Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program

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The Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program is a major mid-20th-century U.S. federal water resources development initiative that created a system of dams, reservoirs, and related infrastructure along the Missouri River for flood control, irrigation, hydropower, and navigation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal project
river basin development program
water resources development program
administeredBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
affectsGroup tribal nations in the Missouri River Basin
appliesToRiver Missouri River
approvedBy United States Congress
basin Missouri River Basin
component hydropower plants
levees
navigation works
reservoirs
system of dams
country United States
effect creation of large Missouri River reservoirs
displacement of Native American communities
reduction of downstream flood risk
includesDam Big Bend Dam
Fort Peck Dam
Fort Randall Dam
Garrison Dam
Gavins Point Dam
Oahe Dam
legalBasis Flood Control Act of 1944
namedAfter Lewis A. Pick
William Glenn Sloan
purpose fish and wildlife conservation
flood control
hydropower generation
irrigation
municipal and industrial water supply
navigation improvement
recreation
regionServed Great Plains
Upper Missouri River Basin
sector agriculture
energy
water resources
stateServed Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
timePeriod mid-20th century
yearApproved 1944

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Lake Francis Case partOf Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Yellowtail Dam partOf Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Lake Sakakawea createdByProject Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Lake Oahe partOf Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Flood Control Act of 1944 alsoKnownAs Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program authorization
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Flood Control Act of 1944 authorizedProgram Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Gavins Point Dam partOf Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Fort Peck Dam partOf Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Oahe Dam partOfProgram Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Fort Randall Dam partOfProject Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Garrison Dam partOf Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Big Bend Dam partOf Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Cedar Bluff Reservoir partOf Cedar Bluff Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Jamestown Dam partOfProject Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Shoshone Project partOf Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
Glendo Dam partOfProject Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
linked to: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program