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The main tributaries of the Vermilion River join near Danville: Salt Fork Vermilion River; Middle Fork Vermilion River; North Fork Vermilion River; The Vermilion starts with the confluence of the Salt Fork and Middle Fork, to be joined by the North Fork approximately 5 miles (8 km) downstream. The Salt Fork is the western tributary.
Lewis and Clark Lake is a 31,400 acre (130 km 2) reservoir located on the border of the U.S. states of Nebraska and South Dakota on the Missouri River.The lake is approximately 25 miles (40 km) in length with over 90 miles (140 km) of shoreline and a maximum water depth of 45 feet (14 m). [2]
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Indiana.. 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).
High flows out of Gavins Point was a contributor to the flooding that breached two levees near the three-way meeting point of Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska on Monday. One was a reported 300-foot ...
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 .
It is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Yankton and located on the shores of Lake Yankton. The recreation area is located immediately downstream of Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake. It is named for Cottonwood Island, an original island located in the Missouri River, for the large groves of Cottonwood Trees that
Lewis and Clark Lake was created as a result of the construction of Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River, completed in 1957. 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 ...
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