Following is the list of Top 10 Reservoirs In The World By Volume as per International Commission On Large Dams:
| S.No. | Name of the Dam | River | Country | Nominal Volume (km3) |
| 1 | Kariba Dam | Zambezi River | Zimbabwe | 180.6 |
| 2 | Bratsk Dam | Angara River | Russia | 169 |
| 3 | Aswan High Dam | Nile River | Egypt | 157 |
| 4 | Akosombo Dam | Volta River | Ghana | 150 |
| 5 | Daniel-Johnson Dam | Manicouagan River | Canada | 141.851 |
| 6 | Guri Dam | Caroni River | Venezuela | 135 |
| 7 | W. A. C. Bennett Dam | Peace River | Canada | 74.3 |
| 8 | Krasnoyarsk Dam | Yenisei River | Russia | 73.3 |
| 9 | Zeya Hydroelectric Station (eu) | Zeya River | Russia | 68.4 |
| 10 | Sanmenxia Dam | Yellow River | People's Republic of China | 65 |