Missouri river reservoirs map

Links to pages for the six main stem dam and lake projects on the Missouri River. The dams are managed and maintained by the Omaha District. Lake data includes links to boat ramp elevations, lake levels, water temperatures, etc. Gavins Point Dam. Located near Yankton, S. Fort Randall Dam. Lake Francis Case and Fort Randall Dam are located within the rolling plain of the Missouri Plateau in southern central South Dakota, and bordered by rugged bluffs, broken by a complex of eroded canyons and ravines and has become one of the most popular recreation spots in the Great Plains.

Big Bend Dam. Big Bend Dam is located near Chamberlain, S. Although, the dam has a unique bend in its embankement, Big Bend Dam takes its name from the unique bend in the Missouri River seven miles upstream from the dam.

At this point in its course, the Missouri makes almost a complete loop, traveling 25 miles before returning to the "neck" where the land is only about one mile wide. Oahe Dam. Oahe Dam is located near Pierre, S. On August 17, , President John F. Kennedy came to the dam and officially dedicated the two generators. By , Oahe Dam was generating over 2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. Garrison Dam. The lake is miles long, has over 1, miles of shoreline, and its maximum depth is about feet.

Since its opening in , Garrison Dam has provided the hydropower and flood control potential envisioned by Colonel Pick and others who directed its development. Fort Peck Dam. Started in , construction on the first power house was not completed until due to shortages of supplies and materials during World War II. What is a Hydrograph?

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