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Bull Shoals Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the White River in northern Arkansas in the United States. The dam lies on the border of Marion and Baxter Counties and forms Bull Shoals Lake which extends well northwest into Missouri. Its main purposes are hydroelectricity production and flood control.The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in response to severe flooding between 1915 and 1927.

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length (km)
687.629
building start year
1947-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
country
United States
height (cm)
78.0288
vastest lake
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location
Arkansas, Baxter County Arkansas, Marion County Arkansas
opening year
1951-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
owner
United States Army Corps of Engineers
volume (km3)
1.60585e+06
latitude
36.3661
longitude
-92.5747

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