Big Bend Dam
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Big Bend Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Missouri River in South Dakota, forming Lake Sharpe as part of the Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood control dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| benefits |
peak power supply
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recreational opportunities on Lake Sharpe ⓘ reduction of downstream flood risk ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately $107 million ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| downstreamFrom | Oahe Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Lake Sharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | 95 feet ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 494 MW ⓘ |
| length | 10570 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Buffalo County, South Dakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyman County, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Fort Thompson, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Big Bend of the Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearReservation |
Crow Creek Indian Reservation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Brule Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 8 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| operator | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
main-stem Missouri River dam system ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation support ⓘ navigation support ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Sharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 56000 acres ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 1860000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Missouri River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Fort Randall Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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