Learn More About Some of the World's Most Notable Dams and Reservoirs with This Quiz

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• Lake Mead was created by which dam?

  • Oroville Dam

  • Hoover Dam

  • Fort Peck Dam

  • Grand Coulee Dam

• In the United States, what is the biggest reservoir?

  • Lake Havasu

  • Lake Tahoe

  • Lake Mead

  • Lake Powell

• Can you tell me the name of the United States' largest hydroelectric power plant?

  • Grand Coulee Dam

  • Hoover Dam

  • Bath County Pumped Power Station

  • Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant

• Where in the world can you find the Aswan High Dam?

  • Egypt

  • Syria

  • Jordan

  • Iraq

• Which man-made lake has the biggest surface area?

  • Bratsk Reservoir

  • Lake Guri

  • Lake Volta

  • Williston Lake

• What lake was created by the Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona and Utah?

  • Great Lake

  • Lake Isabelle

  • Chasm Lake

  • Lake Powell

• Which type of dam is built the most frequently in the USA?

  • Gravity

  • Embankment

  • Storage

  • Multiple arch buttress

• In terms of storage capacity, which dam in Australia has the greatest reservoir?

  • Gordon Dam Scheme

  • Warragamba Dam

  • Snowy Mountains

  • Hume Dam

• Which dam is the biggest hydroelectric power station in the world?

  • Guri Dam, Venezuela

  • Three Gorges Dam, China

  • Hoover Dam, U.S.

  • Aswan High Dam, Egypt

• Where may one find the oldest dam still in use today?

  • India

  • China

  • Syria

  • Spain

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