11 Largest Hydroelectric Dams in USA

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8. Bull Shoals Dam

Capacity: 5,760,000

Reservoir: Bull Shoals Lake

State: Arkansas

The Bull Shoals Dam was finished in 1951, and at the time it was the 5th largest dam in the world. Its basic purpose was flood control, and now the lake is a tourist attraction.

11 Largest Hydroelectric Dams in USA

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