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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Missouri. 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 ).
This is a list of dams in the watershed of the Missouri River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, in the United States. There are an estimated 17,200 dams and reservoirs in the basin, most of which are small, local irrigation structures.
All reservoirs in Missouri should be included in this category. This includes all reservoirs that can also be found in the subcategories. The main article for this category is List of dams and reservoirs in Missouri; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reservoirs in Missouri; See also category Lakes of Missouri
Fort Randall Dam is a 2.03-mile-long (3 km) earthen dam which spans the Missouri River and impounds Lake Francis Case, the 11th-largest reservoir in the U.S. [2] The dam joins Gregory and Charles Mix counties, South Dakota, a distance of 880 river miles (1,416 km) upstream of St. Louis, Missouri, where the river joins the Mississippi River.
The utility met the Missouri Public Service Commission’s in-service criteria for operations on April 15, and electricity was first generated from the new structure on April 21, 2010. [10] The new dam was recognized by the United States Society on Dams with its "Award of Excellence in the Constructed Project". [11]
Stockton Lake is a reservoir located in southeastern Cedar County, northeastern Dade County, and southwestern Polk County, Missouri. The lake is V-shaped, and covers 39 square miles (100 km 2), with 298 miles (480 km) of shoreline. It has three marinas, and 10 public-use areas.
The Oahe Dam (/ oʊ ˈ ɑː h iː /) is a large earthen dam on the Missouri River, just north of Pierre, South Dakota, United States. Begun in 1948 and opened in 1962, the dam creates Lake Oahe , the fourth-largest man-made reservoir in the United States.
Category: Dams in Missouri. 4 languages. ... List of dams and reservoirs in Missouri; 0–9. Lock and Dam No. 22; Lock and Dam No. 25; Lock and Dam No. 26 (historical) B.