Great Falls of the Missouri

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Great Falls of the Missouri is a dramatic series of large waterfalls on the Missouri River in central Montana, historically noted by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural feature
waterfall complex
adjacentTo River’s Edge Trail (Great Falls, Montana)
alsoKnownAs Great Falls of the Missouri River
BigFallsAlsoKnownAs Great Falls
BigFallsHeightApprox 87 feet
BlackEagleFallsHeightApprox 26 feet
climateZone semi-arid continental climate region
closestMajorCity Great Falls, Montana
ColterFallsHeightApprox 6–14 feet (seasonal variation)
country United States of America
CrookedFallsHeightApprox 19 feet
dateFirstDocumentedByLewisAndClark 1805
drainageBasin Mississippi River basin
elevationChangeApprox about 187 feet total drop across the series of falls
exploredBy Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
formedBy erosion of sedimentary rock layers
geologicalType series of cataracts and rapids
hasDamNear Black Eagle Dam
Cochrane Dam
Morony Dam
Rainbow Dam
Ryan Dam
hasPart Big Falls
Black Eagle Falls
Colter Falls
Crooked Falls
Rainbow Falls
historicallyNotedBy Lewis and Clark Expedition
locatedIn Cascade County, Montana
Montana
locatedInRegion central Montana
locatedOn Missouri River
managedInPartBy local and state agencies in Montana
near city of Great Falls, Montana
notableFor series of large waterfalls in a relatively short stretch of river
numberOfMajorFalls 5
partOf Missouri River watershed
RainbowFallsHeightApprox 44 feet
recreation hiking
photography
wildlife viewing
riverMileApprox miles 2,130–2,145 of the Missouri River (approximate)
significance important landmark on the route to the Rocky Mountains
major obstacle to upstream travel for the Lewis and Clark Expedition
tourism popular sightseeing destination
usedFor hydroelectric power generation

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Great Falls, Montana namedAfter Great Falls of the Missouri
Great Falls, Montana hasLandmark Great Falls of the Missouri
Cascade County namedAfter Great Falls of the Missouri River
linked to: Great Falls of the Missouri
Great Falls of the Missouri alsoKnownAs Great Falls of the Missouri River
linked to: Great Falls of the Missouri
Black Eagle Falls partOf Great Falls of the Missouri
Black Eagle Falls upstreamOf Rainbow Falls (Missouri River)
linked to: Great Falls of the Missouri
Rainbow Falls partOf Great Falls of the Missouri
Rainbow Falls alsoKnownAs Rainbow Falls of the Missouri
linked to: Great Falls of the Missouri
Crooked Falls partOf Great Falls of the Missouri
Big Falls partOf Great Falls of the Missouri
Big Falls alsoKnownAs Big Falls of the Missouri
linked to: Great Falls of the Missouri
Big Falls partOf Missouri River waterfalls near Great Falls
linked to: Great Falls of the Missouri
Flag of Montana designElement Great Falls of the Missouri River
linked to: Great Falls of the Missouri