This is a list of the most notable artifical lakes in the United States.
List (in order of volume by acre-feet)
| Lake | Counti(es) | Incorporation | U.S. State | Image | Volume (ac-ft) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mead | Clark County, NV | Sept. 30, 1935 | Nevada |  |
28,945,000 acre-feet |
| Lake Powell | Kane, UT, San Juan, UT, Coconino, AZ | June 22, 1980 | Utah, Arizona |  |
26,214,900 acre-feet |
| Lake Sakakawea | Williams, McKenzie, Mountrail, Dunn, McLean, Mercer, ND | June 27, 1953 | North Dakota |  |
24,307,020 acre-feet |
| Lake Oahe | Emmons, Burleigh, Morton, Sioux, ND
Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Ziebach, Walworth, Poffer, Sully, Hughes, Stanley, Haakon, SD |
August 3, 1958 | North Dakota, South Dakota |  |
23,500,000 acre-feet |
| Fort Peck Lake | Petroleum, Phillips, Garfield, Valley, McCone, MT | 1947 | Montana |  |
19,100,000 acre-feet |
| Lake Franklin | Stevens, Lincoln, Grant, WA | 1941 | Washington State |  |
9,565,000 acre-feet (can grow up to 11 million in the summertime) |
| Lake Cumberland | Wayne, Russell, Clinton, KY | 1952 | Kentucky |  |
6,089,000 acre-feet |
| Lake Koocanusa | Lincoln, MT with parts located in British Columbia, Canada | 1972 | Montana |  |
5,869,000 acre-feet |
| Lake Shasta | Shasta, CA | 1981 | California |  |
4,600,000 acre-feet |