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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.

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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† Reservoir is an existing lake raised by a dam; only the volume added by the dam is listed Reservoir not entirely within the United States ‡ Offstream reservoir N.F. = North Fork (ditto S.F., E.F., W.F.)
Name State(s) Coordinates Capacity Surface area Dam(s) River Year [n 1]
Acre-feet km3 Acres Ha
Abiquiu Lake   NM 36°16′35″N 106°28′31″W / 36.27639°N 106.47528°W / 36.27639; -106.47528 1,192,801 1.471 12,430 5,030 Abiquiu Dam Rio Chama 1963
Alamo Lake   AZ 34°17′47″N 113°32′43″W / 34.29639°N 113.54528°W / 34.29639; -113.54528 1,043,000 1.287 17,000 6,900 Alamo Dam Bill Williams River 1968
Allegheny Reservoir   NY
  PA 		41°57′36″N 78°56′04″W / 41.96000°N 78.93444°W / 41.96000; -78.93444 1,300,000 1.604 21,180 8,570 Kinzua Dam Allegheny River 1965
American Falls Reservoir [1]   ID 42°54′29″N 112°45′04″W / 42.90806°N 112.75111°W / 42.90806; -112.75111 1,672,600 2.063 56,000 23,000 American Falls Dam Snake River 1978
Amistad Reservoir   COA
  TX 		29°28′14″N 101°06′06″W / 29.47056°N 101.10167°W / 29.47056; -101.10167 5,658,600 6.980 64,900 26,300 Amistad Dam Rio Grande 1969
Arkabutla Lake   MS 34°44′34″N 90°06′13″W / 34.74278°N 90.10361°W / 34.74278; -90.10361 1,383,800 1.707 30,000 12,000 Arkabutla Dam Coldwater River 1943
Banks Lake   WA 47°47′54″N 119°12′01″W / 47.79833°N 119.20028°W / 47.79833; -119.20028 1,275,000 1.573 26,900 10,900 Dry Falls Dam, North Dam Grand Coulee‡ 1949
Beaver Lake   AR 36°21′17″N 93°55′28″W / 36.35472°N 93.92444°W / 36.35472; -93.92444 1,950,000 2.405 31,700 12,800 Beaver Dam White River 1966
Belton Lake   TX 31°08′00″N 97°30′30″W / 31.13333°N 97.50833°W / 31.13333; -97.50833 1,876,700 2.315 37,340 15,110 Belton Dam Leon River 1954
Bighorn Lake   MT
  WY 		45°06′22″N 108°11′13″W / 45.10611°N 108.18694°W / 45.10611; -108.18694 1,381,189 1.704 17,300 7,000 Yellowtail Dam Bighorn River 1967
Broken Bow Lake   OK 34°12′32″N 94°41′00″W / 34.20889°N 94.68333°W / 34.20889; -94.68333 1,368,230 1.688 18,000 7,300 Broken Bow Dam Mountain Fork 1968
Brownlee Reservoir   ID
  OR 		44°35′34″N 117°07′31″W / 44.59278°N 117.12528°W / 44.59278; -117.12528 1,426,700 1.760 15,000 6,100 Brownlee Dam Snake River 1958
Bull Shoals Lake   AR
  MO 		36°29′52″N 92°45′58″W / 36.49778°N 92.76611°W / 36.49778; -92.76611 5,760,000 7.105 71,240 28,830 Bull Shoals Dam White River 1951
Canyon Ferry Lake   MT 46°31′15″N 111°34′22″W / 46.52083°N 111.57278°W / 46.52083; -111.57278 1,997,900 2.464 35,181 14,237 Canyon Ferry Dam Missouri River 1954
Cedar Creek Reservoir   TX 32°16′08″N 96°08′23″W / 32.26889°N 96.13972°W / 32.26889; -96.13972 1,085,000 1.338 34,000 14,000 Joe B. Hogsett Dam Cedar Creek 1965
Center Hill Lake   TN 36°01′42″N 85°45′17″W / 36.02833°N 85.75472°W / 36.02833; -85.75472 2,092,000 2.580 18,220 7,370 Center Hill Dam Caney Fork 1948
Cherokee Lake   TN 36°15′57″N 83°22′17″W / 36.26583°N 83.37139°W / 36.26583; -83.37139 1,541,000 1.901 28,780 11,650 Cherokee Dam Holston River 1941
Dale Hollow Reservoir   KY
  TN 		36°36′41″N 85°18′40″W / 36.61139°N 85.31111°W / 36.61139; -85.31111 1,706,000 2.104 27,700 11,200 Dale Hollow Dam Obey River 1943
DeGray Lake   AR 34°14′36″N 93°11′29″W / 34.24333°N 93.19139°W / 34.24333; -93.19139 1,377,100 1.699 18,000 7,300 DeGray Dam Caddo River 1972
Don Pedro Reservoir [2]   CA 37°46′46″N 120°21′43″W / 37.77944°N 120.36194°W / 37.77944; -120.36194 2,030,000 2.504 12,960 5,240 New Don Pedro Dam Tuolumne River 1971
Douglas Lake   TN 35°59′33″N 83°22′20″W / 35.99250°N 83.37222°W / 35.99250; -83.37222 1,461,000 1.802 28,420 11,500 Douglas Dam French Broad River 1943
Dworshak Reservoir   ID 46°36′38″N 116°06′27″W / 46.61056°N 116.10750°W / 46.61056; -116.10750 3,469,900 4.280 16,418 6,644 Dworshak Dam N.F. Clearwater River 1973
Elephant Butte Lake   NM 33°18′35″N 107°09′58″W / 33.30972°N 107.16611°W / 33.30972; -107.16611 2,065,010 2.547 35,984 14,562 Elephant Butte Dam Rio Grande 1916
Enid Lake   MS 34°09′05″N 89°48′32″W / 34.15139°N 89.80889°W / 34.15139; -89.80889 1,213,500 1.497 28,000 11,000 Enid Dam Yocona River 1952
Eufaula Lake   OK 35°17′19″N 95°32′33″W / 35.28861°N 95.54250°W / 35.28861; -95.54250 3,798,000 4.685 105,000 42,000 Eufaula Dam Canadian River 1964
Falcon Lake   TAM
  TX 		26°44′20″N 99°13′48″W / 26.73889°N 99.23000°W / 26.73889; -99.23000 2,645,646 3.263 87,400 35,400 Falcon Dam Rio Grande 1954
Falls Lake   NC 36°01′16″N 78°42′46″W / 36.02111°N 78.71278°W / 36.02111; -78.71278 1,020,980 1.259 12,410 5,020 Falls Dam Neuse River 1981
Flathead Lake†   MT 47°54′05″N 114°06′09″W / 47.90139°N 114.10250°W / 47.90139; -114.10250 1,217,000 1.501 126,000 51,000 SKQ Dam Flathead River 1939
Flaming Gorge Reservoir   UT
  WY 		41°05′37″N 109°32′40″W / 41.09361°N 109.54444°W / 41.09361; -109.54444 3,788,700 4.673 42,020 17,000 Flaming Gorge Dam Green River 1964
Fort Gibson Lake   OK 35°57′10″N 95°16′24″W / 35.95278°N 95.27333°W / 35.95278; -95.27333 1,292,000 1.594 19,900 8,100 Fort Gibson Dam Neosho River 1949
Fort Peck Lake [3]   MT 47°45′23″N 106°43′28″W / 47.75639°N 106.72444°W / 47.75639; -106.72444 19,100,000 23.560 245,000 99,000 Fort Peck Dam Missouri River 1940
Fontana Lake   NC 35°26′13″N 83°40′44″W / 35.43694°N 83.67889°W / 35.43694; -83.67889 1,443,000 1.780 10,240 4,140 Fontana Dam Little Tennessee River 1944
F.D. Roosevelt Lake [4]   WA 48°19′53″N 118°10′27″W / 48.33139°N 118.17417°W / 48.33139; -118.17417 9,562,000 11.795 80,000 32,000 Grand Coulee Dam Columbia River 1942
Grand Lake o' the Cherokees   OK 36°36′49″N 94°50′54″W / 36.61361°N 94.84833°W / 36.61361; -94.84833 1,672,000 2.062 46,500 18,800 Pensacola Dam Neosho River 1940
Greers Ferry Lake   AR 35°31′25″N 92°07′21″W / 35.52361°N 92.12250°W / 35.52361; -92.12250 2,844,000 3.508 40,500 16,400 Greers Ferry Dam Little Red River 1962
Grenada Lake   MS 33°49′54″N 89°43′42″W / 33.83167°N 89.72833°W / 33.83167; -89.72833 2,722,100 3.358 35,820 14,500 Grenada Dam Yalobusha River 1954
Guntersville Lake [5]   AL 34°30′38″N 86°09′33″W / 34.51056°N 86.15917°W / 34.51056; -86.15917 1,018,700 1.257 67,900 27,500 Guntersville Dam Tennessee River 1939
Hugo Lake   OK 34°03′52″N 95°24′56″W / 34.06444°N 95.41556°W / 34.06444; -95.41556 1,274,110 1.572 35,045 14,182 Hugo Lake Dam Kiamichi River 1974
Hungry Horse Reservoir   MT 48°13′32″N 113°47′56″W / 48.22556°N 113.79889°W / 48.22556; -113.79889 3,467,179 4.277 23,813 9,637 Hungry Horse Dam S.F. Flathead River 1953
John H. Kerr Reservoir   NC
  VA 		36°34′23″N 78°29′10″W / 36.57306°N 78.48611°W / 36.57306; -78.48611 3,363,500 4.149 83,200 33,700 John H. Kerr Dam Roanoke River 1953
Jordan Lake   NC 35°44′35″N 79°01′36″W / 35.74306°N 79.02667°W / 35.74306; -79.02667 1,646,560 2.031 31,800 12,900 B. Everett Jordan Dam Haw River 1983
Kaw Lake   OK 36°46′14″N 96°49′43″W / 36.77056°N 96.82861°W / 36.77056; -96.82861 1,070,310 1.320 38,000 15,000 Kaw Dam Arkansas River 1976
Kentucky Lake   KY
  TN 		36°31′26″N 88°02′13″W / 36.52389°N 88.03694°W / 36.52389; -88.03694 6,129,000 7.560 160,300 64,900 Kentucky Dam Tennessee River 1944
Keystone Lake   OK 36°13′50″N 96°17′50″W / 36.23056°N 96.29722°W / 36.23056; -96.29722 1,737,600 2.143 54,320 21,980 Keystone Dam Arkansas River 1964
Lake Almanor   CA 40°15′21″N 121°10′08″W / 40.25583°N 121.16889°W / 40.25583; -121.16889 1,308,000 1.613 28,160 11,400 Canyon Dam N.F. Feather River 1910
Lake Barkley   KY
  TN 		36°52′14″N 87°59′12″W / 36.87056°N 87.98667°W / 36.87056; -87.98667 2,082,000 2.568 57,920 23,440 Barkley Dam Cumberland River 1966
Lake Berryessa   CA 38°35′25″N 122°13′32″W / 38.59028°N 122.22556°W / 38.59028; -122.22556 1,602,000 1.976 20,700 8,400 Monticello Dam Putah Creek 1957
Lake Cumberland   KY 36°55′05″N 85°00′58″W / 36.91806°N 85.01611°W / 36.91806; -85.01611 6,089,000 7.511 65,530 26,520 Wolf Creek Dam Cumberland River 1951
Lake Elwell   MT 48°20′43″N 111°15′10″W / 48.34528°N 111.25278°W / 48.34528; -111.25278 1,515,000 1.869 14,842 6,006 Tiber Dam Marias River 1956
Lake Francis Case   SD 43°26′31″N 99°12′33″W / 43.44194°N 99.20917°W / 43.44194; -99.20917 5,700,000 7.031 102,000 41,000 Fort Randall Dam Missouri River 1956
Lake Hartwell   GA
  SC 		34°29′44″N 82°49′14″W / 34.49556°N 82.82056°W / 34.49556; -82.82056 3,438,700 4.242 55,950 22,640 Hartwell Dam Savannah River 1962
Lake Jocassee   NC
  SC 		34°58′52″N 82°56′17″W / 34.98111°N 82.93806°W / 34.98111; -82.93806 1,185,000 1.462 7,565 3,061 Jocassee Dam Keowee River 1975
Lake Kemp   TX 33°45′20″N 99°08′52″W / 33.75556°N 99.14778°W / 33.75556; -99.14778 1,040,000 1.283 16,640 6,730 Lake Kemp Dam Wichita River 1923
Lake Koocanusa [6]   BC
  MT 		48°49′03″N 115°16′41″W / 48.81750°N 115.27806°W / 48.81750; -115.27806 5,869,200 7.240 46,700 18,900 Libby Dam Kootenai River 1975
Lake Lanier   GA 34°14′08″N 83°57′09″W / 34.23556°N 83.95250°W / 34.23556; -83.95250 2,554,000 3.150 47,182 19,094 Buford Dam Chattahoochee River 1956
Lake Livingston   TX 30°44′39″N 95°08′02″W / 30.74417°N 95.13389°W / 30.74417; -95.13389 2,135,324 2.634 91,000 37,000 Livingston Dam Trinity River 1969
Lake Marion   SC 33°27′23″N 80°19′45″W / 33.45639°N 80.32917°W / 33.45639; -80.32917 1,230,000 1.517 110,000 45,000 Santee Dam Santee River 1942
Lake Martin   AL 32°51′41″N 85°53′26″W / 32.86139°N 85.89056°W / 32.86139; -85.89056 1,622,000 2.001 44,000 18,000 Martin Dam Tallapoosa River 1927
Lake McClure [7]   CA 37°38′22″N 120°16′50″W / 37.63944°N 120.28056°W / 37.63944; -120.28056 1,032,000 1.273 7,147 2,892 New Exchequer Dam Merced River 1967
Lake McConaughy   NE 41°15′38″N 101°50′38″W / 41.26056°N 101.84389°W / 41.26056; -101.84389 1,740,000 2.146 35,700 14,400 Kingsley Dam N. Platte River 1941
Lake Mead [8]   AZ
  NV 		36°08′28″N 114°25′46″W / 36.14111°N 114.42944°W / 36.14111; -114.42944 28,945,000 35.703 161,000 65,000 Hoover Dam Colorado River 1936
Lake Meredith   TX 35°38′14″N 101°39′32″W / 35.63722°N 101.65889°W / 35.63722; -101.65889 2,434,220 3.003 21,640 8,760 Sanford Dam Canadian River 1965
Lake Mohave   AZ
  NV 		35°24′37″N 114°38′12″W / 35.41028°N 114.63667°W / 35.41028; -114.63667 1,818,300 2.243 26,500 10,700 Davis Dam Colorado River 1951
Lake Moultrie   SC 33°18′23″N 80°03′21″W / 33.30639°N 80.05583°W / 33.30639; -80.05583 1,110,000 1.369 60,000 24,000 Pinopolis Dam Cooper River 1942
Lake Murray   SC 34°03′52″N 81°22′07″W / 34.06444°N 81.36861°W / 34.06444; -81.36861 2,200,000 2.714 50,000 20,000 Saluda Dam Saluda River 1930
Lake Norman   NC 35°31′52″N 80°56′32″W / 35.53111°N 80.94222°W / 35.53111; -80.94222 1,093,600 1.349 32,510 13,160 Cowans Ford Dam Catawba River 1964
Lake Oahe   ND
  SD 		45°17′53″N 100°18′08″W / 45.29806°N 100.30222°W / 45.29806; -100.30222 23,500,000 28.987 370,000 150,000 Oahe Dam Missouri River 1962
Lake of the Ozarks   MO 38°09′40″N 92°47′44″W / 38.16111°N 92.79556°W / 38.16111; -92.79556 1,990,000 2.455 55,000 22,000 Bagnell Dam Osage River 1931
Lake Oroville [9]   CA 39°34′15″N 121°27′49″W / 39.57083°N 121.46361°W / 39.57083; -121.46361 3,537,577 4.364 15,805 6,396 Oroville Dam Feather River 1968
Lake Ouachita   AR 34°35′46″N 93°18′58″W / 34.59611°N 93.31611°W / 34.59611; -93.31611 2,768,000 3.414 48,300 19,500 Blakely Mountain Dam Ouachita River 1952
Lake Pend Oreille†   ID 48°08′58″N 116°23′03″W / 48.14944°N 116.38417°W / 48.14944; -116.38417 1,153,000 1.422 94,700 38,300 Albeni Falls Dam Pend Oreille River 1951
Lake Pleasant [10]   AZ 33°53′22″N 112°16′52″W / 33.88944°N 112.28111°W / 33.88944; -112.28111 1,108,600 1.367 12,040 4,870 New Waddell Dam Agua Fria River 1994
Lake Powell [11]   AZ
  UT 		37°19′15″N 110°47′37″W / 37.32083°N 110.79361°W / 37.32083; -110.79361 26,214,900 32.336 163,000 66,000 Glen Canyon Dam Colorado River 1966
Lake Ray Roberts   TX 33°24′28″N 97°01′30″W / 33.40778°N 97.02500°W / 33.40778; -97.02500 1,931,900 2.383 29,350 11,880 Ray Roberts Dam Elm Fork Trinity River 1986
Lake Red Rock [12]   IA 41°25′49″N 93°09′30″W / 41.43028°N 93.15833°W / 41.43028; -93.15833 1,436,000 1.771 64,480 26,090 Red Rock Dam Des Moines River 1969
Lake Sakakawea   ND 47°45′57″N 102°17′17″W / 47.76583°N 102.28806°W / 47.76583; -102.28806 24,300,000 29.974 382,000 155,000 Garrison Dam Missouri River 1953
Lake Sharpe   SD 44°11′24″N 99°40′54″W / 44.19000°N 99.68167°W / 44.19000; -99.68167 1,910,000 2.356 56,884 23,020 Big Bend Dam Missouri River 1966
Lake Shelbyville   IL 39°28′18″N 88°42′50″W / 39.47167°N 88.71389°W / 39.47167; -88.71389 1,143,000 1.410 11,100 4,500 Shelbyville Dam Kaskaskia River 1970
Lake Strom Thurmond   GA
  SC 		33°48′48″N 82°19′01″W / 33.81333°N 82.31694°W / 33.81333; -82.31694 3,820,000 4.712 71,100 28,800 J. Strom Thurmond Dam Savannah River 1954
Lake Tawakoni   TX 32°48′29″N 95°55′14″W / 32.80806°N 95.92056°W / 32.80806; -95.92056 1,660,000 2.048 35,840 14,500 Iron Bridge Dam Sabine River 1960
Lake Texoma   OK
  TX 		33°54′39″N 96°39′06″W / 33.91083°N 96.65167°W / 33.91083; -96.65167 4,997,079 6.164 89,000 36,000 Denison Dam Red River 1943
Lake Travis   TX 30°24′51″N 97°59′28″W / 30.41417°N 97.99111°W / 30.41417; -97.99111 1,134,956 1.400 19,297 7,809 Mansfield Dam Colorado River (Texas) 1942
Lake Umatilla   OR
  WA 		45°47′25″N 120°03′22″W / 45.79028°N 120.05611°W / 45.79028; -120.05611 2,530,000 3.121 55,000 22,000 John Day Dam Columbia River 1971
Lake Wallula   OR
  WA 		46°03′28″N 118°56′31″W / 46.05778°N 118.94194°W / 46.05778; -118.94194 1,350,000 1.665 38,800 15,700 McNary Dam Columbia River 1954
Lake Winnibigoshish†   MN 47°26′16″N 94°11′40″W / 47.43778°N 94.19444°W / 47.43778; -94.19444 1,072,000 1.322 67,800 27,400 Winnibigoshish Lake Dam Mississippi River 1884
Leech Lake†   MN 47°09′48″N 94°24′37″W / 47.16333°N 94.41028°W / 47.16333; -94.41028 1,000,000 1.233 102,948 41,662 Leech Lake Dam Leech Lake River 1885
Lewis Smith Lake   AL 33°57′24″N 87°06′36″W / 33.95667°N 87.11000°W / 33.95667; -87.11000 1,390,000 1.715 21,200 8,600 Smith Lake Dam Sipsey Fork 1961
Lewisville Lake   TX 33°06′34″N 96°58′17″W / 33.10944°N 96.97139°W / 33.10944; -96.97139 2,082,800 2.569 23,040 9,320 Lewisville Dam Elm Fork Trinity River 1955
Mark Twain Lake [13]   MO 39°39′16″N 91°45′13″W / 39.65444°N 91.75361°W / 39.65444; -91.75361 2,103,120 2.594 53,200 21,500 Clarence Cannon Dam Salt River (Missouri) 1983
Milford Lake [14]   KS 39°09′39″N 96°55′12″W / 39.16083°N 96.92000°W / 39.16083; -96.92000 1,125,200 1.388 33,000 13,000 Milford Dam Republican River 1967
Millwood Lake   AR 33°44′47″N 93°58′59″W / 33.74639°N 93.98306°W / 33.74639; -93.98306 1,854,930 2.288 29,200 11,800 Millwood Dam Little River (Red River) 1966
Navajo Lake   CO
  NM 		36°53′47″N 107°27′48″W / 36.89639°N 107.46333°W / 36.89639; -107.46333 1,708,600 2.108 15,610 6,320 Navajo Dam San Juan River 1962
New Melones Lake [15]   CA 37°59′32″N 120°31′46″W / 37.99222°N 120.52944°W / 37.99222; -120.52944 2,420,000 2.985 12,500 5,100 New Melones Dam Stanislaus River 1979
Norfork Lake   AR
  MO 		36°21′33″N 92°14′01″W / 36.35917°N 92.23361°W / 36.35917; -92.23361 1,983,000 2.446 22,000 8,900 Norfork Dam North Fork River 1944
Norris Lake   TN 36°17′25″N 83°55′02″W / 36.29028°N 83.91722°W / 36.29028; -83.91722 2,040,000 2.516 34,200 13,800 Norris Dam Clinch River 1936
Oologah Lake   OK 35°32′57″N 95°36′13″W / 35.54917°N 95.60361°W / 35.54917; -95.60361 1,519,000 1.874 56,800 23,000 Oologah Dam Verdigris River 1963
Owyhee Reservoir   OR 43°27′41″N 117°20′13″W / 43.46139°N 117.33694°W / 43.46139; -117.33694 1,183,300 1.460 13,500 5,500 Owyhee Dam Owyhee River 1932
Painted Rock Reservoir   AZ 33°01′37″N 112°52′00″W / 33.02694°N 112.86667°W / 33.02694; -112.86667 2,491,700 3.073 53,200 21,500 Painted Rock Dam Gila River 1960
Palisades Reservoir [16]   ID
  WY 		43°14′31″N 111°07′11″W / 43.24194°N 111.11972°W / 43.24194; -111.11972 1,401,000 1.728 16,000 6,500 Palisades Dam Snake River 1957
Pathfinder Reservoir [17]   WY 42°25′17″N 106°54′48″W / 42.42139°N 106.91333°W / 42.42139; -106.91333 1,016,500 1.254 22,000 8,900 Pathfinder Dam N. Platte River 1909
Perry Lake [18]   KS 39°10′44″N 95°27′29″W / 39.17889°N 95.45806°W / 39.17889; -95.45806 1,417,683 1.749 25,389 10,275 Perry Dam Delaware River (Kansas) 1966
Pine Flat Lake [19]   CA 36°51′39″N 119°17′55″W / 36.86083°N 119.29861°W / 36.86083; -119.29861 1,000,000 1.233 5,970 2,420 Pine Flat Dam Kings River 1954
Quabbin Reservoir   MA 42°21′39″N 72°18′06″W / 42.36083°N 72.30167°W / 42.36083; -72.30167 1,274,000 1.571 24,529 9,927 Winsor Dam, Goodnough Dike Swift River 1939
Red Lake Reservoir†   MN 48°04′24″N 95°01′44″W / 48.07333°N 95.02889°W / 48.07333; -95.02889 3,428,000 4.228 288,640 116,810 Lower Red Lake Dam Red Lake River 1931
Richard B. Russell Lake   GA
  SC 		34°05′09″N 82°38′34″W / 34.08583°N 82.64278°W / 34.08583; -82.64278 1,488,170 1.836 26,650 10,780 Richard B. Russell Dam Savannah River 1985
Richland-Chambers Reservoir   TX 31°58′46″N 96°11′29″W / 31.97944°N 96.19139°W / 31.97944; -96.19139 1,743,000 2.150 44,752 18,110 Richland Creek Dam Richland Creek 1987
Riffe Lake   WA 46°28′44″N 122°17′41″W / 46.47889°N 122.29472°W / 46.47889; -122.29472 1,685,000 2.078 11,830 4,790 Mossyrock Dam Cowlitz River 1968
Ross Lake   BC
  WA 		48°51′04″N 121°01′31″W / 48.85111°N 121.02528°W / 48.85111; -121.02528 1,435,000 1.770 11,700 4,700 Ross Dam Skagit River 1949
Sam Rayburn Reservoir   TX 31°12′37″N 94°17′04″W / 31.21028°N 94.28444°W / 31.21028; -94.28444 3,997,600 4.931 114,500 46,300 Sam Rayburn Dam Angelina River 1965
San Luis Reservoir   CA 37°03′22″N 121°07′12″W / 37.05611°N 121.12000°W / 37.05611; -121.12000 2,041,000 2.518 12,700 5,100 San Luis Dam San Luis Creek‡ 1967
Sardis Lake   MS 34°29′16″N 89°38′37″W / 34.48778°N 89.64361°W / 34.48778; -89.64361 1,512,000 1.865 58,500 23,700 Sardis Dam Little Tallahatchie River 1940
Seminoe Reservoir   WY 42°02′07″N 106°50′56″W / 42.03528°N 106.84889°W / 42.03528; -106.84889 1,017,279 1.255 20,291 8,211 Seminoe Dam N. Platte River 1939
Shasta Lake [20]   CA 40°46′29″N 122°18′01″W / 40.77472°N 122.30028°W / 40.77472; -122.30028 4,552,000 5.615 29,740 12,040 Shasta Dam Sacramento River 1945
Smith Mountain Lake   VA 37°04′48″N 79°37′15″W / 37.08000°N 79.62083°W / 37.08000; -79.62083 2,300,000 2.837 20,600 8,300 Smith Mountain Dam Roanoke River 1963
Stockton Lake [21]   MO 37°36′43″N 93°46′16″W / 37.61194°N 93.77111°W / 37.61194; -93.77111 1,674,000 2.065 63,200 25,600 Stockton Dam Sac River 1969
Strawberry Reservoir   UT 40°09′55″N 111°07′32″W / 40.16528°N 111.12556°W / 40.16528; -111.12556 1,106,500 1.365 17,163 6,946 Soldier Creek Dam Strawberry River 1974
Table Rock Lake   AR
  MO 		36°37′18″N 93°24′28″W / 36.62167°N 93.40778°W / 36.62167; -93.40778 3,462,000 4.270 52,300 21,200 Table Rock Dam White River 1958
Tenkiller Ferry Lake   OK 35°40′02″N 94°58′55″W / 35.66722°N 94.98194°W / 35.66722; -94.98194 1,230,800 1.518 20,800 8,400 Tenkiller Ferry Dam Illinois River (Arkansas) 1952
Theodore Roosevelt Lake   AZ 33°40′55″N 111°06′49″W / 33.68194°N 111.11361°W / 33.68194; -111.11361 2,910,200 3.590 31,900 12,900 Theodore Roosevelt Dam Salt River 1911
Toledo Bend Reservoir   LA
  TX 		31°29′18″N 93°43′43″W / 31.48833°N 93.72861°W / 31.48833; -93.72861 4,472,900 5.517 181,600 73,500 Toledo Bend Dam Sabine River 1966
Truman Reservoir [22]   MO 38°15′26″N 93°26′18″W / 38.25722°N 93.43833°W / 38.25722; -93.43833 5,187,000 6.398 209,300 84,700 Harry S. Truman Dam Osage River 1979
Trinity Lake [23]   CA 40°53′00″N 122°42′26″W / 40.88333°N 122.70722°W / 40.88333; -122.70722 2,447,650 3.019 16,535 6,691 Trinity Dam Trinity River (California) 1962
Tuttle Creek Lake [24]   KS 39°21′15″N 96°40′36″W / 39.35417°N 96.67667°W / 39.35417; -96.67667 3,185,700 3.930 53,760 21,760 Tuttle Creek Dam Big Blue River 1962
Wappapello Lake   MO 36°56′50″N 90°18′45″W / 36.94722°N 90.31250°W / 36.94722; -90.31250 1,134,600 1.400 23,200 9,400 Wappapello Dam St. Francis River 1941
Watts Bar Lake   TN 36°46′20″N 84°40′10″W / 36.77222°N 84.66944°W / 36.77222; -84.66944 1,175,000 1.449 39,000 16,000 Watts Bar Dam Tennessee River 1942
Weiss Lake   AL 34°11′02″N 85°36′12″W / 34.18389°N 85.60333°W / 34.18389; -85.60333 1,433,300 1.768 30,200 12,200 Weiss Dam Coosa River 1961
Wheeler Lake   AL 34°42′44″N 87°08′26″W / 34.71222°N 87.14056°W / 34.71222; -87.14056 1,050,000 1.295 67,100 27,200 Wheeler Dam Tennessee River 1936
Lake Whitney   TX 32°51′12″N 96°31′14″W / 32.85333°N 96.52056°W / 32.85333; -96.52056 2,100,400 2.591 60,000 24,000 Whitney Lake Dam Brazos River 1951
Wright Patman Lake   TX 33°16′27″N 94°13′02″W / 33.27417°N 94.21722°W / 33.27417; -94.21722 2,654,300 3.274 119,700 48,400 Wright Patman Dam Sulphur River 1953

Location map

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Locations of the 25 largest reservoirs in the U.S.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Year of initial dam completion

References

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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.

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).

List

Key
† Reservoir is an existing lake raised by a dam; only the volume added by the dam is listed Reservoir not entirely within the United States ‡ Offstream reservoir N.F. = North Fork (ditto S.F., E.F., W.F.)
Name State(s) Coordinates Capacity Surface area Dam(s) River Year [n 1]
Acre-feet km3 Acres Ha
Abiquiu Lake   NM 36°16′35″N 106°28′31″W / 36.27639°N 106.47528°W / 36.27639; -106.47528 1,192,801 1.471 12,430 5,030 Abiquiu Dam Rio Chama 1963
Alamo Lake   AZ 34°17′47″N 113°32′43″W / 34.29639°N 113.54528°W / 34.29639; -113.54528 1,043,000 1.287 17,000 6,900 Alamo Dam Bill Williams River 1968
Allegheny Reservoir   NY
  PA 		41°57′36″N 78°56′04″W / 41.96000°N 78.93444°W / 41.96000; -78.93444 1,300,000 1.604 21,180 8,570 Kinzua Dam Allegheny River 1965
American Falls Reservoir [1]   ID 42°54′29″N 112°45′04″W / 42.90806°N 112.75111°W / 42.90806; -112.75111 1,672,600 2.063 56,000 23,000 American Falls Dam Snake River 1978
Amistad Reservoir   COA
  TX 		29°28′14″N 101°06′06″W / 29.47056°N 101.10167°W / 29.47056; -101.10167 5,658,600 6.980 64,900 26,300 Amistad Dam Rio Grande 1969
Arkabutla Lake   MS 34°44′34″N 90°06′13″W / 34.74278°N 90.10361°W / 34.74278; -90.10361 1,383,800 1.707 30,000 12,000 Arkabutla Dam Coldwater River 1943
Banks Lake   WA 47°47′54″N 119°12′01″W / 47.79833°N 119.20028°W / 47.79833; -119.20028 1,275,000 1.573 26,900 10,900 Dry Falls Dam, North Dam Grand Coulee‡ 1949
Beaver Lake   AR 36°21′17″N 93°55′28″W / 36.35472°N 93.92444°W / 36.35472; -93.92444 1,950,000 2.405 31,700 12,800 Beaver Dam White River 1966
Belton Lake   TX 31°08′00″N 97°30′30″W / 31.13333°N 97.50833°W / 31.13333; -97.50833 1,876,700 2.315 37,340 15,110 Belton Dam Leon River 1954
Bighorn Lake   MT
  WY 		45°06′22″N 108°11′13″W / 45.10611°N 108.18694°W / 45.10611; -108.18694 1,381,189 1.704 17,300 7,000 Yellowtail Dam Bighorn River 1967
Broken Bow Lake   OK 34°12′32″N 94°41′00″W / 34.20889°N 94.68333°W / 34.20889; -94.68333 1,368,230 1.688 18,000 7,300 Broken Bow Dam Mountain Fork 1968
Brownlee Reservoir   ID
  OR 		44°35′34″N 117°07′31″W / 44.59278°N 117.12528°W / 44.59278; -117.12528 1,426,700 1.760 15,000 6,100 Brownlee Dam Snake River 1958
Bull Shoals Lake   AR
  MO 		36°29′52″N 92°45′58″W / 36.49778°N 92.76611°W / 36.49778; -92.76611 5,760,000 7.105 71,240 28,830 Bull Shoals Dam White River 1951
Canyon Ferry Lake   MT 46°31′15″N 111°34′22″W / 46.52083°N 111.57278°W / 46.52083; -111.57278 1,997,900 2.464 35,181 14,237 Canyon Ferry Dam Missouri River 1954
Cedar Creek Reservoir   TX 32°16′08″N 96°08′23″W / 32.26889°N 96.13972°W / 32.26889; -96.13972 1,085,000 1.338 34,000 14,000 Joe B. Hogsett Dam Cedar Creek 1965
Center Hill Lake   TN 36°01′42″N 85°45′17″W / 36.02833°N 85.75472°W / 36.02833; -85.75472 2,092,000 2.580 18,220 7,370 Center Hill Dam Caney Fork 1948
Cherokee Lake   TN 36°15′57″N 83°22′17″W / 36.26583°N 83.37139°W / 36.26583; -83.37139 1,541,000 1.901 28,780 11,650 Cherokee Dam Holston River 1941
Dale Hollow Reservoir   KY
  TN 		36°36′41″N 85°18′40″W / 36.61139°N 85.31111°W / 36.61139; -85.31111 1,706,000 2.104 27,700 11,200 Dale Hollow Dam Obey River 1943
DeGray Lake   AR 34°14′36″N 93°11′29″W / 34.24333°N 93.19139°W / 34.24333; -93.19139 1,377,100 1.699 18,000 7,300 DeGray Dam Caddo River 1972
Don Pedro Reservoir [2]   CA 37°46′46″N 120°21′43″W / 37.77944°N 120.36194°W / 37.77944; -120.36194 2,030,000 2.504 12,960 5,240 New Don Pedro Dam Tuolumne River 1971
Douglas Lake   TN 35°59′33″N 83°22′20″W / 35.99250°N 83.37222°W / 35.99250; -83.37222 1,461,000 1.802 28,420 11,500 Douglas Dam French Broad River 1943
Dworshak Reservoir   ID 46°36′38″N 116°06′27″W / 46.61056°N 116.10750°W / 46.61056; -116.10750 3,469,900 4.280 16,418 6,644 Dworshak Dam N.F. Clearwater River 1973
Elephant Butte Lake   NM 33°18′35″N 107°09′58″W / 33.30972°N 107.16611°W / 33.30972; -107.16611 2,065,010 2.547 35,984 14,562 Elephant Butte Dam Rio Grande 1916
Enid Lake   MS 34°09′05″N 89°48′32″W / 34.15139°N 89.80889°W / 34.15139; -89.80889 1,213,500 1.497 28,000 11,000 Enid Dam Yocona River 1952
Eufaula Lake   OK 35°17′19″N 95°32′33″W / 35.28861°N 95.54250°W / 35.28861; -95.54250 3,798,000 4.685 105,000 42,000 Eufaula Dam Canadian River 1964
Falcon Lake   TAM
  TX 		26°44′20″N 99°13′48″W / 26.73889°N 99.23000°W / 26.73889; -99.23000 2,645,646 3.263 87,400 35,400 Falcon Dam Rio Grande 1954
Falls Lake   NC 36°01′16″N 78°42′46″W / 36.02111°N 78.71278°W / 36.02111; -78.71278 1,020,980 1.259 12,410 5,020 Falls Dam Neuse River 1981
Flathead Lake†   MT 47°54′05″N 114°06′09″W / 47.90139°N 114.10250°W / 47.90139; -114.10250 1,217,000 1.501 126,000 51,000 SKQ Dam Flathead River 1939
Flaming Gorge Reservoir   UT
  WY 		41°05′37″N 109°32′40″W / 41.09361°N 109.54444°W / 41.09361; -109.54444 3,788,700 4.673 42,020 17,000 Flaming Gorge Dam Green River 1964
Fort Gibson Lake   OK 35°57′10″N 95°16′24″W / 35.95278°N 95.27333°W / 35.95278; -95.27333 1,292,000 1.594 19,900 8,100 Fort Gibson Dam Neosho River 1949
Fort Peck Lake [3]   MT 47°45′23″N 106°43′28″W / 47.75639°N 106.72444°W / 47.75639; -106.72444 19,100,000 23.560 245,000 99,000 Fort Peck Dam Missouri River 1940
Fontana Lake   NC 35°26′13″N 83°40′44″W / 35.43694°N 83.67889°W / 35.43694; -83.67889 1,443,000 1.780 10,240 4,140 Fontana Dam Little Tennessee River 1944
F.D. Roosevelt Lake [4]   WA 48°19′53″N 118°10′27″W / 48.33139°N 118.17417°W / 48.33139; -118.17417 9,562,000 11.795 80,000 32,000 Grand Coulee Dam Columbia River 1942
Grand Lake o' the Cherokees   OK 36°36′49″N 94°50′54″W / 36.61361°N 94.84833°W / 36.61361; -94.84833 1,672,000 2.062 46,500 18,800 Pensacola Dam Neosho River 1940
Greers Ferry Lake   AR 35°31′25″N 92°07′21″W / 35.52361°N 92.12250°W / 35.52361; -92.12250 2,844,000 3.508 40,500 16,400 Greers Ferry Dam Little Red River 1962
Grenada Lake   MS 33°49′54″N 89°43′42″W / 33.83167°N 89.72833°W / 33.83167; -89.72833 2,722,100 3.358 35,820 14,500 Grenada Dam Yalobusha River 1954
Guntersville Lake [5]   AL 34°30′38″N 86°09′33″W / 34.51056°N 86.15917°W / 34.51056; -86.15917 1,018,700 1.257 67,900 27,500 Guntersville Dam Tennessee River 1939
Hugo Lake   OK 34°03′52″N 95°24′56″W / 34.06444°N 95.41556°W / 34.06444; -95.41556 1,274,110 1.572 35,045 14,182 Hugo Lake Dam Kiamichi River 1974
Hungry Horse Reservoir   MT 48°13′32″N 113°47′56″W / 48.22556°N 113.79889°W / 48.22556; -113.79889 3,467,179 4.277 23,813 9,637 Hungry Horse Dam S.F. Flathead River 1953
John H. Kerr Reservoir   NC
  VA 		36°34′23″N 78°29′10″W / 36.57306°N 78.48611°W / 36.57306; -78.48611 3,363,500 4.149 83,200 33,700 John H. Kerr Dam Roanoke River 1953
Jordan Lake   NC 35°44′35″N 79°01′36″W / 35.74306°N 79.02667°W / 35.74306; -79.02667 1,646,560 2.031 31,800 12,900 B. Everett Jordan Dam Haw River 1983
Kaw Lake   OK 36°46′14″N 96°49′43″W / 36.77056°N 96.82861°W / 36.77056; -96.82861 1,070,310 1.320 38,000 15,000 Kaw Dam Arkansas River 1976
Kentucky Lake   KY
  TN 		36°31′26″N 88°02′13″W / 36.52389°N 88.03694°W / 36.52389; -88.03694 6,129,000 7.560 160,300 64,900 Kentucky Dam Tennessee River 1944
Keystone Lake   OK 36°13′50″N 96°17′50″W / 36.23056°N 96.29722°W / 36.23056; -96.29722 1,737,600 2.143 54,320 21,980 Keystone Dam Arkansas River 1964
Lake Almanor   CA 40°15′21″N 121°10′08″W / 40.25583°N 121.16889°W / 40.25583; -121.16889 1,308,000 1.613 28,160 11,400 Canyon Dam N.F. Feather River 1910
Lake Barkley   KY
  TN 		36°52′14″N 87°59′12″W / 36.87056°N 87.98667°W / 36.87056; -87.98667 2,082,000 2.568 57,920 23,440 Barkley Dam Cumberland River 1966
Lake Berryessa   CA 38°35′25″N 122°13′32″W / 38.59028°N 122.22556°W / 38.59028; -122.22556 1,602,000 1.976 20,700 8,400 Monticello Dam Putah Creek 1957
Lake Cumberland   KY 36°55′05″N 85°00′58″W / 36.91806°N 85.01611°W / 36.91806; -85.01611 6,089,000 7.511 65,530 26,520 Wolf Creek Dam Cumberland River 1951
Lake Elwell   MT 48°20′43″N 111°15′10″W / 48.34528°N 111.25278°W / 48.34528; -111.25278 1,515,000 1.869 14,842 6,006 Tiber Dam Marias River 1956
Lake Francis Case   SD 43°26′31″N 99°12′33″W / 43.44194°N 99.20917°W / 43.44194; -99.20917 5,700,000 7.031 102,000 41,000 Fort Randall Dam Missouri River 1956
Lake Hartwell   GA
  SC 		34°29′44″N 82°49′14″W / 34.49556°N 82.82056°W / 34.49556; -82.82056 3,438,700 4.242 55,950 22,640 Hartwell Dam Savannah River 1962
Lake Jocassee   NC
  SC 		34°58′52″N 82°56′17″W / 34.98111°N 82.93806°W / 34.98111; -82.93806 1,185,000 1.462 7,565 3,061 Jocassee Dam Keowee River 1975
Lake Kemp   TX 33°45′20″N 99°08′52″W / 33.75556°N 99.14778°W / 33.75556; -99.14778 1,040,000 1.283 16,640 6,730 Lake Kemp Dam Wichita River 1923
Lake Koocanusa [6]   BC
  MT 		48°49′03″N 115°16′41″W / 48.81750°N 115.27806°W / 48.81750; -115.27806 5,869,200 7.240 46,700 18,900 Libby Dam Kootenai River 1975
Lake Lanier   GA 34°14′08″N 83°57′09″W / 34.23556°N 83.95250°W / 34.23556; -83.95250 2,554,000 3.150 47,182 19,094 Buford Dam Chattahoochee River 1956
Lake Livingston   TX 30°44′39″N 95°08′02″W / 30.74417°N 95.13389°W / 30.74417; -95.13389 2,135,324 2.634 91,000 37,000 Livingston Dam Trinity River 1969
Lake Marion   SC 33°27′23″N 80°19′45″W / 33.45639°N 80.32917°W / 33.45639; -80.32917 1,230,000 1.517 110,000 45,000 Santee Dam Santee River 1942
Lake Martin   AL 32°51′41″N 85°53′26″W / 32.86139°N 85.89056°W / 32.86139; -85.89056 1,622,000 2.001 44,000 18,000 Martin Dam Tallapoosa River 1927
Lake McClure [7]   CA 37°38′22″N 120°16′50″W / 37.63944°N 120.28056°W / 37.63944; -120.28056 1,032,000 1.273 7,147 2,892 New Exchequer Dam Merced River 1967
Lake McConaughy   NE 41°15′38″N 101°50′38″W / 41.26056°N 101.84389°W / 41.26056; -101.84389 1,740,000 2.146 35,700 14,400 Kingsley Dam N. Platte River 1941
Lake Mead [8]   AZ
  NV 		36°08′28″N 114°25′46″W / 36.14111°N 114.42944°W / 36.14111; -114.42944 28,945,000 35.703 161,000 65,000 Hoover Dam Colorado River 1936
Lake Meredith   TX 35°38′14″N 101°39′32″W / 35.63722°N 101.65889°W / 35.63722; -101.65889 2,434,220 3.003 21,640 8,760 Sanford Dam Canadian River 1965
Lake Mohave   AZ
  NV 		35°24′37″N 114°38′12″W / 35.41028°N 114.63667°W / 35.41028; -114.63667 1,818,300 2.243 26,500 10,700 Davis Dam Colorado River 1951
Lake Moultrie   SC 33°18′23″N 80°03′21″W / 33.30639°N 80.05583°W / 33.30639; -80.05583 1,110,000 1.369 60,000 24,000 Pinopolis Dam Cooper River 1942
Lake Murray   SC 34°03′52″N 81°22′07″W / 34.06444°N 81.36861°W / 34.06444; -81.36861 2,200,000 2.714 50,000 20,000 Saluda Dam Saluda River 1930
Lake Norman   NC 35°31′52″N 80°56′32″W / 35.53111°N 80.94222°W / 35.53111; -80.94222 1,093,600 1.349 32,510 13,160 Cowans Ford Dam Catawba River 1964
Lake Oahe   ND
  SD 		45°17′53″N 100°18′08″W / 45.29806°N 100.30222°W / 45.29806; -100.30222 23,500,000 28.987 370,000 150,000 Oahe Dam Missouri River 1962
Lake of the Ozarks   MO 38°09′40″N 92°47′44″W / 38.16111°N 92.79556°W / 38.16111; -92.79556 1,990,000 2.455 55,000 22,000 Bagnell Dam Osage River 1931
Lake Oroville [9]   CA 39°34′15″N 121°27′49″W / 39.57083°N 121.46361°W / 39.57083; -121.46361 3,537,577 4.364 15,805 6,396 Oroville Dam Feather River 1968
Lake Ouachita   AR 34°35′46″N 93°18′58″W / 34.59611°N 93.31611°W / 34.59611; -93.31611 2,768,000 3.414 48,300 19,500 Blakely Mountain Dam Ouachita River 1952
Lake Pend Oreille†   ID 48°08′58″N 116°23′03″W / 48.14944°N 116.38417°W / 48.14944; -116.38417 1,153,000 1.422 94,700 38,300 Albeni Falls Dam Pend Oreille River 1951
Lake Pleasant [10]   AZ 33°53′22″N 112°16′52″W / 33.88944°N 112.28111°W / 33.88944; -112.28111 1,108,600 1.367 12,040 4,870 New Waddell Dam Agua Fria River 1994
Lake Powell [11]   AZ
  UT 		37°19′15″N 110°47′37″W / 37.32083°N 110.79361°W / 37.32083; -110.79361 26,214,900 32.336 163,000 66,000 Glen Canyon Dam Colorado River 1966
Lake Ray Roberts   TX 33°24′28″N 97°01′30″W / 33.40778°N 97.02500°W / 33.40778; -97.02500 1,931,900 2.383 29,350 11,880 Ray Roberts Dam Elm Fork Trinity River 1986
Lake Red Rock [12]   IA 41°25′49″N 93°09′30″W / 41.43028°N 93.15833°W / 41.43028; -93.15833 1,436,000 1.771 64,480 26,090 Red Rock Dam Des Moines River 1969
Lake Sakakawea   ND 47°45′57″N 102°17′17″W / 47.76583°N 102.28806°W / 47.76583; -102.28806 24,300,000 29.974 382,000 155,000 Garrison Dam Missouri River 1953
Lake Sharpe   SD 44°11′24″N 99°40′54″W / 44.19000°N 99.68167°W / 44.19000; -99.68167 1,910,000 2.356 56,884 23,020 Big Bend Dam Missouri River 1966
Lake Shelbyville   IL 39°28′18″N 88°42′50″W / 39.47167°N 88.71389°W / 39.47167; -88.71389 1,143,000 1.410 11,100 4,500 Shelbyville Dam Kaskaskia River 1970
Lake Strom Thurmond   GA
  SC 		33°48′48″N 82°19′01″W / 33.81333°N 82.31694°W / 33.81333; -82.31694 3,820,000 4.712 71,100 28,800 J. Strom Thurmond Dam Savannah River 1954
Lake Tawakoni   TX 32°48′29″N 95°55′14″W / 32.80806°N 95.92056°W / 32.80806; -95.92056 1,660,000 2.048 35,840 14,500 Iron Bridge Dam Sabine River 1960
Lake Texoma   OK
  TX 		33°54′39″N 96°39′06″W / 33.91083°N 96.65167°W / 33.91083; -96.65167 4,997,079 6.164 89,000 36,000 Denison Dam Red River 1943
Lake Travis   TX 30°24′51″N 97°59′28″W / 30.41417°N 97.99111°W / 30.41417; -97.99111 1,134,956 1.400 19,297 7,809 Mansfield Dam Colorado River (Texas) 1942
Lake Umatilla   OR
  WA 		45°47′25″N 120°03′22″W / 45.79028°N 120.05611°W / 45.79028; -120.05611 2,530,000 3.121 55,000 22,000 John Day Dam Columbia River 1971
Lake Wallula   OR
  WA 		46°03′28″N 118°56′31″W / 46.05778°N 118.94194°W / 46.05778; -118.94194 1,350,000 1.665 38,800 15,700 McNary Dam Columbia River 1954
Lake Winnibigoshish†   MN 47°26′16″N 94°11′40″W / 47.43778°N 94.19444°W / 47.43778; -94.19444 1,072,000 1.322 67,800 27,400 Winnibigoshish Lake Dam Mississippi River 1884
Leech Lake†   MN 47°09′48″N 94°24′37″W / 47.16333°N 94.41028°W / 47.16333; -94.41028 1,000,000 1.233 102,948 41,662 Leech Lake Dam Leech Lake River 1885
Lewis Smith Lake   AL 33°57′24″N 87°06′36″W / 33.95667°N 87.11000°W / 33.95667; -87.11000 1,390,000 1.715 21,200 8,600 Smith Lake Dam Sipsey Fork 1961
Lewisville Lake   TX 33°06′34″N 96°58′17″W / 33.10944°N 96.97139°W / 33.10944; -96.97139 2,082,800 2.569 23,040 9,320 Lewisville Dam Elm Fork Trinity River 1955
Mark Twain Lake [13]   MO 39°39′16″N 91°45′13″W / 39.65444°N 91.75361°W / 39.65444; -91.75361 2,103,120 2.594 53,200 21,500 Clarence Cannon Dam Salt River (Missouri) 1983
Milford Lake [14]   KS 39°09′39″N 96°55′12″W / 39.16083°N 96.92000°W / 39.16083; -96.92000 1,125,200 1.388 33,000 13,000 Milford Dam Republican River 1967
Millwood Lake   AR 33°44′47″N 93°58′59″W / 33.74639°N 93.98306°W / 33.74639; -93.98306 1,854,930 2.288 29,200 11,800 Millwood Dam Little River (Red River) 1966
Navajo Lake   CO
  NM 		36°53′47″N 107°27′48″W / 36.89639°N 107.46333°W / 36.89639; -107.46333 1,708,600 2.108 15,610 6,320 Navajo Dam San Juan River 1962
New Melones Lake [15]   CA 37°59′32″N 120°31′46″W / 37.99222°N 120.52944°W / 37.99222; -120.52944 2,420,000 2.985 12,500 5,100 New Melones Dam Stanislaus River 1979
Norfork Lake   AR
  MO 		36°21′33″N 92°14′01″W / 36.35917°N 92.23361°W / 36.35917; -92.23361 1,983,000 2.446 22,000 8,900 Norfork Dam North Fork River 1944
Norris Lake   TN 36°17′25″N 83°55′02″W / 36.29028°N 83.91722°W / 36.29028; -83.91722 2,040,000 2.516 34,200 13,800 Norris Dam Clinch River 1936
Oologah Lake   OK 35°32′57″N 95°36′13″W / 35.54917°N 95.60361°W / 35.54917; -95.60361 1,519,000 1.874 56,800 23,000 Oologah Dam Verdigris River 1963
Owyhee Reservoir   OR 43°27′41″N 117°20′13″W / 43.46139°N 117.33694°W / 43.46139; -117.33694 1,183,300 1.460 13,500 5,500 Owyhee Dam Owyhee River 1932
Painted Rock Reservoir   AZ 33°01′37″N 112°52′00″W / 33.02694°N 112.86667°W / 33.02694; -112.86667 2,491,700 3.073 53,200 21,500 Painted Rock Dam Gila River 1960
Palisades Reservoir [16]   ID
  WY 		43°14′31″N 111°07′11″W / 43.24194°N 111.11972°W / 43.24194; -111.11972 1,401,000 1.728 16,000 6,500 Palisades Dam Snake River 1957
Pathfinder Reservoir [17]   WY 42°25′17″N 106°54′48″W / 42.42139°N 106.91333°W / 42.42139; -106.91333 1,016,500 1.254 22,000 8,900 Pathfinder Dam N. Platte River 1909
Perry Lake [18]   KS 39°10′44″N 95°27′29″W / 39.17889°N 95.45806°W / 39.17889; -95.45806 1,417,683 1.749 25,389 10,275 Perry Dam Delaware River (Kansas) 1966
Pine Flat Lake [19]   CA 36°51′39″N 119°17′55″W / 36.86083°N 119.29861°W / 36.86083; -119.29861 1,000,000 1.233 5,970 2,420 Pine Flat Dam Kings River 1954
Quabbin Reservoir   MA 42°21′39″N 72°18′06″W / 42.36083°N 72.30167°W / 42.36083; -72.30167 1,274,000 1.571 24,529 9,927 Winsor Dam, Goodnough Dike Swift River 1939
Red Lake Reservoir†   MN 48°04′24″N 95°01′44″W / 48.07333°N 95.02889°W / 48.07333; -95.02889 3,428,000 4.228 288,640 116,810 Lower Red Lake Dam Red Lake River 1931
Richard B. Russell Lake   GA
  SC 		34°05′09″N 82°38′34″W / 34.08583°N 82.64278°W / 34.08583; -82.64278 1,488,170 1.836 26,650 10,780 Richard B. Russell Dam Savannah River 1985
Richland-Chambers Reservoir   TX 31°58′46″N 96°11′29″W / 31.97944°N 96.19139°W / 31.97944; -96.19139 1,743,000 2.150 44,752 18,110 Richland Creek Dam Richland Creek 1987
Riffe Lake   WA 46°28′44″N 122°17′41″W / 46.47889°N 122.29472°W / 46.47889; -122.29472 1,685,000 2.078 11,830 4,790 Mossyrock Dam Cowlitz River 1968
Ross Lake   BC
  WA 		48°51′04″N 121°01′31″W / 48.85111°N 121.02528°W / 48.85111; -121.02528 1,435,000 1.770 11,700 4,700 Ross Dam Skagit River 1949
Sam Rayburn Reservoir   TX 31°12′37″N 94°17′04″W / 31.21028°N 94.28444°W / 31.21028; -94.28444 3,997,600 4.931 114,500 46,300 Sam Rayburn Dam Angelina River 1965
San Luis Reservoir   CA 37°03′22″N 121°07′12″W / 37.05611°N 121.12000°W / 37.05611; -121.12000 2,041,000 2.518 12,700 5,100 San Luis Dam San Luis Creek‡ 1967
Sardis Lake   MS 34°29′16″N 89°38′37″W / 34.48778°N 89.64361°W / 34.48778; -89.64361 1,512,000 1.865 58,500 23,700 Sardis Dam Little Tallahatchie River 1940
Seminoe Reservoir   WY 42°02′07″N 106°50′56″W / 42.03528°N 106.84889°W / 42.03528; -106.84889 1,017,279 1.255 20,291 8,211 Seminoe Dam N. Platte River 1939
Shasta Lake [20]   CA 40°46′29″N 122°18′01″W / 40.77472°N 122.30028°W / 40.77472; -122.30028 4,552,000 5.615 29,740 12,040 Shasta Dam Sacramento River 1945
Smith Mountain Lake   VA 37°04′48″N 79°37′15″W / 37.08000°N 79.62083°W / 37.08000; -79.62083 2,300,000 2.837 20,600 8,300 Smith Mountain Dam Roanoke River 1963
Stockton Lake [21]   MO 37°36′43″N 93°46′16″W / 37.61194°N 93.77111°W / 37.61194; -93.77111 1,674,000 2.065 63,200 25,600 Stockton Dam Sac River 1969
Strawberry Reservoir   UT 40°09′55″N 111°07′32″W / 40.16528°N 111.12556°W / 40.16528; -111.12556 1,106,500 1.365 17,163 6,946 Soldier Creek Dam Strawberry River 1974
Table Rock Lake   AR
  MO 		36°37′18″N 93°24′28″W / 36.62167°N 93.40778°W / 36.62167; -93.40778 3,462,000 4.270 52,300 21,200 Table Rock Dam White River 1958
Tenkiller Ferry Lake   OK 35°40′02″N 94°58′55″W / 35.66722°N 94.98194°W / 35.66722; -94.98194 1,230,800 1.518 20,800 8,400 Tenkiller Ferry Dam Illinois River (Arkansas) 1952
Theodore Roosevelt Lake   AZ 33°40′55″N 111°06′49″W / 33.68194°N 111.11361°W / 33.68194; -111.11361 2,910,200 3.590 31,900 12,900 Theodore Roosevelt Dam Salt River 1911
Toledo Bend Reservoir   LA
  TX 		31°29′18″N 93°43′43″W / 31.48833°N 93.72861°W / 31.48833; -93.72861 4,472,900 5.517 181,600 73,500 Toledo Bend Dam Sabine River 1966
Truman Reservoir [22]   MO 38°15′26″N 93°26′18″W / 38.25722°N 93.43833°W / 38.25722; -93.43833 5,187,000 6.398 209,300 84,700 Harry S. Truman Dam Osage River 1979
Trinity Lake [23]   CA 40°53′00″N 122°42′26″W / 40.88333°N 122.70722°W / 40.88333; -122.70722 2,447,650 3.019 16,535 6,691 Trinity Dam Trinity River (California) 1962
Tuttle Creek Lake [24]   KS 39°21′15″N 96°40′36″W / 39.35417°N 96.67667°W / 39.35417; -96.67667 3,185,700 3.930 53,760 21,760 Tuttle Creek Dam Big Blue River 1962
Wappapello Lake   MO 36°56′50″N 90°18′45″W / 36.94722°N 90.31250°W / 36.94722; -90.31250 1,134,600 1.400 23,200 9,400 Wappapello Dam St. Francis River 1941
Watts Bar Lake   TN 36°46′20″N 84°40′10″W / 36.77222°N 84.66944°W / 36.77222; -84.66944 1,175,000 1.449 39,000 16,000 Watts Bar Dam Tennessee River 1942
Weiss Lake   AL 34°11′02″N 85°36′12″W / 34.18389°N 85.60333°W / 34.18389; -85.60333 1,433,300 1.768 30,200 12,200 Weiss Dam Coosa River 1961
Wheeler Lake   AL 34°42′44″N 87°08′26″W / 34.71222°N 87.14056°W / 34.71222; -87.14056 1,050,000 1.295 67,100 27,200 Wheeler Dam Tennessee River 1936
Lake Whitney   TX 32°51′12″N 96°31′14″W / 32.85333°N 96.52056°W / 32.85333; -96.52056 2,100,400 2.591 60,000 24,000 Whitney Lake Dam Brazos River 1951
Wright Patman Lake   TX 33°16′27″N 94°13′02″W / 33.27417°N 94.21722°W / 33.27417; -94.21722 2,654,300 3.274 119,700 48,400 Wright Patman Dam Sulphur River 1953

Location map

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Locations of the 25 largest reservoirs in the U.S.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Year of initial dam completion

References

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