Harlan County Dam
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Harlan County Dam is a large earthen dam on the Republican River in south-central Nebraska, forming Harlan County Lake for flood control, irrigation, and recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harlan County Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthfill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ flood control structure ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| completedIn | 1952 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1946 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Republican River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Harlan County Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName | Harlan County Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 89 feet ⓘ |
| length | approximately 11,000 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Harlan County, Nebraska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nebraska ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed |
Missouri River watershed
ⓘ
Republican River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Republican River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
earth
ⓘ
rock fill ⓘ |
| nearCity | Alma, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1952 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Republican River Basin projects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | south-central Nebraska ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | Harlan County Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
flood control storage
ⓘ
irrigation water supply ⓘ recreational activities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ downstream flood protection ⓘ fishing ⓘ support of agricultural irrigation ⓘ |
| watercourse | Republican River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.