5. Fort Peck Dam
Capacity: 15,400,000
Reservoir: Fort Peck Lake
State: Montana
The Fort Peck Dam ranks 5th on our list of largest hydroelectric dams in USA. It is managed by the Army Corps of Engineers. This is a hydraulic earth-fill dam, and its height is 250 feet. Interestingly, the dam is enlisted in the National Register of Historic Places, and it’s the largest hydraulically filled dam in the whole country. What is more, its structure volume makes it the second largest dam (the first is the Tarbela Dam in Pakistan).
