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The Oahe Dam is a large dam along the Missouri River just north of Pierre South Dakota in the United States. It creates Lake Oahe the fourth largest artificial reservoir in the United States which stretches 231 miles (372 km) up the course of the Missouri to Bismarck North Dakota. The dam’s powerplant provides electricity for much of the north-central United States.

Oahe_Powerhouse.jpg
length (km)
2852.93
building start year
1948-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
height (cm)
74.676
vastest lake
Oahe_Dam__1
location
South Dakota, Hughes County South Dakota, Stanley County South Dakota
opening year
1962-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operator
United States Army Corps of Engineers
river
Missouri River
volume (km3)
7.12096e+07
latitude
44.4519
longitude
-100.399

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