Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program

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The Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program is a major mid-20th-century U.S. federal water resources development initiative that created a system of dams, reservoirs, and related infrastructure along the Missouri River for flood control, irrigation, hydropower, and navigation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal project ⓘ
river basin development program ⓘ
water resources development program ⓘ
administeredBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ
affectsGroup tribal nations in the Missouri River Basin ⓘ
appliesToRiver Missouri River ⓘ
approvedBy United States Congress ⓘ
basin Missouri River Basin ⓘ
component hydropower plants ⓘ
levees ⓘ
navigation works ⓘ
reservoirs ⓘ
system of dams ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
effect creation of large Missouri River reservoirs ⓘ
displacement of Native American communities ⓘ
reduction of downstream flood risk ⓘ
includesDam Big Bend Dam ⓘ
Fort Peck Dam ⓘ
Fort Randall Dam ⓘ
Garrison Dam ⓘ
Gavins Point Dam ⓘ
Oahe Dam ⓘ
legalBasis Flood Control Act of 1944 ⓘ
namedAfter Lewis A. Pick ⓘ
William Glenn Sloan ⓘ
purpose fish and wildlife conservation ⓘ
flood control ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
municipal and industrial water supply ⓘ
navigation improvement ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
regionServed Great Plains ⓘ
Upper Missouri River Basin ⓘ
sector agriculture ⓘ
energy ⓘ
water resources ⓘ
stateServed Colorado ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ
Montana ⓘ
Nebraska ⓘ
North Dakota ⓘ
South Dakota ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ
timePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
yearApproved 1944 ⓘ

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Lake Francis Case → partOf → Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
Yellowtail Dam → partOf → Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Lake Sakakawea → createdByProject → Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Lake Oahe → partOf → Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Flood Control Act of 1944 → alsoKnownAs → Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program authorization ⓘ
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Flood Control Act of 1944 → authorizedProgram → Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Gavins Point Dam → partOf → Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Fort Peck Dam → partOf → Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Oahe Dam → partOfProgram → Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Fort Randall Dam → partOfProject → Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
Garrison Dam → partOf → Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Big Bend Dam → partOf → Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Cedar Bluff Reservoir → partOf → Cedar Bluff Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Jamestown Dam → partOfProject → Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Shoshone Project → partOf → Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Glendo Dam → partOfProject → Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program ⓘ
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program