Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Question: What’s the largest man-made lake by volume in the world? 

Answer: Lake Kariba is the largest man-made lake and the biggest water reservoir in the world in terms of volume. Located between Zimbabwe and Zambia, it covers 2,150 square miles, holds 180.6 cubic kilometers of water, and was created in the late 1950s when the Kariba Dam was built on the Zambezi River.