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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Missouri.. 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).
This is a list of dams in the watershed of the Missouri River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, in the United States. There are an estimated 17,200 dams and reservoirs in the basin, most of which are small, local irrigation structures.
All reservoirs in Missouri should be included in this category. This includes all reservoirs that can also be found in the subcategories. The main article for this category is List of dams and reservoirs in Missouri; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reservoirs in Missouri; See also category Lakes of Missouri
Category: Dams in Missouri. 4 languages. ... List of dams and reservoirs in Missouri; 0–9. Lock and Dam No. 22; Lock and Dam No. 25; Lock and Dam No. 26 (historical) B.
A series of flood control reservoirs backed up by massive dams is a key factor driving the high water currently swelling the Missouri River. The abnormally high flow on the upper Missouri River ...
The upper reservoir can hold about 1.5 billion US gallons (4,600 acre-feet; 5.7 million cubic metres) of water behind a wall nearly 100 feet (30 m) tall. [12] It sits 760 feet (230 m) above the 450 MW hydroelectric plant, which gives it a greater head than that of Hoover Dam.
The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a 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).
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.