Fort Randall Dam

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Fort Randall Dam is a large U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Missouri River in South Dakota, forming Lake Francis Case.

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Fort Randall Dam canonical 9
Fort Randall Dam recreation area 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army Corps of Engineers project
flood control structure
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry United States of America
constructionEndDate 1956
constructionStartDate 1946
country United States of America
downstreamFrom Big Bend Dam
formsReservoir Lake Francis Case
hasCrosses Missouri River
hasSpillway yes
height approximately 165 feet
approximately 50 meters
installedCapacity approximately 320 megawatts
length approximately 10,700 feet
approximately 3,200 meters
locatedIn Gregory County, South Dakota
South Dakota
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNear Pickstown, South Dakota
locatedOnRiver Missouri River
managedBy USACE Omaha District
namedAfter Fort Randall
nearbyCity Lake Andes, South Dakota
Wagner, South Dakota
numberOfTurbines 8
openingDate 1956
operator United States Army Corps of Engineers
ownedBy United States federal government
partOf Missouri River Mainstem System
linked to: Missouri River
partOfProject Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
powerPlantType conventional hydroelectric power plant
primaryConstructionMaterial earth-fill
rolled earth embankment
provides fish and wildlife habitat
shoreline recreation areas
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation support
navigation support
recreation
regulates Missouri River flow
reservoirCapacity approximately 5,700,000 acre-feet
reservoirName Lake Francis Case
reservoirSurfaceArea approximately 102,000 acres
spillwayType gated overflow spillway
upstreamFrom Gavins Point Dam

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Missouri River Basin hasMajorDam Fort Randall Dam
Lake Francis Case createdBy Fort Randall Dam
Lake Francis Case locatedNear Fort Randall Dam
Lake Francis Case impoundedBy Fort Randall Dam
Big Bend Dam upstreamFrom Fort Randall Dam
Pickstown, South Dakota near Fort Randall Dam
Pickstown, South Dakota knownFor Fort Randall Dam recreation area
linked to: Fort Randall Dam
Pickstown, South Dakota hasNearbyAttraction Fort Randall Dam recreation area
linked to: Fort Randall Dam