{"id":1721,"date":"2015-08-03T21:05:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T21:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakehomes.com\/info\/articles\/?p=1721"},"modified":"2024-07-30T14:10:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T19:10:23","slug":"5-of-the-worlds-largest-man-made-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/lifestyles\/5-of-the-worlds-largest-man-made-lakes","title":{"rendered":"5 of the World’s Largest Man-Made Lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When dams are built, they create man-made lakes or reservoirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These dams and resulting lakes are important to society as they provide areas with water for drinking, farming irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and flood management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While none of the world’s five largest reservoirs are located in the United States, it is interesting to take note just how big these completely man-made bodies of water are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For comparison purposes, the following list contains the square mileage of several of the lakes in the LakeHomes.com<\/a> footprint:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith Lake, AL<\/a>: 33<\/strong> square miles
Lake Lanier, GA<\/a>: 59<\/strong> square miles
Lake Murray, SC<\/a>: 77<\/strong> square miles
Tellico Lake, TN<\/a>: 24<\/strong> square miles
Lake Hartwell,GA\/SC<\/a>: 87<\/strong> square miles
Kerr Lake NC\/VA<\/a>: 78<\/strong> square miles
Lake Marion SC<\/a>: 173 <\/strong>square miles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guri Reservoir<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Guri Dam<\/a> is located in the Bolivar State in Venezuela. Built on the Caroni River, the dam was opened in 1978.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guri Reservoir has a surface area of more than 1,640 square miles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This dam has a power station that includes 21 turbines with the capacity of producing 10,235 megawatts of energy. It has an annual generation of approximately 47,000 gigawatts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lake Nasser <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lake Nasser<\/a> is a reservoir located in the south of Egypt. The lake is approximately 341 miles long and 22 miles wide at its widest part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This man-made lake has a surface area of 2,030 square miles. <\/strong>The deepest part of this lake measures 600 feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The majority of the lake lies in Egypt, but a section of the reservoir is also located in Sudan. The Sudanese refer to the body of water as Lake Nubia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bratsk Reservoir<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Bratsk Reservoir<\/a> was constructed in Russia, on the Angara River, in 1967. This enormous body of water covers more than 2,110 square miles<\/strong> and is named after the nearby city of Bratsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lake Kariba<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lake Kariba<\/a> is the world’s largest man-made lake by volume, but not by surface area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reservoir covers 2,150 square miles<\/strong> and is approximately 140 miles long by 20 miles wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lake Kariba is located between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Studies have shown that the massive amount of water even caused seismic activity in the area, resulting in several earthquakes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lake Volta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lake Volta<\/a> is located in Ghana and was built in 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This enormous body of water covers a whopping 3,275 square miles<\/strong> and is bigger than the land area of Rhode Island and Delaware combined!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lake Marion, one of the largest lakes in the South, could fit into the same area almost 20 times over!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are, of course, bigger lakes by volume, as well as much larger naturally occurring lakes, but when it comes to man-made lakes and areas that they cover, these five take the top spots!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might also enjoy:<\/strong> Top 5 American Lakes with the Highest Elevation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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