Oahe Dam
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Oahe Dam is a large earth-fill dam on the Missouri River in South Dakota, forming Lake Oahe, one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the United States and a major source of hydroelectric power, irrigation, and flood control.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oahe Dam canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earth-fill dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBegan | 1948 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
earth
ⓘ
rockfill ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| downstreamFrom | Garrison Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Lake Oahe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 245 feet ⓘ |
| impact |
flooded portions of Cheyenne River Indian Reservation
ⓘ
flooded portions of Standing Rock Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | about 786 megawatts ⓘ |
| length | about 9,300 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Hughes County, South Dakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stanley County, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pierre, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Oahe Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 7 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | Missouri River Mainstem System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesWaterSupplyTo |
agricultural users
ⓘ
industrial users ⓘ municipal users ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ navigation support ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirLength | about 231 miles ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Oahe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 370,000 acres ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | about 23.5 million acre-feet ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ hunting ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Big Bend Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.