Big Bend Dam

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Big Bend Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Missouri River in South Dakota, forming Lake Sharpe as part of the Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program.

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Big Bend Dam canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flood control dam ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
benefits peak power supply ⓘ
recreational opportunities on Lake Sharpe ⓘ
reduction of downstream flood risk ⓘ
constructionCost approximately $107 million ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1959 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
downstreamFrom Oahe Dam ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
formsReservoir Lake Sharpe ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
height 95 feet ⓘ
installedCapacity 494 MW ⓘ
length 10570 feet ⓘ
locatedIn South Dakota ⓘ
locatedInCounty Buffalo County, South Dakota ⓘ
Lyman County, South Dakota ⓘ
locatedNear Fort Thompson, South Dakota ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Missouri River ⓘ
managedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District ⓘ
namedAfter Big Bend of the Missouri River ⓘ
nearReservation Crow Creek Indian Reservation ⓘ
Lower Brule Indian Reservation ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 8 ⓘ
openingDate 1964 ⓘ
operator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
partOf Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
main-stem Missouri River dam system ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation support ⓘ
navigation support ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
region Great Plains ⓘ
reservoirName Lake Sharpe ⓘ
reservoirSurfaceArea 56000 acres ⓘ
reservoirTotalCapacity 1860000 acre-feet ⓘ
riverBasin Missouri River Basin ⓘ
spillwayType gated overflow spillway ⓘ
turbineType Francis turbine ⓘ
upstreamFrom Fort Randall Dam ⓘ

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