Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program

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United States federal project river basin development program water resources development program

The Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program is a major mid-20th-century U.S. federal water resources development initiative that created a system of dams, reservoirs, and related infrastructure along the Missouri River for flood control, irrigation, hydropower, and navigation.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program	5
Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program authorization	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal project ⓘ river basin development program ⓘ water resources development program ⓘ
administeredBy	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ
affectsGroup	tribal nations in the Missouri River Basin ⓘ
appliesToRiver	Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ
approvedBy	United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
basin	Missouri River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
component	hydropower plants ⓘ levees ⓘ navigation works ⓘ reservoirs ⓘ system of dams ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
effect	creation of large Missouri River reservoirs ⓘ displacement of Native American communities ⓘ reduction of downstream flood risk ⓘ
includesDam	Big Bend Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Peck Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Randall Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Garrison Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Gavins Point Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Oahe Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasis	Flood Control Act of 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Lewis A. Pick NERFINISHED ⓘ William Glenn Sloan NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	fish and wildlife conservation ⓘ flood control ⓘ hydropower generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal and industrial water supply ⓘ navigation improvement ⓘ recreation ⓘ
regionServed	Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Missouri River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
sector	agriculture ⓘ energy ⓘ water resources ⓘ
stateServed	Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	mid-20th century ⓘ
yearApproved	1944 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flood Control Act of 1944 → alsoKnownAs → Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program authorization

Flood Control Act of 1944 → authorizedProgram → Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ