Lake Sharpe

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Lake Sharpe is a large reservoir on the Missouri River in South Dakota, created by the construction of Big Bend Dam and used for hydroelectric power, recreation, and irrigation.

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Lake Sharpe canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
body of water
reservoir
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
constructionCompleted 1960s
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdByStructure Big Bend Dam
formedByDam Big Bend Dam
hasDam Big Bend Dam
hasRecreationArea Big Bend Dam Recreation Area
Cow Creek Recreation Area
Spring Creek Recreation Area
West Bend Recreation Area
inflow Missouri River
locatedDownstreamOf Oahe Dam
locatedIn South Dakota
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Buffalo County, South Dakota
Hughes County, South Dakota
Hyde County, South Dakota
Lyman County, South Dakota
Stanley County, South Dakota
Sully County, South Dakota
locatedNearCity Fort Thompson, South Dakota
Pierre, South Dakota
locatedOnRiver Missouri River
locatedUpstreamOf Lake Francis Case
managingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District
namedAfter Merritt H. Sharpe NERFINISHED
operatorOfDam U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
outflow Missouri River
partOf Missouri River reservoir system
purpose fish and wildlife habitat
flood control
navigation support
recreationalActivity boating
camping
fishing
hunting
region Great Plains
shoreLengthApprox 200 miles
state South Dakota
supportsSpecies catfish
smallmouth bass
walleye
use hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
recreation
watercourse Missouri River

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Missouri River passesThrough Lake Sharpe