Akosombo Dam, Ghana
Located in Ghana, the Akosombo Dam is the third-largest dam.
- It created Lake Volta, which is 8,5000 km2. It impounds over 144 billion cubic metres of water.
- It is the world’s biggest reservoir in terms of its surface area.
- It was built between 1961 and 1966 by Impregilo-Italy and is owned by the Volta River Authority.
- The motive behind building this dam was to generate electricity. Recently, it also provided a livelihood to at least 300,000 people through its fishing industry.
- The dam is 700m long and has 12 million cubic metres of surface area.
Top 10 Largest Water Reservoirs in the World
Water Reservoirs refer to man-made water storage systems that are made to store water either for consumption or to produce energy, also known as hydroelectric power. The top 10 largest water reservoirs are Lake Kariba, Bratsk Reservoir, Lake Nasser, Lake Guri, Akosombo Dam, Guri Dam, Aswan High Dam, WAC Bennett Dam, Krasnoyarsk Dam, Zeya Dam, Robert Bourassa Dam.
In this article, will discuss each of the 10 Largest Water Reservoirs in the world.