Volume (thousands)

Dam

Location

cu m

cu yds

Year completed

Three Gorges

China

39,300,000

51,402,459

UC08

Syncrude Tailings

Canada

540,000

706,320

UC

Chapetón

Argentina

296,200

387,410

UC

Pati

Argentina

238,180

274,026

UC

New Cornelia Tailings

United States

209,500

274,026

1973

Tarbela

Pakistan

121,720

159,210

1976

Kambaratinsk

Kyrgyzstan

112,200

146,758

UC

Fort Peck

Montana

96,049

125,628

1940

Lower Usuma

Nigeria

93,000

121,644

1990

Cipasang

Indonesia

90,000

117,720

UC

Atatürk

Turkey

84,500

110,522

1990

Yacyretá-Apipe

Paraguay/Argentina

81,000

105,944

1998

Guri (Raúl Leoni)

Venezuela

78,000

102,014

1986

Rogun

Tajikistan

75,500

98,750

1985

Oahe

South Dakota

70,339

92,000

1963

Mangla

Pakistan

65,651

85,872

1967

Gardiner

Canada

65,440

85,592

1968

Afsluitdijk

Netherlands

63,400

82,927

1932

Oroville

California

59,639

78,008

1968

San Luis

California

59,405

77,700

1967

Nurek

Tajikistan

58,000

75,861

1980

Garrison

North Dakota

50,843

66,500

1956

Cochiti

New Mexico

48,052

62,850

1975

Tabka (Thawra)

Syria

46,000

60,168

1976

Bennett W.A.C.

Canada

43,733

57,201

1967

Tucuruíi

Brazil

43,000

56,242

1984

Boruca

Costa Rica

43,000

56,242

UC

High Aswan (Sadd-el-Aali)

Egypt

43,000

56,242

1970

San Roque

Philippines

43,000

56,242

UC

Kiev

Ukraine

42,841

56,034

1964

Dantiwada Left Embankment

India

41,040

53,680

1965

Saratov

Russia

40,400

52,843

1967

Mission Tailings 2

Arizona

40,088

52,435

1973

Fort Randall

South Dakota

38,227

50,000

1953

Kanev

Ukraine

37,860

49,520

1976

Mosul

Iraq

36,000

47,086

1982

Kakhovka

Ukraine

35,640

46,617

1955

Itumbiara

Brazil

35,600

46,563

1980

Lauwerszee

Netherlands

35,575

46,532

1969

Beas

India

35,418

46,325

1974

Oosterschelde

Netherlands

35,000

45,778

1986