List of largest reservoirs in the United States

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Lake Powell, impounded by Glen Canyon Dam, is the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. Arizona, Lake Powell 03.jpg
Lake Powell, impounded by Glen Canyon Dam, is the second-largest reservoir in the U.S.

This is a list of largest reservoirs in the United States , including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater than or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km3). Figures given are for maximum storage capacity (flood pool) of reservoirs, not regular storage volume (conservation pool). This difference is significant in reservoirs such as Kentucky Lake, whose full capacity is nearly three times that of its conservation pool.

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Due to sedimentation and other factors that affect a reservoir's storage capacity over time, some data listed might not accurately reflect actual current conditions in certain reservoirs. For example, Lake Mead – the largest reservoir in the U.S. – could store more than 32.4 million acre-feet (40.1 km3) when first filled, but sediment accumulation has reduced this to 28.9 million acre-feet (35.6 km3).

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Key
Reservoir is an existing lake raised by a dam; only the volume added by the dam is listedReservoir not entirely within the United States Offstream reservoirN.F. = North Fork (ditto S.F., E.F., W.F.)
NameState(s)CoordinatesCapacitySurface areaDam(s)RiverYear [n 1]
Acre-feet km3 Acres Ha
Abiquiu Lake Flag of New Mexico.svg  NM 36°16′35″N106°28′31″W / 36.27639°N 106.47528°W / 36.27639; -106.47528 1,192,8011.47112,4305,030 Abiquiu Dam Rio Chama 1963
Alamo Lake Flag of Arizona.svg  AZ 34°17′47″N113°32′43″W / 34.29639°N 113.54528°W / 34.29639; -113.54528 1,043,0001.28717,0006,900 Alamo Dam Bill Williams River 1968
Allegheny Reservoir Flag of New York.svg  NY
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  PA
41°57′36″N78°56′04″W / 41.96000°N 78.93444°W / 41.96000; -78.93444 1,300,0001.60421,1808,570 Kinzua Dam Allegheny River 1965
American Falls Reservoir [1] Flag of Idaho.svg  ID 42°54′29″N112°45′04″W / 42.90806°N 112.75111°W / 42.90806; -112.75111 1,672,6002.06356,00023,000 American Falls Dam Snake River 1978
Amistad Reservoir Flag of Coahuila.svg  COA
Flag of Texas.svg  TX
29°28′14″N101°06′06″W / 29.47056°N 101.10167°W / 29.47056; -101.10167 5,658,6006.98064,90026,300 Amistad Dam Rio Grande 1969
Arkabutla Lake Flag of Mississippi.svg  MS 34°44′34″N90°06′13″W / 34.74278°N 90.10361°W / 34.74278; -90.10361 1,383,8001.70730,00012,000 Arkabutla Dam Coldwater River 1943
Banks Lake Flag of Washington.svg  WA 47°47′54″N119°12′01″W / 47.79833°N 119.20028°W / 47.79833; -119.20028 1,275,0001.57326,90010,900 Dry Falls Dam, North Dam Grand Coulee 1949
Beaver Lake Flag of Arkansas.svg  AR 36°21′17″N93°55′28″W / 36.35472°N 93.92444°W / 36.35472; -93.92444 1,950,0002.40531,70012,800 Beaver Dam White River 1966
Belton Lake Flag of Texas.svg  TX 31°08′00″N97°30′30″W / 31.13333°N 97.50833°W / 31.13333; -97.50833 1,876,7002.31537,34015,110 Belton Dam Leon River 1954
Bighorn Lake Flag of Montana.svg  MT
Flag of Wyoming.svg  WY
45°06′22″N108°11′13″W / 45.10611°N 108.18694°W / 45.10611; -108.18694 1,381,1891.70417,3007,000 Yellowtail Dam Bighorn River 1967
Broken Bow Lake Flag of Oklahoma.svg  OK 34°12′32″N94°41′00″W / 34.20889°N 94.68333°W / 34.20889; -94.68333 1,368,2301.68818,0007,300 Broken Bow Dam Mountain Fork 1968
Brownlee Reservoir Flag of Idaho.svg  ID
Flag of Oregon.svg  OR
44°35′34″N117°07′31″W / 44.59278°N 117.12528°W / 44.59278; -117.12528 1,426,7001.76015,0006,100 Brownlee Dam Snake River 1958
Bull Shoals Lake Flag of Arkansas.svg  AR
Flag of Missouri.svg  MO
36°29′52″N92°45′58″W / 36.49778°N 92.76611°W / 36.49778; -92.76611 5,760,0007.10571,24028,830 Bull Shoals Dam White River 1951
Canyon Ferry Lake Flag of Montana.svg  MT 46°31′15″N111°34′22″W / 46.52083°N 111.57278°W / 46.52083; -111.57278 1,997,9002.46435,18114,237 Canyon Ferry Dam Missouri River 1954
Cedar Creek Reservoir Flag of Texas.svg  TX 32°16′08″N96°08′23″W / 32.26889°N 96.13972°W / 32.26889; -96.13972 1,085,0001.33834,00014,000 Joe B. Hogsett Dam Cedar Creek 1965
Center Hill Lake Flag of Tennessee.svg  TN 36°01′42″N85°45′17″W / 36.02833°N 85.75472°W / 36.02833; -85.75472 2,092,0002.58018,2207,370 Center Hill Dam Caney Fork 1948
Cherokee Lake Flag of Tennessee.svg  TN 36°15′57″N83°22′17″W / 36.26583°N 83.37139°W / 36.26583; -83.37139 1,541,0001.90128,78011,650 Cherokee Dam Holston River 1941
Dale Hollow Reservoir Flag of Kentucky.svg  KY
Flag of Tennessee.svg  TN
36°36′41″N85°18′40″W / 36.61139°N 85.31111°W / 36.61139; -85.31111 1,706,0002.10427,70011,200 Dale Hollow Dam Obey River 1943
DeGray Lake Flag of Arkansas.svg  AR 34°14′36″N93°11′29″W / 34.24333°N 93.19139°W / 34.24333; -93.19139 1,377,1001.69918,0007,300 DeGray Dam Caddo River 1972
Don Pedro Reservoir [2] Flag of California.svg  CA 37°46′46″N120°21′43″W / 37.77944°N 120.36194°W / 37.77944; -120.36194 2,030,0002.50412,9605,240 New Don Pedro Dam Tuolumne River 1971
Douglas Lake Flag of Tennessee.svg  TN 35°59′33″N83°22′20″W / 35.99250°N 83.37222°W / 35.99250; -83.37222 1,461,0001.80228,42011,500 Douglas Dam French Broad River 1943
Dworshak Reservoir Flag of Idaho.svg  ID 46°36′38″N116°06′27″W / 46.61056°N 116.10750°W / 46.61056; -116.10750 3,469,9004.28016,4186,644 Dworshak Dam N.F. Clearwater River 1973
Elephant Butte Lake Flag of New Mexico.svg  NM 33°18′35″N107°09′58″W / 33.30972°N 107.16611°W / 33.30972; -107.16611 2,065,0102.54735,98414,562 Elephant Butte Dam Rio Grande 1916
Enid Lake Flag of Mississippi.svg  MS 34°09′05″N89°48′32″W / 34.15139°N 89.80889°W / 34.15139; -89.80889 1,213,5001.49728,00011,000 Enid Dam Yocona River 1952
Eufaula Lake Flag of Oklahoma.svg  OK 35°17′19″N95°32′33″W / 35.28861°N 95.54250°W / 35.28861; -95.54250 3,798,0004.685105,00042,000 Eufaula Dam Canadian River 1964
Falcon Lake Flag of Tamaulipas.svg  TAM
Flag of Texas.svg  TX
26°44′20″N99°13′48″W / 26.73889°N 99.23000°W / 26.73889; -99.23000 2,645,6463.26387,40035,400 Falcon Dam Rio Grande 1954
Falls Lake Flag of North Carolina.svg  NC 36°01′16″N78°42′46″W / 36.02111°N 78.71278°W / 36.02111; -78.71278 1,020,9801.25912,4105,020 Falls Dam Neuse River 1981
Flathead Lake Flag of Montana.svg  MT 47°54′05″N114°06′09″W / 47.90139°N 114.10250°W / 47.90139; -114.10250 1,217,0001.501126,00051,000 SKQ Dam Flathead River 1939
Flaming Gorge Reservoir Flag of Utah.svg  UT
Flag of Wyoming.svg  WY
41°05′37″N109°32′40″W / 41.09361°N 109.54444°W / 41.09361; -109.54444 3,788,7004.67342,02017,000 Flaming Gorge Dam Green River 1964
Fort Gibson Lake Flag of Oklahoma.svg  OK 35°57′10″N95°16′24″W / 35.95278°N 95.27333°W / 35.95278; -95.27333 1,292,0001.59419,9008,100 Fort Gibson Dam Neosho River 1949
Fort Peck Lake [3] Flag of Montana.svg  MT 47°45′23″N106°43′28″W / 47.75639°N 106.72444°W / 47.75639; -106.72444 19,100,00023.560245,00099,000 Fort Peck Dam Missouri River 1940
Fontana Lake Flag of North Carolina.svg  NC 35°26′13″N83°40′44″W / 35.43694°N 83.67889°W / 35.43694; -83.67889 1,443,0001.78010,2404,140 Fontana Dam Little Tennessee River 1944
F.D. Roosevelt Lake [4] Flag of Washington.svg  WA 48°19′53″N118°10′27″W / 48.33139°N 118.17417°W / 48.33139; -118.17417 9,562,00011.79580,00032,000 Grand Coulee Dam Columbia River 1942
Grand Lake o' the Cherokees Flag of Oklahoma.svg  OK 36°36′49″N94°50′54″W / 36.61361°N 94.84833°W / 36.61361; -94.84833 1,672,0002.06246,50018,800 Pensacola Dam Neosho River 1940
Greers Ferry Lake Flag of Arkansas.svg  AR 35°31′25″N92°07′21″W / 35.52361°N 92.12250°W / 35.52361; -92.12250 2,844,0003.50840,50016,400 Greers Ferry Dam Little Red River 1962
Grenada Lake Flag of Mississippi.svg  MS 33°49′54″N89°43′42″W / 33.83167°N 89.72833°W / 33.83167; -89.72833 2,722,1003.35835,82014,500 Grenada Dam Yalobusha River 1954
Guntersville Lake [5] Flag of Alabama.svg  AL 34°30′38″N86°09′33″W / 34.51056°N 86.15917°W / 34.51056; -86.15917 1,018,7001.25767,90027,500 Guntersville Dam Tennessee River 1939
Hugo Lake Flag of Oklahoma.svg  OK 34°03′52″N95°24′56″W / 34.06444°N 95.41556°W / 34.06444; -95.41556 1,274,1101.57235,04514,182 Hugo Lake Dam Kiamichi River 1974
Hungry Horse Reservoir Flag of Montana.svg  MT 48°13′32″N113°47′56″W / 48.22556°N 113.79889°W / 48.22556; -113.79889 3,467,1794.27723,8139,637 Hungry Horse Dam S.F. Flathead River 1953
John H. Kerr Reservoir Flag of North Carolina.svg  NC
Flag of Virginia.svg  VA
36°34′23″N78°29′10″W / 36.57306°N 78.48611°W / 36.57306; -78.48611 3,363,5004.14983,20033,700 John H. Kerr Dam Roanoke River 1953
Jordan Lake Flag of North Carolina.svg  NC 35°44′35″N79°01′36″W / 35.74306°N 79.02667°W / 35.74306; -79.02667 1,646,5602.03131,80012,900 B. Everett Jordan Dam Haw River 1983
Kaw Lake Flag of Oklahoma.svg  OK 36°46′14″N96°49′43″W / 36.77056°N 96.82861°W / 36.77056; -96.82861 1,070,3101.32038,00015,000 Kaw Dam Arkansas River 1976
Kentucky Lake Flag of Kentucky.svg  KY
Flag of Tennessee.svg  TN
36°31′26″N88°02′13″W / 36.52389°N 88.03694°W / 36.52389; -88.03694 6,129,0007.560160,30064,900 Kentucky Dam Tennessee River 1944
Keystone Lake Flag of Oklahoma.svg  OK 36°13′50″N96°17′50″W / 36.23056°N 96.29722°W / 36.23056; -96.29722 1,737,6002.14354,32021,980 Keystone Dam Arkansas River 1964
Lake Almanor Flag of California.svg  CA 40°15′21″N121°10′08″W / 40.25583°N 121.16889°W / 40.25583; -121.16889 1,308,0001.61328,16011,400 Canyon Dam N.F. Feather River 1910
Lake Barkley Flag of Kentucky.svg  KY
Flag of Tennessee.svg  TN
36°52′14″N87°59′12″W / 36.87056°N 87.98667°W / 36.87056; -87.98667 2,082,0002.56857,92023,440 Barkley Dam Cumberland River 1966
Lake Berryessa Flag of California.svg  CA 38°35′25″N122°13′32″W / 38.59028°N 122.22556°W / 38.59028; -122.22556 1,602,0001.97620,7008,400 Monticello Dam Putah Creek 1957
Lake Cumberland Flag of Kentucky.svg  KY 36°55′05″N85°00′58″W / 36.91806°N 85.01611°W / 36.91806; -85.01611 6,089,0007.51165,53026,520 Wolf Creek Dam Cumberland River 1951
Lake Elwell Flag of Montana.svg  MT 48°20′43″N111°15′10″W / 48.34528°N 111.25278°W / 48.34528; -111.25278 1,515,0001.86914,8426,006 Tiber Dam Marias River 1956
Lake Francis Case Flag of South Dakota.svg  SD 43°26′31″N99°12′33″W / 43.44194°N 99.20917°W / 43.44194; -99.20917 5,700,0007.031102,00041,000 Fort Randall Dam Missouri River 1956
Lake Hartwell Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  GA
Flag of South Carolina.svg  SC
34°29′44″N82°49′14″W / 34.49556°N 82.82056°W / 34.49556; -82.82056 3,438,7004.24255,95022,640 Hartwell Dam Savannah River 1962
Lake Jocassee Flag of North Carolina.svg  NC
Flag of South Carolina.svg  SC
34°58′52″N82°56′17″W / 34.98111°N 82.93806°W / 34.98111; -82.93806 1,185,0001.4627,5653,061 Jocassee Dam Keowee River 1975
Lake Kemp Flag of Texas.svg  TX 33°45′20″N99°08′52″W / 33.75556°N 99.14778°W / 33.75556; -99.14778 1,040,0001.28316,6406,730 Lake Kemp Dam Wichita River 1923
Lake Koocanusa [6] Flag of British Columbia.svg  BC
Flag of Montana.svg  MT
48°49′03″N115°16′41″W / 48.81750°N 115.27806°W / 48.81750; -115.27806 5,869,2007.24046,70018,900 Libby Dam Kootenai River 1975
Lake Lanier Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  GA 34°14′08″N83°57′09″W / 34.23556°N 83.95250°W / 34.23556; -83.95250 2,554,0003.15047,18219,094 Buford Dam Chattahoochee River 1956
Lake Livingston Flag of Texas.svg  TX 30°44′39″N95°08′02″W / 30.74417°N 95.13389°W / 30.74417; -95.13389 2,135,3242.63491,00037,000 Livingston Dam Trinity River 1969
Lake Marion Flag of South Carolina.svg  SC 33°27′23″N80°19′45″W / 33.45639°N 80.32917°W / 33.45639; -80.32917 1,230,0001.517110,00045,000 Santee Dam Santee River 1942
Lake Martin Flag of Alabama.svg  AL 32°51′41″N85°53′26″W / 32.86139°N 85.89056°W / 32.86139; -85.89056 1,622,0002.00144,00018,000 Martin Dam Tallapoosa River 1927
Lake McClure [7] Flag of California.svg  CA 37°38′22″N120°16′50″W / 37.63944°N 120.28056°W / 37.63944; -120.28056 1,032,0001.2737,1472,892 New Exchequer Dam Merced River 1967
Lake McConaughy Flag of Nebraska.svg  NE 41°15′38″N101°50′38″W / 41.26056°N 101.84389°W / 41.26056; -101.84389 1,740,0002.14635,70014,400 Kingsley Dam N. Platte River 1941
Lake Mead [8] Flag of Arizona.svg  AZ
Flag of Nevada.svg  NV
36°08′28″N114°25′46″W / 36.14111°N 114.42944°W / 36.14111; -114.42944 28,945,00035.703161,00065,000 Hoover Dam Colorado River 1936
Lake Meredith Flag of Texas.svg  TX 35°38′14″N101°39′32″W / 35.63722°N 101.65889°W / 35.63722; -101.65889 2,434,2203.00321,6408,760 Sanford Dam Canadian River 1965
Lake Mohave Flag of Arizona.svg  AZ
Flag of Nevada.svg  NV
35°24′37″N114°38′12″W / 35.41028°N 114.63667°W / 35.41028; -114.63667 1,818,3002.24326,50010,700 Davis Dam Colorado River 1951
Lake Moultrie Flag of South Carolina.svg  SC 33°18′23″N80°03′21″W / 33.30639°N 80.05583°W / 33.30639; -80.05583 1,110,0001.36960,00024,000 Pinopolis Dam Cooper River 1942
Lake Murray Flag of South Carolina.svg  SC 34°03′52″N81°22′07″W / 34.06444°N 81.36861°W / 34.06444; -81.36861 2,200,0002.71450,00020,000 Saluda Dam Saluda River 1930
Lake Norman Flag of North Carolina.svg  NC 35°31′52″N80°56′32″W / 35.53111°N 80.94222°W / 35.53111; -80.94222 1,093,6001.34932,51013,160 Cowans Ford Dam Catawba River 1964
Lake Oahe Flag of North Dakota.svg  ND
Flag of South Dakota.svg  SD
45°17′53″N100°18′08″W / 45.29806°N 100.30222°W / 45.29806; -100.30222 23,500,00028.987370,000150,000 Oahe Dam Missouri River 1962
Lake of the Ozarks Flag of Missouri.svg  MO 38°09′40″N92°47′44″W / 38.16111°N 92.79556°W / 38.16111; -92.79556 1,990,0002.45555,00022,000 Bagnell Dam Osage River 1931
Lake Oroville [9] Flag of California.svg  CA 39°34′15″N121°27′49″W / 39.57083°N 121.46361°W / 39.57083; -121.46361 3,537,5774.36415,8056,396 Oroville Dam Feather River 1968
Lake Ouachita Flag of Arkansas.svg  AR 34°35′46″N93°18′58″W / 34.59611°N 93.31611°W / 34.59611; -93.31611 2,768,0003.41448,30019,500 Blakely Mountain Dam Ouachita River 1952
Lake Pend Oreille Flag of Idaho.svg  ID 48°08′58″N116°23′03″W / 48.14944°N 116.38417°W / 48.14944; -116.38417 1,153,0001.42294,70038,300 Albeni Falls Dam Pend Oreille River 1951
Lake Pleasant [10] Flag of Arizona.svg  AZ 33°53′22″N112°16′52″W / 33.88944°N 112.28111°W / 33.88944; -112.28111 1,108,6001.36712,0404,870 New Waddell Dam Agua Fria River 1994
Lake Powell [11] Flag of Arizona.svg  AZ
Flag of Utah.svg  UT
37°19′15″N110°47′37″W / 37.32083°N 110.79361°W / 37.32083; -110.79361 26,214,90032.336163,00066,000 Glen Canyon Dam Colorado River 1966
Lake Ray Roberts Flag of Texas.svg  TX 33°24′28″N97°01′30″W / 33.40778°N 97.02500°W / 33.40778; -97.02500 1,931,9002.38329,35011,880 Ray Roberts Dam Elm Fork Trinity River 1986
Lake Red Rock [12] Flag of Iowa.svg  IA 41°25′49″N93°09′30″W / 41.43028°N 93.15833°W / 41.43028; -93.15833 1,436,0001.77164,48026,090 Red Rock Dam Des Moines River 1969
Lake Sakakawea Flag of North Dakota.svg  ND 47°45′57″N102°17′17″W / 47.76583°N 102.28806°W / 47.76583; -102.28806 24,300,00029.974382,000155,000 Garrison Dam Missouri River 1953
Lake Sharpe Flag of South Dakota.svg  SD 44°11′24″N99°40′54″W / 44.19000°N 99.68167°W / 44.19000; -99.68167 1,910,0002.35656,88423,020 Big Bend Dam Missouri River 1966
Lake Shelbyville Flag of Illinois.svg  IL 39°28′18″N88°42′50″W / 39.47167°N 88.71389°W / 39.47167; -88.71389 1,143,0001.41011,1004,500 Shelbyville Dam Kaskaskia River 1970
Lake Strom Thurmond Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  GA
Flag of South Carolina.svg  SC
33°48′48″N82°19′01″W / 33.81333°N 82.31694°W / 33.81333; -82.31694 3,820,0004.71271,10028,800 J. Strom Thurmond Dam Savannah River 1954
Lake Tawakoni Flag of Texas.svg  TX 32°48′29″N95°55′14″W / 32.80806°N 95.92056°W / 32.80806; -95.92056 1,660,0002.04835,84014,500 Iron Bridge Dam Sabine River 1960
Lake Texoma Flag of Oklahoma.svg  OK
Flag of Texas.svg  TX
33°54′39″N96°39′06″W / 33.91083°N 96.65167°W / 33.91083; -96.65167 4,997,0796.16489,00036,000 Denison Dam Red River 1943
Lake Travis Flag of Texas.svg  TX 30°24′51″N97°59′28″W / 30.41417°N 97.99111°W / 30.41417; -97.99111 1,134,9561.40019,2977,809 Mansfield Dam Colorado River (Texas) 1942
Lake Umatilla Flag of Oregon.svg  OR
Flag of Washington.svg  WA
45°47′25″N120°03′22″W / 45.79028°N 120.05611°W / 45.79028; -120.05611 2,530,0003.12155,00022,000 John Day Dam Columbia River 1971
Lake Wallula Flag of Oregon.svg  OR
Flag of Washington.svg  WA
46°03′28″N118°56′31″W / 46.05778°N 118.94194°W / 46.05778; -118.94194 1,350,0001.66538,80015,700 McNary Dam Columbia River 1954
Lake Winnibigoshish Flag of Minnesota.svg  MN 47°26′16″N94°11′40″W / 47.43778°N 94.19444°W / 47.43778; -94.19444 1,072,0001.32267,80027,400 Winnibigoshish Lake Dam Mississippi River 1884
Leech Lake Flag of Minnesota.svg  MN 47°09′48″N94°24′37″W / 47.16333°N 94.41028°W / 47.16333; -94.41028 1,000,0001.233102,94841,662 Leech Lake Dam Leech Lake River 1885
Lewis Smith Lake Flag of Alabama.svg  AL 33°57′24″N87°06′36″W / 33.95667°N 87.11000°W / 33.95667; -87.11000 1,390,0001.71521,2008,600 Smith Lake Dam Sipsey Fork 1961
Lewisville Lake Flag of Texas.svg  TX 33°06′34″N96°58′17″W / 33.10944°N 96.97139°W / 33.10944; -96.97139 2,082,8002.56923,0409,320 Lewisville Dam Elm Fork Trinity River 1955
Mark Twain Lake [13] Flag of Missouri.svg  MO 39°39′16″N91°45′13″W / 39.65444°N 91.75361°W / 39.65444; -91.75361 2,103,1202.59453,20021,500 Clarence Cannon Dam Salt River (Missouri) 1983
Milford Lake [14] Flag of Kansas.svg  KS 39°09′39″N96°55′12″W / 39.16083°N 96.92000°W / 39.16083; -96.92000 1,125,2001.38833,00013,000 Milford Dam Republican River 1967
Millwood Lake Flag of Arkansas.svg  AR 33°44′47″N93°58′59″W / 33.74639°N 93.98306°W / 33.74639; -93.98306 1,854,9302.28829,20011,800 Millwood Dam Little River (Red River) 1966
Navajo Lake Flag of Colorado.svg  CO
Flag of New Mexico.svg  NM
36°53′47″N107°27′48″W / 36.89639°N 107.46333°W / 36.89639; -107.46333 1,708,6002.10815,6106,320 Navajo Dam San Juan River 1962
New Melones Lake [15] Flag of California.svg  CA 37°59′32″N120°31′46″W / 37.99222°N 120.52944°W / 37.99222; -120.52944 2,420,0002.98512,5005,100 New Melones Dam Stanislaus River 1979
Norfork Lake Flag of Arkansas.svg  AR
Flag of Missouri.svg  MO
36°21′33″N92°14′01″W / 36.35917°N 92.23361°W / 36.35917; -92.23361 1,983,0002.44622,0008,900 Norfork Dam North Fork River 1944
Norris Lake Flag of Tennessee.svg  TN 36°17′25″N83°55′02″W / 36.29028°N 83.91722°W / 36.29028; -83.91722 2,040,0002.51634,20013,800 Norris Dam Clinch River 1936
Oologah Lake Flag of Oklahoma.svg  OK 35°32′57″N95°36′13″W / 35.54917°N 95.60361°W / 35.54917; -95.60361 1,519,0001.87456,80023,000 Oologah Dam Verdigris River 1963
Owyhee Reservoir Flag of Oregon.svg  OR 43°27′41″N117°20′13″W / 43.46139°N 117.33694°W / 43.46139; -117.33694 1,183,3001.46013,5005,500 Owyhee Dam Owyhee River 1932
Painted Rock Reservoir Flag of Arizona.svg  AZ 33°01′37″N112°52′00″W / 33.02694°N 112.86667°W / 33.02694; -112.86667 2,491,7003.07353,20021,500 Painted Rock Dam Gila River 1960
Palisades Reservoir [16] Flag of Idaho.svg  ID
Flag of Wyoming.svg  WY
43°14′31″N111°07′11″W / 43.24194°N 111.11972°W / 43.24194; -111.11972 1,401,0001.72816,0006,500 Palisades Dam Snake River 1957
Pathfinder Reservoir [17] Flag of Wyoming.svg  WY 42°25′17″N106°54′48″W / 42.42139°N 106.91333°W / 42.42139; -106.91333 1,016,5001.25422,0008,900 Pathfinder Dam N. Platte River 1909
Perry Lake [18] Flag of Kansas.svg  KS 39°10′44″N95°27′29″W / 39.17889°N 95.45806°W / 39.17889; -95.45806 1,417,6831.74925,38910,275 Perry Dam Delaware River (Kansas) 1966
Pine Flat Lake [19] Flag of California.svg  CA 36°51′39″N119°17′55″W / 36.86083°N 119.29861°W / 36.86083; -119.29861 1,000,0001.2335,9702,420 Pine Flat Dam Kings River 1954
Quabbin Reservoir Flag of Massachusetts.svg  MA 42°21′39″N72°18′06″W / 42.36083°N 72.30167°W / 42.36083; -72.30167 1,274,0001.57124,5299,927 Winsor Dam, Goodnough Dike Swift River 1939
Red Lake Reservoir Flag of Minnesota.svg  MN 48°04′24″N95°01′44″W / 48.07333°N 95.02889°W / 48.07333; -95.02889 3,428,0004.228288,640116,810 Lower Red Lake Dam Red Lake River 1931
Richard B. Russell Lake Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  GA
Flag of South Carolina.svg  SC
34°05′09″N82°38′34″W / 34.08583°N 82.64278°W / 34.08583; -82.64278 1,488,1701.83626,65010,780 Richard B. Russell Dam Savannah River 1985
Richland-Chambers Reservoir Flag of Texas.svg  TX 31°58′46″N96°11′29″W / 31.97944°N 96.19139°W / 31.97944; -96.19139 1,743,0002.15044,75218,110 Richland Creek Dam Richland Creek 1987
Riffe Lake Flag of Washington.svg  WA 46°28′44″N122°17′41″W / 46.47889°N 122.29472°W / 46.47889; -122.29472 1,685,0002.07811,8304,790 Mossyrock Dam Cowlitz River 1968
Ross Lake Flag of British Columbia.svg  BC
Flag of Washington.svg  WA
48°51′04″N121°01′31″W / 48.85111°N 121.02528°W / 48.85111; -121.02528 1,435,0001.77011,7004,700 Ross Dam Skagit River 1949
Sam Rayburn Reservoir Flag of Texas.svg  TX 31°12′37″N94°17′04″W / 31.21028°N 94.28444°W / 31.21028; -94.28444 3,997,6004.931114,50046,300 Sam Rayburn Dam Angelina River 1965
San Luis Reservoir Flag of California.svg  CA 37°03′22″N121°07′12″W / 37.05611°N 121.12000°W / 37.05611; -121.12000 2,041,0002.51812,7005,100 San Luis Dam San Luis Creek 1967
Sardis Lake Flag of Mississippi.svg  MS 34°29′16″N89°38′37″W / 34.48778°N 89.64361°W / 34.48778; -89.64361 1,512,0001.86558,50023,700 Sardis Dam Little Tallahatchie River 1940
Seminoe Reservoir Flag of Wyoming.svg  WY 42°02′07″N106°50′56″W / 42.03528°N 106.84889°W / 42.03528; -106.84889 1,017,2791.25520,2918,211 Seminoe Dam N. Platte River 1939
Shasta Lake [20] Flag of California.svg  CA 40°46′29″N122°18′01″W / 40.77472°N 122.30028°W / 40.77472; -122.30028 4,552,0005.61529,74012,040 Shasta Dam Sacramento River 1945
Smith Mountain Lake Flag of Virginia.svg  VA 37°04′48″N79°37′15″W / 37.08000°N 79.62083°W / 37.08000; -79.62083 2,300,0002.83720,6008,300 Smith Mountain Dam Roanoke River 1963
Stockton Lake [21] Flag of Missouri.svg  MO 37°36′43″N93°46′16″W / 37.61194°N 93.77111°W / 37.61194; -93.77111 1,674,0002.06563,20025,600 Stockton Dam Sac River 1969
Strawberry Reservoir Flag of Utah.svg  UT 40°09′55″N111°07′32″W / 40.16528°N 111.12556°W / 40.16528; -111.12556 1,106,5001.36517,1636,946 Soldier Creek Dam Strawberry River 1974
Table Rock Lake Flag of Arkansas.svg  AR
Flag of Missouri.svg  MO
36°37′18″N93°24′28″W / 36.62167°N 93.40778°W / 36.62167; -93.40778 3,462,0004.27052,30021,200 Table Rock Dam White River 1958
Tenkiller Ferry Lake Flag of Oklahoma.svg  OK 35°40′02″N94°58′55″W / 35.66722°N 94.98194°W / 35.66722; -94.98194 1,230,8001.51820,8008,400 Tenkiller Ferry Dam Illinois River (Arkansas) 1952
Theodore Roosevelt Lake Flag of Arizona.svg  AZ 33°40′55″N111°06′49″W / 33.68194°N 111.11361°W / 33.68194; -111.11361 2,910,2003.59031,90012,900 Theodore Roosevelt Dam Salt River 1911
Toledo Bend Reservoir Flag of Louisiana.svg  LA
Flag of Texas.svg  TX
31°29′18″N93°43′43″W / 31.48833°N 93.72861°W / 31.48833; -93.72861 4,472,9005.517181,60073,500 Toledo Bend Dam Sabine River 1966
Truman Reservoir [22] Flag of Missouri.svg  MO 38°15′26″N93°26′18″W / 38.25722°N 93.43833°W / 38.25722; -93.43833 5,187,0006.398209,30084,700 Harry S. Truman Dam Osage River 1979
Trinity Lake [23] Flag of California.svg  CA 40°53′00″N122°42′26″W / 40.88333°N 122.70722°W / 40.88333; -122.70722 2,447,6503.01916,5356,691 Trinity Dam Trinity River (California) 1962
Tuttle Creek Lake [24] Flag of Kansas.svg  KS 39°21′15″N96°40′36″W / 39.35417°N 96.67667°W / 39.35417; -96.67667 3,185,7003.93053,76021,760 Tuttle Creek Dam Big Blue River 1962
Walter F. George Lake Flag of Alabama.svg  AL
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  GA
31°37′10″N85°4′15″W / 31.61944°N 85.07083°W / 31.61944; -85.07083 1,205,4001.48745,18118,284 Walter F. George Dam Chattahoochee River 1963
Wappapello Lake Flag of Missouri.svg  MO 36°56′50″N90°18′45″W / 36.94722°N 90.31250°W / 36.94722; -90.31250 1,134,6001.40023,2009,400 Wappapello Dam St. Francis River 1941
Watts Bar Lake Flag of Tennessee.svg  TN 36°46′20″N84°40′10″W / 36.77222°N 84.66944°W / 36.77222; -84.66944 1,175,0001.44939,00016,000 Watts Bar Dam Tennessee River 1942
Weiss Lake Flag of Alabama.svg  AL 34°11′02″N85°36′12″W / 34.18389°N 85.60333°W / 34.18389; -85.60333 1,433,3001.76830,20012,200 Weiss Dam Coosa River 1961
Wheeler Lake Flag of Alabama.svg  AL 34°42′44″N87°08′26″W / 34.71222°N 87.14056°W / 34.71222; -87.14056 1,050,0001.29567,10027,200 Wheeler Dam Tennessee River 1936
Lake Whitney Flag of Texas.svg  TX 32°51′12″N96°31′14″W / 32.85333°N 96.52056°W / 32.85333; -96.52056 2,100,4002.59160,00024,000 Whitney Lake Dam Brazos River 1951
Wright Patman Lake Flag of Texas.svg  TX 33°16′27″N94°13′02″W / 33.27417°N 94.21722°W / 33.27417; -94.21722 2,654,3003.274119,70048,400 Wright Patman Dam Sulphur River 1953

Location map

See also

Notes

  1. Year of initial dam completion

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