Garrison Dam - Riverdale, North Dakota - Water Dams on Waymarking.com

From Wikipedia:

Garrison Dam is an earth embankment dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota, and is the fifth-largest earthen dam in the world. The reservoir impounded by this dam is Lake Sakakawea.

Construction on the $294 million dam project began in 1947 and closure of the embankment occurred in April 1953. Earthwork was completed in the fall of 1954 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of a flood control and power generation project along the river.

The dam is between Riverdale and Pick City, North Dakota. The dam is named after Garrison, North Dakota.

Hydropower turbines at Garrison Dam have a generating capacity of 515 megawatts of electricity. Their average production is 240 megawatts, enough for several hundred thousand people.

Statistics

* Dam length: 11 300 ft (3.4 km) [1]
* Dam height: 210 ft (64 m) [1]
* Dam dedication: June 1953 by U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower.
* Garrison dam construction: 1947 to 1953; $300 million; 9 million truckloads of dirt; as 80 000 yd3 (60 000 m3) of earth being moved daily.


Coordinates are at west end of dam. Spillway is located at east end of dam.

Waterway where the dam is located: Missouri River - Lake Sakakawwea Main use of the Water Dam: Hydroelectric Power Production Material used in the structure: embankment Height of Dam: 210 feet Date built: 06/01/1953 Fishing Allowed: yes Motor Sports Allowed: yes

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