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Volume of water in the Fort Peck Dam (USA)

Volume of water in the Fort Peck Dam (USA) (23 km^3)

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Volume of water in the Fort Peck Dam (USA) (23 km^3)

  • is 1/1000 of Volume of water in the Great Lakes of North America (22,700 km^3)...more
  • is 1/500 of Volume of water in Lake Superior (11,600 km^3)...more
  • is 2/5 of Volume of water in the Samara Dam (Russia) (57.3 km^3)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

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