| name | image | status | type | Area (m²) | date Commissioned | date Opened | date Start construction | Website | Height (m) | Country | continent | Maximum discharge (m³/day) | lake | Installed capacity (w) | latitude (°) | Length (m) | longitude (°) | Turbines | volume (m³) | administrative división | city | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akosombo Dam |  | Operational | Embankment | 8,502,000,128 | 1965 | 1965 | 1961 | website | 111 | Ghana | Africa | Lake volta | 1,020 | 6.2833333015 | 660 | 0.0500000007 | 6 | 7,900,000 | Eastern Region | Akosombo | Map |