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Lake Oahe (/ oʊ ˈ w ɑː. h iː /) is a large reservoir behind the Oahe Dam on the Missouri River; it begins in central South Dakota and continues north into North Dakota in the United States. The lake has an area of 370,000 acres (1,500 km 2 ) and a maximum depth of 205 ft (62 m). [ 1 ]
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.
Maximum Depth notes 1: Lake Superior: ... Lake Oahe: North Dakota - South ... Devils Lake has experienced severe flooding and has risen more than 31 ft (9.4 m) since ...
Lake Oahe - Location: North Dakota, South Dakota - Area: 685 square miles. Featuring more than 2,250 miles of shoreline, the filling of Lake Oahe started in 1958 and President John F. Kennedy ...
Below are the reservoirs (artificial lakes) in the world with a surface area exceeding 500 km 2 (190 sq mi). Reservoirs can be formed conventionally, by damming the outlet of a canyon or valley to form a lake; the largest of this type is Ghana's Lake Volta, with a water surface of 8,500 km 2 (3,300 sq mi).
Missouri River reservoir behind Oahe Dam; extends into North Dakota. By volume, it is the fourth-largest reservoir in the US. By volume, it is the fourth-largest reservoir in the US. Lake Oliver
Nov. 12—GETTYSBURG — Less than three weeks after a North Dakota angler reeled in a state record-size walleye on Lake Oahe, a South Dakota fisherman appears to have broken the record with a 17 ...
The lake is located about fifty miles (80 km) from the state capital of Bismarck; the distance by the Missouri River is about 75 miles (120 km). The lake's width averages between 2–3 miles (3–5 km), with a maximum of 14 miles (23 km) at Van Hook Arm. Lake Sakakawea marks the maximum southwest extent of glaciation during the ice age.