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Links to pages for the six main stem dam and lake projects on the Missouri River.
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Cherry Creek, Bear Creek, and Chatfield dams are located near Denver, Colo. The dams are managed and maintained by the Omaha District.
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Lake data includes links to boat ramp elevations, lake levels, water temperatures, etc. and information about portage around the main stem dams.
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Gavins Point Dam
Located near Yankton, S.D., at River Mile 811.1, Lewis & Clark Lake and Gavins Point Dam are nestled in the golden, chalkstone-lined valley of the Missouri River growing into one of the most popular recreation spots in the Great Plains.
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.D., at River Mile 987.4. 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.D. at River Mile 1,072.3. The first of the power house’s seven 89,500-kilovolt generators was put into operation in March 1962. On August 17, 1962, President John F. Kennedy came to the dam and officially dedicated the two generators. The final generator went into operation in June 1963, completing the $340-million Oahe project. By 1966, Oahe Dam was generating over 2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually.
Garrison Dam
Garrison Dam located in western North Dakota forms Lake Sakakawea, the third largest man-made lake in the United States. The lake is 178 miles long, has over 1,500 miles of shoreline, and its maximum depth is about 175 feet. Since its opening in 1960, Garrison Dam has provided the hydropower and flood control potential envisioned by Colonel Pick and others who directed its development.
Fort Peck Dam
Hydropower production at Fort Peck Dam in Montana was approved by the Fort Peck Power Act in 1938. Started in 1941, construction on the first power house was not completed until 1951 due to shortages of supplies and materials during World War II.
A second power house was later added to tunnel #2. Construction on it began in 1958 and was completed in 1961. Today the two power houses average 1.1 billion kilowatt hours a year, or enough power to supply a town of 100,000 people.
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Missouri River region daily river bulletin - main stem reservoirs, selected tributary reservoirs and selected river gage readings
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Midnight water temperature readings for the main stem reservoirs for about the last 30 days
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The Missouri Basin River Forecast Center is part of a network of 13 River Forecast Centers across the U.S. River Forecast Centers collect, process and provide forecasts and information about water resources for major river basins across the country.
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Boat ramp elevation readings for Fort Peck, Garrison, Oahe and Fort Randall Projects.
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TItle 36, Parks, Forests, & Public Property, Chapter 3; Code of Federal Regs. - Rules and regulations for public use including hunting and recreation activities on USACE water resource development projects.
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The Dam Safety Program seeks to ensure that USACE owned and operated dams do not present unacceptable risks to people, property, or the environment, with the emphasis on people.
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Missouri River Recovery Program
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Website offering information about Corps lakes nationwide.
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Recreation.gov includes information on Federal government managed & Federal government affiliated (subordinate, subsidiary or member) sites. Content focuses on nature-based, historic & cultural activities commonly available on federally managed lands.
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The Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail stretches from Wood River, Ill., to the Pacific Ocean, spanning eleven states.The links below offer tourist information for the Lewis & Clark Trail.
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