Major hydraulic works and reservoirs in the ISI case study regions
River Basin |
Large reservoirs/dams |
Small dams |
Weirs/locks/others |
Total |
Total number of river control structures/km2 |
Halhe |
25 (total capacity 18.1Bm3) |
1350 |
Not available |
1375 |
0.0052 |
Liouhe |
17 (total capacity 13.2Bm3) |
64 medium, 607 small |
Not available |
688 |
0.0031 |
Yellow River Basin |
22 |
159 medium, 559 small |
Not available |
740 |
0.001 |
Mississippi River |
Upper river 29 locks and dams |
Not available |
Not available |
29 |
0.000009* |
Nile River |
10 (and 2 under construction) |
Not available |
Series of barrages near delta in Egypt |
10 |
0.000003* |
Rhine River |
10 |
Not available |
Not available |
10 |
0.00005* |
Volga River |
11 (8 large hydro on Volga, 3 large dams on Kama river) |
9 medium, approx 900 |
12 locks |
932 |
0.0007 |
*= incomplete information in case study reports