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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 ]
During the severe drought from 2002 to 2005, the Game, Fish and Parks Department spent over $5 million to keep 14 of the 32 boat ramps on Lake Oahe open. [7] Sioux elders remember how high Lake Oahe was in 1948. They could never have imagined living through a water shortage. [6]
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.
sometimes considered a single lake with Lower Red Lake (Minnesota) 70: Elephant Butte Lake: New Mexico: 2,065,010 acre⋅ft (2.5 km 3) 157 ft (48 m) man-made 71: San Luis Reservoir: California: 2,041,000 acre⋅ft (2.5 km 3) 270 ft (82 m) man-made 72: Don Pedro Reservoir: California: 2,030,000 acre⋅ft (2.5 km 3) 400 ft (122 m) man-made 73 ...
For example, a small dam, two hydroelectric plants, and locks on the outlet of Lake Superior make it possible to artificially control the lake level. Certainly, the great majority of the lake is natural. However, the control of water that can be held in reserve means a portion of the vast lake functions as a reservoir.
Lake Oahe: North Dakota–South Dakota: 685 sq mi 1,774 km 2: man-made [5] 10 Lake Okeechobee: Florida: 662 sq mi 1,715 km 2: natural [6] 11 Lake Pontchartrain: Louisiana: 631 sq mi 1,634 km 2: natural brackish [7] 12 Lake Sakakawea: North Dakota: 520 sq mi 1,347 km 2: man-made 13 Lake Champlain: New York–Vermont–Quebec: 490 sq mi 1,269 km ...
Emergency officials warned in a 6 p.m. ET Facebook post that Lake Lure Dam water levels are now receding. Emergency personnel have rescued more than 25 people through "swift water rescue."
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).