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Merritt Dam is a dam in Cherry County, Nebraska, southwest of Valentine, in the north-central part of the state.The 126-foot (38 m) earthen dam impounds the Snake River as it flows along the southern edge of the Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest in the Sandhills.
The lake is approximately 25 miles (40 km) long, with a surface area of 31,400 acres (127 km 2), and over 90 miles (140 km) of shoreline; it has a maximum depth of 45 feet (14 m). Following the creation of the reservoir several public recreation areas were established to allow for the access to the land and water resources of the area.
North Platte River in Bridgeport, Nebraska North Platte River and its tributaries. Cheyenne River (SD) Hat Creek; White River; Niobrara River. Burgess Creek; Bingham Creek; Snake River ...
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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Nebraska. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
Snake River Falls. The Snake River is a 126-mile-long (203 km) [1] tributary of the Niobrara River. Entirely located within the Sandhills of north-central Nebraska, the Snake River rises near the eastern edge of Sheridan County. It flows eastward into Cherry County and passes along the southern edge of Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest.
Gavins Point Dam is a 1.9-mile-long (3 km) embankment rolled-earth and chalk-fill dam which spans the Missouri River and impounds Lewis and Clark Lake.The dam joins Cedar County, Nebraska with Yankton County, South Dakota a distance of 811.1 river miles (1,305 km) upstream of St. Louis, Missouri, where the river joins the Mississippi River.
Location of Virginia Smith Dam in Nebraska. The map shows dams and reservoirs built in the Pick–Sloan Program since the 1940s. Virginia Smith Dam (also known as Calamus Dam; National ID # NE02287) is a dam in Garfield County, Nebraska, about five miles northwest of Burwell.