Station
Capacity (MW )
Country
Location
Akosombo Dam
1,020
Ghana
06°17′59″N 00°03′34″E / 6.29972°N 0.05944°E / 6.29972; 0.05944 (Akosombo Dam )
Alberto Lleras Dam
1,600
Colombia
04°43′29″N 73°28′59″W / 4.72472°N 73.48306°W / 4.72472; -73.48306 (Alberto Lleras Dam )
Aswan Dam
2,100
Egypt
23°58′14″N 32°52′40″E / 23.97056°N 32.87778°E / 23.97056; 32.87778 (Aswan Dam )
Atatürk Dam
2,400
Turkey
37°28′54″N 38°19′03″E / 37.48167°N 38.31750°E / 37.48167; 38.31750 (Ataturk Dam )
Bakun Hydroelectric Power Station
2,400
Malaysia
02°45′23″N 114°03′47″E / 2.75639°N 114.06306°E / 2.75639; 114.06306 (Bakun Hydroelectric Power Station )
Bhakra Dam
1,325
India
31°24′39″N 76°26′00″E / 31.41083°N 76.43333°E / 31.41083; 76.43333 (Bhakra Dam )
Bonneville Dam
1,050
United States
45°08′03″N 121°57′15″W / 45.13417°N 121.95417°W / 45.13417; -121.95417 (Bonneville Dam )
Boundary Dam
1,024
United States
48°59′14″N 117°20′51″W / 48.98722°N 117.34750°W / 48.98722; -117.34750 (Boundary Dam )
Bratsk Dam
4,500
Russia
56°17′10″N 101°47′10″E / 56.28611°N 101.78611°E / 56.28611; 101.78611 (Bratsk Dam )
Bureya Dam
2,010
Russia
50°16′07″N 130°18′54″E / 50.26861°N 130.31500°E / 50.26861; 130.31500 (Bureya Dam )
Cahora Bassa Dam
2,075
Mozambique
15°35′07″N 32°42′17″E / 15.58528°N 32.70472°E / 15.58528; 32.70472 (Cahora Bassa Dam )
Caruachi Dam
2,160
Venezuela
08°09′36″N 62°47′55″W / 8.16000°N 62.79861°W / 8.16000; -62.79861 (Caruachi Dam )
Castaic Dam
1,495
United States
34°31′09″N 118°36′25″W / 34.51917°N 118.60694°W / 34.51917; -118.60694 (Castaic Dam )
Cheboksary Hydroelectric Station
1,404
Russia
56°08′17″N 47°27′56″E / 56.13806°N 47.46556°E / 56.13806; 47.46556 (Cheboksary Hydroelectric Station )
Chief Joseph Dam
2,620
United States
47°59′43″N 119°38′00″W / 47.99528°N 119.63333°W / 47.99528; -119.63333 (Chief Joseph Dam )
Churchhill Falls Hydroelectric Power Station
5,248
Canada
53°31′46″N 63°58′05″W / 53.52944°N 63.96806°W / 53.52944; -63.96806 (Churchhill Falls Hydroelectric Power Station )
Daniel-Johnson Dam
2,592
Canada
50°38′48″N 68°43′28″W / 50.64667°N 68.72444°W / 50.64667; -68.72444 (Daniel-Johnson Dam )
Dnieper Hydroelectric Station
1,500
Ukraine
47°52′09″N 35°05′13″E / 47.86917°N 35.08694°E / 47.86917; 35.08694 (Dnieper Hydroelectric Station )
El Chocón Dam
1,200
Argentina
39°17′00″S 68°48′00″W / 39.28333°S 68.80000°W / -39.28333; -68.80000 (El Chocon Dam )
Ertan Dam
3,300
China
Gezhouba Dam
3,115
China
30°44′23″N 111°16′20″E / 30.73972°N 111.27222°E / 30.73972; 111.27222 (Gezhouba Dam )
Ghazi Barotha Dam
1,450
Pakistan
33°46′48″N 72°15′35″E / 33.78000°N 72.25972°E / 33.78000; 72.25972 (Ghazi Barotha Dam )
Glen Canyon Dam
1,296
United States
36°56′14″N 111°29′04″W / 36.93722°N 111.48444°W / 36.93722; -111.48444 (Glen Canyon Dam )
Grand Coulee Dam
6,809
United States
47°57′24″N 118°59′00″W / 47.95667°N 118.98333°W / 47.95667; -118.98333 (Grand Coulee Dam )
Grande Dixence Dam
1,269
Switzerland
46°04′50″N 07°24′14″E / 46.08056°N 7.40389°E / 46.08056; 7.40389 (Grande Dixence Dam )
Guri Dam
10,200
Venezuela
07°46′00″N 63°00′00″W / 7.76667°N 63.00000°W / 7.76667; -63.00000 (Guri Dam )
Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Power Station
1,960
Vietnam
20°48′40″N 105°19′30″E / 20.81111°N 105.32500°E / 20.81111; 105.32500 (Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Power Station )
Hoover Dam
2,080
United States
36°00′56″N 114°44′16″W / 36.01556°N 114.73778°W / 36.01556; -114.73778 (Hoover Dam )
Ilısu Dam
1,200
Turkey
37°34′00″N 41°54′00″E / 37.56667°N 41.90000°E / 37.56667; 41.90000 (Ilisu Dam )
Indirasagar Dam
1,000
India
22°17′02″N 76°28′17″E / 22.28389°N 76.47139°E / 22.28389; 76.47139 (Indirasagar Dam )
Inga-II Dam
1,424
Congo
05°31′44″S 13°37′14″E / 5.52889°S 13.62056°E / -5.52889; 13.62056 (Inga-II Dam )
Inga-III Dam
4,500
Congo
05°31′08″S 13°36′25″E / 5.51889°S 13.60694°E / -5.51889; 13.60694 (Inga-III Dam )
Inguri Dam
1,300
Georgia
42°45′36″N 42°01′48″E / 42.76000°N 42.03000°E / 42.76000; 42.03000 (Inguri Dam )
Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station
2,192
Romania Serbia
44°40′15″N 22°31′45″E / 44.67083°N 22.52917°E / 44.67083; 22.52917 (Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station )
Itaipu Dam
14,000
Brazil Paraguay
25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W / 25.40861°S 54.58917°W / -25.40861; -54.58917 (Itaipu Dam )
John Day Dam
2,160
United States
45°42′53″N 120°41′37″W / 45.71472°N 120.69361°W / 45.71472; -120.69361 (John Day Dam )
Kalabagh Dam
3,600
Pakistan
32°55′06″N 71°31′17″E / 32.91833°N 71.52139°E / 32.91833; 71.52139 (Kalabagh Dam )
Karakaya Dam
1,800
Turkey
38°13′40″N 39°08′20″E / 38.22778°N 39.13889°E / 38.22778; 39.13889 (Karakaya Dam )
Kariba Dam
1,320
Zambia Zimbabwe
16°31′18″S 28°45′41″E / 16.52167°S 28.76139°E / -16.52167; 28.76139 (Kariba Dam )
Karun-1 Hydroelectric Dam
2,000
Iran
32°07′00″N 49°37′00″E / 32.11667°N 49.61667°E / 32.11667; 49.61667 (Karun-1 Hydroelectric Dam )
Karun-3 Hydroelectric Dam
2,000
Iran
31°48′00″N 50°05′00″E / 31.80000°N 50.08333°E / 31.80000; 50.08333 (Karun-3 Hydroelectric Dam )
Keban Dam
1,330
Turkey
38°48′25″N 38°45′25″E / 38.80694°N 38.75694°E / 38.80694; 38.75694 (Keban Dam )
Koyna Dam
1,920
India
17°24′06″N 73°45′08″E / 17.40167°N 73.75222°E / 17.40167; 73.75222 (Koyna Dam )
Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Dam
6,000
Russia
55°56′05″N 92°17′40″E / 55.93472°N 92.29444°E / 55.93472; 92.29444 (Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Dam )
Kvilldal Hydroelectric Power Station
1,240
Norway
La Grande-1 generating station
1,436
Canada
53°44′04″N 78°34′25″W / 53.73444°N 78.57361°W / 53.73444; -78.57361 (La Grande-1 Hydroelectric Power Station )
La Grande-2-A generating station
2,106
Canada
53°46′46″N 77°32′54″W / 53.77944°N 77.54833°W / 53.77944; -77.54833 (La Grande-2 Hydroelectric Power Station )
La Grande-3 generating station
2,418
Canada
53°43′47″N 75°58′06″W / 53.72972°N 75.96833°W / 53.72972; -75.96833 (La Grande-3 Hydroelectric Power Station )
La Grande-4 generating station
2,779
Canada
53°53′10″N 73°27′45″W / 53.88611°N 73.46250°W / 53.88611; -73.46250 (La Grande-4 Hydroelectric Power Station )
Liujiaxia Dam
1,225
China
35°56′02″N 103°20′34″E / 35.93389°N 103.34278°E / 35.93389; 103.34278 (Liujiaxia Dam )
Longtan Dam
5,400
China
25°01′38″N 107°02′51″E / 25.02722°N 107.04750°E / 25.02722; 107.04750 (Longtan Dam )
Mangla Dam
1,000
Pakistan
33°08′31″N 73°38′42″E / 33.14194°N 73.64500°E / 33.14194; 73.64500 (Mangala Dam )
Manwan Dam
1,500
China
24°37′20″N 100°26′56″E / 24.62222°N 100.44889°E / 24.62222; 100.44889 (Manwan Dam )
McNary Dam
1,127
United States
45°55′47″N 119°17′46″W / 45.92972°N 119.29611°W / 45.92972; -119.29611 (McNary Dam )
Merowe Dam
1,150
Sudan
18°40′08″N 32°03′01″E / 18.66889°N 32.05028°E / 18.66889; 32.05028 (Merowe Dam )
Mica Dam
1,805
Canada
52°04′40″N 118°33′59″W / 52.07778°N 118.56639°W / 52.07778; -118.56639 (Mica Dam )
Mosul Dam
1,010
Iraq
36°37′49″N 42°49′23″E / 36.63028°N 42.82306°E / 36.63028; 42.82306 (Mosul Dam )
Nam Theun II Hydroelectric Dam
1,070
Laos
17°30′14″N 105°01′53″E / 17.50389°N 105.03139°E / 17.50389; 105.03139 (Nam Theun II Hydroelectric Dam )
Narmada Dam
1,450
India
21°49′48″N 73°45′00″E / 21.83000°N 73.75000°E / 21.83000; 73.75000 (Narmada Dam )
Nathpa Jhakri Hydroelectric Dam
1,530
India
31°33′50″N 77°58′49″E / 31.56389°N 77.98028°E / 31.56389; 77.98028 (Nathpa Jhakri Hydroelectric Dam )
Nurek Dam
3,015
Tajikistan
38°22′00″N 69°21′00″E / 38.36667°N 69.35000°E / 38.36667; 69.35000 (Nurek Dam )
Paute Dam
1,200
Ecuador
02°35′10″S 78°33′30″W / 2.58611°S 78.55833°W / -2.58611; -78.55833 (Paute Dam )
Revelstoke Dam
1,980
Canada
51°02′58″N 118°11′38″W / 51.04944°N 118.19389°W / 51.04944; -118.19389 (Revelstoke Dam )
Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station
2,515
United States
43°08′35″N 79°02′23″W / 43.14306°N 79.03972°W / 43.14306; -79.03972 (Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station )
Robert-Bourassa Hydroelectric Power Station
5,616
Canada
53°47′43″N 77°26′26″W / 53.79528°N 77.44056°W / 53.79528; -77.44056 (Robert-Bourassa Hydroelectric Power Station )
Rocky Reach Dam
1,287
United States
47°32′00″N 120°17′40″W / 47.53333°N 120.29444°W / 47.53333; -120.29444 (Rocky Reach Dam )
Safe Harbor Dam
2,035
United States
39°55′14″N 76°23′33″W / 39.92056°N 76.39250°W / 39.92056; -76.39250 (Safe Harbor Dam )
Salto Grande Dam
1,890
Argentina Uruguay
31°15′15″S 57°55′43″W / 31.25417°S 57.92861°W / -31.25417; -57.92861 (Salto Grande Dam )
Saratov Hydroelectric Station
1,360
Russia
52°03′11″N 47°45′18″E / 52.05306°N 47.75500°E / 52.05306; 47.75500 (Saratov Hydroelectric Station )
Sobradinho Dam
1,050
Brazil
09°28′00″S 40°48′30″W / 9.46667°S 40.80833°W / -9.46667; -40.80833 (Sobradinho Dam )
Srisailam Dam
1,670
India
16°05′12″N 78°53′48″E / 16.08667°N 78.89667°E / 16.08667; 78.89667 (Srisailam Dam )
Tarbela Dam
3,478
Pakistan
34°05′23″N 72°41′54″E / 34.08972°N 72.69833°E / 34.08972; 72.69833 (Tarbela Dam )
Tehri Dam
2,400
India
30°22′40″N 78°28′50″E / 30.37778°N 78.48056°E / 30.37778; 78.48056 (Tehri Dam )
The Dalles Dam
2,038
United States
45°36′44″N 121°08′04″W / 45.61222°N 121.13444°W / 45.61222; -121.13444 (The Dalles Dam )
Three Gorges Dam
22,500
China
30°49′15″N 111°00′08″E / 30.82083°N 111.00222°E / 30.82083; 111.00222 (Three Gorges Dam )
Tucuruí Dam
7,960
Brazil
03°49′54″S 49°38′48″W / 3.83167°S 49.64667°W / -3.83167; -49.64667 (Tucurui Dam )
Upia Dam
1,750
Colombia
Volga Hydroelectric Station
2,572
Russia
48°49′34″N 44°40′19″E / 48.82611°N 44.67194°E / 48.82611; 44.67194 (Volga Hydroelectric Station )
W. A. C. Bennett Dam
2,730
Canada
56°01′05″N 122°12′24″W / 56.01806°N 122.20667°W / 56.01806; -122.20667 (W.A.C. Bennett Dam )
Wanapum Dam
1,038
United States
46°52′31″N 119°58′16″W / 46.87528°N 119.97111°W / 46.87528; -119.97111 (Wanapum Dam )
Xiaolangdi Dam
1,836
China
Yacyretá Dam
4,050
Argentina Paraguay
27°28′58″S 56°43′30″W / 27.48278°S 56.72500°W / -27.48278; -56.72500 (Yacyreta Dam )
Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station
2,320
Russia
53°26′42″N 49°29′24″E / 53.44500°N 49.49000°E / 53.44500; 49.49000 (Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station )