Stock photography, photos: Akosombo Dam - Ghana Stock photos of The Akosombo Dam in the Volta Region of Ghana (West Africa) is 370 feet high and was completed in 1965. It regulates the flow of the Volta River, stores water for irrigation, and generates hydroelectricity (750,000-kW capacity) that supports a large aluminum industry. The damming of the Volta River created the largest man-made lake in the world ˆ Lake Volta. Ghana Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: energy, power, electricity, electric, hydro, hydro power, dam, barricade, hydroelectric, lake volta, akosombo, akosombo dam, ghana