Jamestown Dam
E895793
Jamestown Dam is an earthfill dam in North Dakota that creates Jamestown Reservoir for flood control, irrigation, and recreation on the James River.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthfill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1952 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Stutsman County, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Jamestown Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestElevation | approximately 1465 feet above mean sea level ⓘ |
| damType | zoned earthfill ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concrete spillway
ⓘ
earthen embankment ⓘ outlet works ⓘ |
| hasFunction | regulation of James River flows ⓘ |
| hasUse |
irrigation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| height | approximately 85 feet ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1418 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jamestown, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | James River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Jamestown, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Missouri River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProject | Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | flood control ⓘ |
| purpose |
reduction of downstream flood damage
ⓘ
support of recreational activities on Jamestown Reservoir ⓘ water supply for irrigation ⓘ |
| region | central North Dakota ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Jamestown Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirPurpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation storage ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| reservoirRecreation |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| riverBasin | James River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | concrete chute spillway ⓘ |
| state | North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourseDammed | James River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.