U.S. Department of EnergyOffice of Scientific and Technical Information
Reservoir Storage Capacity Change
Abstract
Storage capacity is an essential reservoir metric that is directly linked to various water management and energy objectives. Accurate reporting and tracking of change in storage over time is crucial for the safe and reliable operation of the associated dam. While storage information is available for many reservoirs through the National Inventory of Dams, additional details, e.g. water elevation levels as well as changes over time are not included. • This dataset contains reservoir storage capacities based on conducted surveys in CONUS. To represent changes in a reservoir's storage over time, the storage capacity as determined by the first and last conducted survey is listed. The level of detail of surveys can vary greatly and improved with technological advancements. Therefore, the type of survey and year when it was conducted is noted. To ensure a fair comparison of storage capacities, the water elevation level along with the corresponding operation of the dam is reported. Structural changes, e.g. heightening of a dam will have an influence on the storage capacity and are therefore also mentioned. A total of 739 different reservoir storage capacity comparisons are listed, with some reservoirs represented more than once (storage capacity comparison at different water elevation levels).
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (EPFL) (Switzerland)
- Publication Date:
- Other Number(s):
- 1
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office
- OSTI Identifier:
- 3001919
- DOI:
- https://doi.org/10.21951/ResCap/3001919
Citation Formats
Chu, Antonia, Hansen, Carly, Lee, Jiyong, Musa, Mirko, Foster, Melissa, and Boyd, Paul. Reservoir Storage Capacity Change. United States: N. p., 2025.
Web. doi:10.21951/ResCap/3001919.
Chu, Antonia, Hansen, Carly, Lee, Jiyong, Musa, Mirko, Foster, Melissa, & Boyd, Paul. Reservoir Storage Capacity Change. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.21951/ResCap/3001919
Chu, Antonia, Hansen, Carly, Lee, Jiyong, Musa, Mirko, Foster, Melissa, and Boyd, Paul. 2025.
"Reservoir Storage Capacity Change". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.21951/ResCap/3001919. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/3001919. Pub date:Thu Nov 13 23:00:00 EST 2025
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abstractNote = {Storage capacity is an essential reservoir metric that is directly linked to various water management and energy objectives. Accurate reporting and tracking of change in storage over time is crucial for the safe and reliable operation of the associated dam. While storage information is available for many reservoirs through the National Inventory of Dams, additional details, e.g. water elevation levels as well as changes over time are not included. • This dataset contains reservoir storage capacities based on conducted surveys in CONUS. To represent changes in a reservoir's storage over time, the storage capacity as determined by the first and last conducted survey is listed. The level of detail of surveys can vary greatly and improved with technological advancements. Therefore, the type of survey and year when it was conducted is noted. To ensure a fair comparison of storage capacities, the water elevation level along with the corresponding operation of the dam is reported. Structural changes, e.g. heightening of a dam will have an influence on the storage capacity and are therefore also mentioned. A total of 739 different reservoir storage capacity comparisons are listed, with some reservoirs represented more than once (storage capacity comparison at different water elevation levels).},
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