Fort Randall Dam
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Fort Randall Dam is a large U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Missouri River in South Dakota, forming Lake Francis Case.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Randall Dam canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army Corps of Engineers project
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flood control structure ⓘ gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Big Bend Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Lake Francis Case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCrosses | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 165 feet
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approximately 50 meters ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | approximately 320 megawatts ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 10,700 feet
ⓘ
approximately 3,200 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gregory County, South Dakota
NERFINISHED
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South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pickstown, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | USACE Omaha District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Randall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Lake Andes, South Dakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wagner, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 8 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | Missouri River Mainstem System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProject | Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerPlantType | conventional hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| primaryConstructionMaterial |
earth-fill
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rolled earth embankment ⓘ |
| provides |
fish and wildlife habitat
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shoreline recreation areas ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
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hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation support ⓘ navigation support ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| regulates | Missouri River flow ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 5,700,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Francis Case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 102,000 acres ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Gavins Point Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.