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.

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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

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Lake Oahe createdBy Oahe Dam