 The Question:
What is the world's largest man-made lake?
The Answer:
At 204,800,000,000 cubic meters, Owen Falls in Uganda is the
largest. That is, if you're curious, about 45
trillion gallons. For comparison, the lake behind
Hoover Dam on the Nevada-Arizona border holds only 35,154,000,000
cubic meters of water.
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