Focus Friday - Largest reservoirs

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Friday, Sep 17 2010 by

A reservoir is an artificial lake used to store water. Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such a brickwork or cast concrete.

Largest reservoirs by area

Akosombo Dam & Lake Volta (Google Maps)
Akosombo Dam & Lake Volta

Smallwood Reservoir (Google Maps)
Smallwood Reservoir
Kuybyshev Reservoir (Google Maps)
Kuybyshev Reservoir

Lake Kariba (Google Maps)
Lake Kariba

Largest reservoirs by volume

Lake Kariba (Google Maps)
Lake Kariba

Bratsk Reservoir (Google Maps)
Bratsk Reservoir
Lake Nasser (Google Maps)
Lake Nasser

Akosombo Dam & Lake Volta (Google Maps)
Akosombo Dam & Lake Volta

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