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List of dams and reservoirs

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The following is a list of reservoirs and dams, arranged by continent and country.

Africa

Gaborone Dam in Botswana
Inga Dam in DR Congo
Aswan Dam in Egypt
Akosombo Dam in Ghana
Katse Dam in Lesotho
Bin el Ouidane Dam in Morocco
Gariep Dam in South Africa
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Kihansi Dam in Tanzania
Owen Falls Dam in Uganda
Osborne Dam in Zimbabwe

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Democratic Republic of Congo

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Ghana

Guinea

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Lesotho

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

Senegal

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Swaziland

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Asia

Naghlu Dam in Afghanistan
Kaptai Dam in Bangladesh
Three Gorges Dam in China
Shing Mun Dam in Hong Kong
Karun-3 Dam in Iran
Kurobe Dam in Japan
Junghua Dam in Taiwan
Nurek Dam in Tajikistan

Central

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Eastern

China

Hong Kong

Japan

  • Kurobe Dam, Toyama, tallest in the country
  • Tokuyama Dam, largest dam in the country and creates the largest reservoir

North Korea

South Korea

Taiwan

Southeast

Brunei

Burma

Cambodia

East Timor

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

South

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Nepal

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Western

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Saudi Arabia

Syria

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Asia-Pacific

French Polynesia

Samoa

Europe

Kölnbrein Dam in Austria
Gileppe Dam in Belgium
Kouris Dam in Cyprus
Lipno Dam in Czech Republic
Eguzon Dam in France
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Inguri Dam in Georgia
Sylvenstein Dam in Germany
Gleno Dam in Italy
Chirkey Dam in Russia
Gabčíkovo Dam in Slovakia
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Aldeadávila Dam in Spain
Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland
Keban Dam in Turkey
Avon Dam in United Kingdom

Albania

Andorra

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Republic of Macedonia

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Kosovo:

Slovakia

Slovenia

  • Ajba Dam
  • Avče Dam
  • Blanca Dam
  • Boštanj Dam
  • Dravograd Dam
  • Markovci Dam
  • Mavčiče Dam
  • Medvode Dam
  • Moste Dam
  • Podselo Dam
  • Solkan Dam
  • Vuhred Dam
  • Zlatoličje Dam

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

United Kingdom

North and Central America

Brazeau Reservoir in Canada
McPhee Dam in United States

Belize

Canada

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Puerto Rico

Saint Lucia

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

Oceania

Cataract Dam in Australia

Australia

Fiji

New Caledonia

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

South America

El Cajón Dam in Argentina
Ralco Dam in Chile
Yacyretá Dam in Paraguay and Argentina
Salto Grande Dam in Uruguay and Argentina
Guri Dam in Venezuela

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

French Guiana

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

See also