Garrison Dam
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Garrison Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota, forming Lake Sakakawea, one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the United States.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood control dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| connectedInfrastructure | Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1954 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | earth-fill embankment dam ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| floodControlRole | major flood control structure on the Missouri River ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Lake Sakakawea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | about 64 meters ⓘ |
| impact |
creation of Lake Sakakawea recreation areas
ⓘ
displacement of Native American communities ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | about 583 megawatts ⓘ |
| isAmong |
largest earth-fill dams in the world
ⓘ
largest reservoirs in the United States by volume ⓘ |
| length | about 3,444 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | McLean County, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Garrison, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesReservoir | Lake Sakakawea water levels ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby town of Garrison ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Bismarck, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 5 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ navigation support ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | north-central North Dakota ⓘ |
| regionServed | Upper Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Sakakawea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 1,280 square kilometers ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | about 29 cubic kilometers ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Missouri River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
boating on Lake Sakakawea
ⓘ
camping and tourism ⓘ sport fishing on Lake Sakakawea ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| watercourse | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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