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<H1>United States Committee on Large Dams</H1><P>
<H2>Dam, Hydropower and Reservoir Statistics</H2>
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The USCOLD Committee on Register of Dams, chaired by Arthur H.
Walz, is responsible for maintaining current information on
United States dams, hydropower projects and reservoirs, and
cooperates with the ICOLD Committee on the World Register of
Dams. Summary tables showing dam information for the United
States are presented below. For more information regarding these
statistics, you may contact Art Walz at telephone 202-761-8681,
fax 202-761-0413 or email <A
Href="mailto:arthur.walz@inet.hq.usace.army.mil">
arthur.walz@inet.hq.usace.army.mil</A>.<P><P>
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<TABLE CELLSPACING=2 CELLPADDING=6 BORDER=1 ALIGN=CENTER>
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<CAPTION><B>HIGHEST DAMS IN THE UNITED STATES</B></CAPTION>
<TR>
<TH>DAM NAME</TH>
<TH>RIVER</TH>
<TH>STATE</TH>
<TH>FEET</TH>
<TH>COMPLETED</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><A HREF=
"http://www.oroville-ca.com/ctyoforo/t9lakeorovo.html">
Oroville</A></TD>
<TD>Feather</TD>
<TD>California</TD>
<TD> 754 </TD>
<TD>1968 </TD>
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<TD><A Href="http://www.hooverdam.com/">
Hoover</A></TD>
<TD>Colorado</TD>
<TD>Nevada</TD>
<TD>725</TD>
<TD>1936</TD>
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<TD><A
Href="http://www.cqs.washington.edu/crisp/hydro/dwr.html">
Dworshak</A></TD>
<TD>N. Fork Clearwater </TD>
<TD>Idaho </TD>
<TD>718 </TD>
<TD>1973 </TD>
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<TD><A Href=
"http://borworld.usbr.gov/cdams/dams/glencanyon.html">
Glen Canyon</A> </TD>
<TD>Colorado </TD>
<TD>Arizona</TD>
<TD>708 </TD>
<TD>1966 </TD>
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<TD>New Bullards Bar </TD>
<TD>North Yuba </TD>
<TD>California </TD>
<TD>636 </TD>
<TD>1970 </TD>
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<TD>New Melones </TD>
<TD>Stanislaus </TD>
<TD>California </TD>
<TD>626 </TD>
<TD>1979 </TD>
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<TD>Swift </TD>
<TD>Lewis </TD>
<TD>Washington </TD>
<TD>610 </TD>
<TD>1958 </TD>
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<TD><A Href="http://www.so.mp.usbr.gov/shasta/">
Shasta</A> </TD>
<TD>Sacramento </TD>
<TD>California </TD>
<TD>600 </TD>
<TD>1945 </TD>
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<TR>
<TD>Don Pedro </TD>
<TD>Tuolumne </TD>
<TD>California </TD>
<TD>567 </TD>
<TD>1971 </TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<I>Source: USCOLD Register of Dams</I>
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<TABLE CELLSPACING=2 CELLPADDING=6 BORDER=1>
<CAPTION><B>LARGEST HYDRO PROJECTS IN THE UNITED
STATES</B></CAPTION>
<TR>
<TH>DAM NAME</TH>
<TH>RIVER</TH>
<TH>LOCATION</TH>
<TH>MW</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><A
HREF="http://borworld.usbr.gov:80/cdams/dams/grandcoulee.html">
Grand Coulee</A> </TD>
<TD>Columbia</TD>
<TD>Washington</TD>
<TD> 6180 </TD>
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<TR>
<TD><A HREF=
"http://etd.pnl.gov:2080//TMT/background/dams/cj.html">
Chief Joseph</A> </TD>
<TD>Columbia</TD>
<TD>Washington</TD>
<TD>2457</TD>
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<TD>John Day</TD>
<TD>Columbia</TD>
<TD>Oregon</TD>
<TD>2160</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Bath County P/S</TD>
<TD>Little Back Creek </TD>
<TD>Virginia</TD>
<TD>2100</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><A Href=
"http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~sedlacek/hrmnpp.html">
Robert Moses - Niagara</A> </TD>
<TD>Niagara</TD>
<TD>New York</TD>
<TD>1950</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>The Dalles</TD>
<TD>Columbia</TD>
<TD>Oregon</TD>
<TD>1805</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Luddington</TD>
<TD>Lake Michigan</TD>
<TD>Michigan</TD>
<TD>1657</TD>
</TR>
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<TD>Raccoon Mountain </TD>
<TD>Tennessee River </TD>
<TD>Tennessee </TD>
<TD>1530 </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><A Href="http://www.hooverdam.com/">
Hoover</A></TD>
<TD>Colorado </TD>
<TD>Nevada </TD>
<TD>1434 </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Pyramid </TD>
<TD>California Aqueduct </TD>
<TD>California </TD>
<TD>1250 </TD>
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</TABLE>
<I>Source: USCOLD Register of Dams</I>
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<TABLE CELLSPACING=2 CELLPADDING=6 BORDER=1>
<CAPTION><B>LARGEST MANMADE RESERVOIRS IN THE UNITED
STATES</B></CAPTION>
<TR>
<TH>DAM NAME</TH>
<TH>RESERVOIR</TH>
<TH>LOCATION</TH>
<TH>ACRE-FEET</TH>
<TH>COMPLETED</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><A Href="http://www.hooverdam.com/">
Hoover</A></TD>
<TD>Lake Mead</TD>
<TD>Nevada</TD>
<TD>28,253,000</TD>
<TD>1936</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><A Href=
"http://borworld.usbr.gov/cdams/dams/glencanyon.html">
Glen Canyon</A> </TD>
<TD>Lake Powell</TD>
<TD>Arizona</TD>
<TD>26,997,000 </TD>
<TD>1966 </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Garrison </TD>
<TD>Lake Sakakawea </TD>
<TD>North Dakota </TD>
<TD>22,635,000 </TD>
<TD>1953 </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Oahe </TD>
<TD>Lake Oahe </TD>
<TD>South Dakota </TD>
<TD>22,238,000 </TD>
<TD>1958 </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Fort Peck </TD>
<TD>Fort Peck Lake </TD>
<TD>Montana </TD>
<TD>17,933,000 </TD>
<TD>1937 </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Grand Coulee </TD>
<TD>F D Roosevelt Lake </TD>
<TD>Washington </TD>
<TD> 9,558,000 </TD>
<TD>1942 </TD>
</TR>
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<TD>Libby </TD>
<TD>Lake Koocanusa </TD>
<TD>Montana </TD>
<TD> 5,813,000</TD>
<TD>1973 </TD>
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<TD>Fort Randall </TD>
<TD>Lake Francis Case </TD>
<TD>South Dakota </TD>
<TD> 4,621,000 </TD>
<TD>1952 </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><A Href="http://www.so.mp.usbr.gov/shasta/">
Shasta</A> </TD>
<TD>Lake Shasta </TD>
<TD>California </TD>
<TD> 4,548,000 </TD>
<TD>1945 </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Toledo Bend </TD>
<TD>Toledo Bend Lake </TD>
<TD>Louisiana </TD>
<TD> 4,475,000 </TD>
<TD>1968 </TD>
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</TABLE>
<I>Source: USCOLD Register of Dams</I>
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