virginia |
2100 |
| 5 |
Robert Moses - Niagara |
Niagara |
New York |
1950 |
| 6 |
The Dalles |
Columbia |
Oregon |
1805 |
| 7 |
Luddington |
Lake Michigan |
Michigan |
1657 |
| 8 |
Raccoon Mountain |
Tennessee River |
Tennessee |
1530 |
| 9 |
Hoover |
Colorado |
Nevada |
1434 |
| 10 |
Pyramid |
California Aqueduct |
California |
1250 |
Source: USCOLD Register of Dams