| Name
|
Bundesstaat
|
Fertigstellung
|
Volumen
Stausee
[Mio. m³]
|
Bauwerks-
höhe
[m]
|
gestauter Fluss
|
Bemerkung
|
| American Falls Reservoir |
Idaho |
1978 |
2060 |
32 |
Snake River |
|
| Amistad-Talsperre |
Texas/Mexiko |
1969 |
10,4 |
88 |
Rio Grande |
zusammen mit Mexiko
|
| Arrowrock-Talsperre |
Idaho |
1915 |
371 |
110 |
Boise River |
bei Fertigstellung höchste Talsperre der Erde
|
| Austin-Talsperre (Texas) |
Texas |
1893 |
... |
20 |
Colorado River (Texas) |
Dammbruch 1900
|
| Austin-Talsperre |
Pennsylvania |
1909 |
760 |
15 |
Freeman Run |
Dammbruch 1911
|
| Bath County Pumped Storage Station |
Virginia |
1985 |
... |
140 |
Back Creek, Little Back Creek |
größtes Pumpspeicherwerk der Erde
|
| Bearwallow-Damm |
North Carolina |
1963 |
0,037 |
11 |
... |
Dammbruch 1976
|
| Blue Mesa Reservoir |
Colorado |
1966 |
923 |
119 |
Gunnison River |
|
| Bonneville-Talsperre |
Oregon/Washington |
1937/43 |
662 |
60 |
Columbia River |
|
| Britton Estates Lake |
Georgia |
... |
... |
... |
Oconee River |
|
| Brushy Fork dam |
Missouri |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Buffalo Bill Dam (Shoshone) |
Wyoming |
1910 |
522,9 |
107 |
Shoshone River |
bei Fertigstellung höchste Staumauer der Erde
|
| Cabinet Gorge Dam |
Idaho |
1953 |
131 |
34 |
Clark Fork |
|
| Calderwood Dam |
Tennessee |
1930 |
... |
71 |
Little Tennessee River |
|
| Pumpspeicherwerk Castaic |
Kalifornien |
1973 |
401 |
100 |
Castaic Creek |
Talsperre und Pumpspeicherwerk
|
| Chatfield Lake |
Colorado |
1975 |
33 |
45 |
South Platte River |
|
| Cherry Creek Lake |
Colorado |
1953 |
... |
31 |
Cherry Creek |
|
| Chief-Joseph-Talsperre (Rufus Woods Lake) |
Washington |
1961 |
732 |
72 |
Columbia River |
|
| Cochiti-Staudamm |
New Mexico |
1975 |
890 |
77 |
Rio Grande |
|
| Croton Dam |
Michigan |
1907 |
27 |
12 |
Muskegon River |
|
| Cyprus Dam |
Idaho |
1982 |
110 |
226 |
Bruno Creek |
Absetzbecken
|
| Diablo Dam |
Washington |
1930 |
... |
119 |
Skagit River |
bei Fertigstellung höchste Staumauer der Erde
|
| Druid Lake Dam |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Dworshak-Talsperre |
Idaho |
1973 |
4259 |
219 |
North Fork Clearwater River |
|
| Eagle Nest Dam |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Flagstaff Lake |
Maine |
1950 |
322 |
ca. 15 |
Dead River |
|
| Flaming Gorge Reservoir |
Utah |
1964 |
4670 |
153 |
Green River |
|
| Fort Peck Lake |
Montana |
1957 |
ca. 23.000 |
76 |
Missouri River |
bei Fertigstellung größter Erddamm der Welt nach Bauwerksvolumen
|
| Fort Randall (Lake Francis Case) |
South Dakota |
1954 |
5700 |
50 |
Missouri River |
|
| Lake Gaston |
North Carolina |
1963 |
555 |
32 |
Roanoke River |
|
| Gibson Dam |
Montana |
1929 |
... |
... |
... |
|
| Glen Canyon (Lake Powell) |
Arizona |
1964 |
33.304 |
216 |
Colorado River |
größter Stausee der USA nach Fläche
|
| Grand-Coulee-Talsperre (Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake) |
Washington |
1942 |
11.582 |
168 |
Columbia River |
größtes Wasserkraftwerk der USA
|
| Harwoods Mill Reservoir |
Virginia |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
| Hauser-Talsperre |
Montana |
1907 |
? |
23 |
Missouri River |
Dammbruch 1908
|
| Hoover Dam (Lake Mead) |
Arizona/Nevada |
1936 |
35.154 |
221 |
Colorado River |
größter Stausee der USA nach Speicherinhalt; bei Fertigstellung höchste Talsperre der Erde
|
| Hungry-Horse-Talsperre |
Montana |
1953 |
4277 |
172 |
Flathead River |
|
| Iroquois-Stausee |
New York |
1958 |
29.959 |
20 |
Sankt-Lorenz-Strom |
mit Kanada
|
| John-Day-Talsperre (Lake Umatilla) |
Oregon/Washington |
1968 |
617 |
64 |
Columbia River |
|
| John H. Kerr Reservoir |
Virginia, North Carolina |
1953 |
1836 |
44 |
Roanoke River, Dan River |
|
| Kaloko-Damm |
Hawaii |
... |
1,2 |
12 |
... |
Dammbruch 2006
|
| Kensico Dam |
New York |
1916 |
... |
... |
... |
|
| Kinzua-Staudamm |
Pennsylvania |
1965 |
... |
55 |
Allegheny River |
|
| Lahontan Reservoir |
Nevada |
1915 |
0,56 |
49 |
Carson River |
|
| Lake Buchanan |
Texas |
1975 |
1220 |
44,3 |
Colorado River (Texas) |
|
| Lake Hamilton Dam |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Lake Havasu |
Arizona/Kalifornien |
1938 |
799 |
97,5 |
Colorado River |
|
| Lake Hodges Dam |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Lake Mohave |
Kalifornien |
1971 |
... |
61 |
Colorado River |
|
| Lake Oahe |
South Dakota |
1966 |
28.776 |
75 |
Missouri River |
|
| Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell, Osage) |
Missouri |
1931 |
2377 |
45 |
Osage River |
|
| Lake Sakakawea (Garrison) |
North Dakota |
1953 |
27.920 |
62 |
Missouri River |
|
| Lake San Tana |
Texas |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Lower Crystal Springs |
Kalifornien |
1890 |
71,43 |
57 |
San Mateo Creek
|
| Ludington-Pumpspeicherkraftwerk |
Michigan |
1973 |
100 |
>34 |
Lake Michigan |
|
| Lyman Lake |
Arizona |
1915 |
38 |
ca. 17 |
Little Colorado River |
|
| McPhee Reservoir |
Colorado |
1985 |
... |
... |
Dolores River |
|
| Mill-River-Talsperre |
Massachusetts |
1865 |
0,379 |
13 |
Mill River |
Dammbruch 1874
|
| Mossyrock-Talsperre (Lake Riffe) |
Washington |
1968 |
1603 |
185 |
Cowlitz River |
|
| Mountain Dell Dam |
Utah |
1925 |
3,2 |
32 |
... |
|
| Mulholland Dam |
Kalifornien |
1924 |
... |
... |
... |
|
| Nepaug-Damm |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| New Bullards Bar Dam |
Kalifornien |
1968 |
1184 |
197 |
Yuba River |
|
| New Cornelia Tailings |
... |
1973 |
... |
... |
... |
Absetzbecken
|
| New Croton |
New York |
1906 |
71,9 |
91 |
Croton River |
bei Fertigstellung höchste Talsperre der Erde
|
| New Don Pedro |
Kalifornien |
1971 |
2504 |
178 |
Tuolumne River |
|
| New Melones Dam |
Kalifornien |
1979 |
2960 |
191 |
Stanislaus River |
|
| O’Shaughnessy Dam |
Kalifornien |
1923 |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Olive Bridge Dam |
New York |
1916 |
... |
76 |
... |
|
| Olivenhain Dam |
Kalifornien |
2003 |
... |
... |
... |
|
| Oroville-Staudamm |
Kalifornien |
1967 |
4364 |
235 |
Feather River (Sacramento River) |
höchste Talsperre der USA, Februar 2017 Hochwasserentlastung beschädigt
|
| Owyhee-Talsperre |
Oregon |
1932 |
1480 |
127 |
Owyhee River |
bei Fertigstellung höchste Talsperre der Erde
|
| Patagonia Lake |
Arizona |
... |
29,7 |
... |
Sonoita Creek |
|
| Pathfinder-Talsperre |
Wyoming |
1909 |
1253 |
65 |
North Platte River |
|
| Pedlar Dam |
Virginia |
1904 |
... |
25,9 |
Pedlar River |
|
| Raccoon Mountain |
Tennessee |
1978 |
|
70 |
Tennessee River
|
| Redridge Timber Crib Dam |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Rock Creek Park Lake |
Virginia |
... |
... |
... |
Powhite Creek |
...
|
| Roosevelt-Talsperre |
Arizona |
1911 |
2039 |
109 |
Salt River (Gila River) |
bei Fertigstellung höchste Staumauer aus Mauerwerk und größter künstlicher See der Erde
|
| Ross-Talsperre |
Washington |
1949 |
1770 |
165 |
Skagit River |
|
| Saguaro Lake |
Arizona |
1930 |
138 |
63 |
Salt River |
|
| Saluda Dam |
South Carolina |
1930 |
... |
61 |
Saluda River |
|
| San Andreas Lake |
Kalifornien |
1875 |
23,469 |
|
San Andreas Creek |
|
| San Carlos Lake |
Arizona |
1930 |
1,122 |
76 |
Gila River |
|
| San Luis Reservoir (B.F. Sisk) |
Kalifornien |
1967 |
2520 |
116 |
San Luis Creek |
|
| Sheldon Reservoir |
Texas |
1943 |
6,6 |
3 |
Carpenters Bayou |
...
|
| Sherman Country Club Lake |
Texas |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| South-Fork-Talsperre (Johnstown) |
Pennsylvania |
1853 |
20 |
22 |
Conemaugh River |
Dammbruch 1889
|
| St.-Francis-Talsperre |
Kalifornien |
1926 |
39 |
56 |
San Francisquito Creek |
Dammbruch 1928
|
| Salmon Creek Dam |
Alaska |
1914 |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Sam-Rayburn-Talsperre (McGee Bend Reservoir) |
Texas |
1965 |
4931 |
37 |
Angelina River |
|
| Secession Lake Dam |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Seven Oaks |
Kalifornien |
1999 |
180 |
168 |
Santa Ana River |
|
| Shasta-Talsperre |
Kalifornien |
1945 |
5612 |
183 |
Sacramento River |
|
| Sweetwater Dam |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Swift-Talsperre |
Washington |
1958 |
932 |
126 |
Lewis River |
|
| Teton-Staudamm |
Idaho |
1975 |
355,6 |
93 |
Teton River |
Dammbruch 1976
|
| The-Dalles-Talsperre |
Oregon |
1957 |
410 |
79 |
Columbia River |
|
| Toledo Bend Reservoir |
Texas/Louisiana |
1967 |
6291 |
29 |
Sabine River |
|
| Trinity Lake |
Kalifornien |
1963 |
3019,6 |
164 |
Trinity River |
|
| Truman Lake |
Missouri |
1979 |
6398 |
38 |
Osage River |
|
| Tyler Dam |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Wachusett Dam |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Walnut Grove Dam |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Walters Dam |
North Carolina |
1929 |
... |
... |
... |
|
| Wigwam Dam |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Williamson Dam |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
...
|
| Wyoming Hereford Ranch Reservoir Number 1 |
Wyoming |
... |
... |
... |
Crow Creek |
...
|
| Wyoming Hereford Ranch Reservoir Number 2 |
Wyoming |
... |
... |
... |
Crow Creek |
...
|
| Winsor Dam |
Massachusetts |
1930–39 |
1560 |
... |
Swift River |
...
|
| Yellowtail-Talsperre |
Montana |
1966 |
1761 |
160 |
Bighorn River |
|
