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  2. Big Bend Dam - Wikipedia

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    Big Bend Dam is a major embankment rolled-earth dam on the Missouri River in Central South Dakota, United States, creating Lake Sharpe. The dam was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of the Pick-Sloan Plan for Missouri watershed development authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944. Construction began in 1959 and the ...

  3. Lake Sharpe - Wikipedia

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    Lake Sharpe is a large reservoir impounded by Big Bend Dam on the Missouri River in central South Dakota, United States. The lake has an area of 56,884 acres (230.20 km 2) and a maximum depth of 78 ft (24 m). [1] Lake Sharpe is approximately 80 mi (130 km) long, with a shoreline of 200 mi (320 km). [1]

  4. List of dams in the Missouri River watershed - Wikipedia

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    Map showing the Missouri River basin Garrison Dam, ... Big Bend Dam: SD: Lake Sharpe: 95 29 1,910,000 2.356 493 Fort Randall Dam: SD: Lake Francis Case: 165 50 5,700,000

  5. Test your knowledge with these 100 fascinating facts - AOL

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    The average cloud weighs over one million pounds. Wearing a necktie could reduce blood flow to your brain by up to 7.5 percent. Animals can also be allergic to humans.

  6. Crow Creek Indian Reservation - Wikipedia

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    The town is located adjacent to the Big Bend Dam, which holds back Big Bend Reservoir (also known as Lake Sharpe), one of the four Missouri Mainstem reservoirs constructed by the US Army Corps of Engineers in the Pick-Sloan Plan. Authorized in 1944 for flood control and hydropower, the dam and lake were completed in the 1960s.

  7. “Today I Learned”: 30 Interesting And Weird Facts To Satisfy ...

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    Learning new things is important if we want to live a long and fulfilling life. Acquiring new skills and performing activities such as puzzles and other brain games strengthens our neurological ...

  8. What is unusual about Big Bend? Top things to know ... - AOL

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    Big Bend National Park is located in West Texas, along the U.S.-Mexico border. The remote park is not near any major cities but in Brewster County, which has a population of under 9,400, according ...

  9. Big Bend (Missouri River) - Wikipedia

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    The Big Bend is a large meander of the Missouri River in South Dakota, now impounded by the Big Bend Dam, 7 miles (11 km) to its south, as part of Lake Sharpe. The meander is about 22 miles (35 km) long and at its narrowest, its neck is about 3,440 feet (1.05 km) wide.