Fort Randall Dam

Fort Randall Dam is a 2.03-mile-long earthen dam which spans the and impounds , the 11th-largest in the U.S. The dam joins and counties, , a distance of 880 river miles upstream of , , where the river joins the .
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  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,368 feet (417 metres)
  • …dates from 1956
  • Description: embankment dam

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pickstown and Fort Randall.
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is a town in southern , , United States. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Fort Randall Dam.
The Military Post was established in 1856 to help keep peace on the frontier. is situated 4 miles southwest of Fort Randall Dam.

Fort Randall Dam

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Latitude
43.05781° or 43° 3′ 28″ north
Longitude
-98.55931° or 98° 33′ 34″ west
Open location code
86M33C5R+47
Open­Street­Map ID
way 900915387
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
5227851
Wiki­data ID
Q1279914

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Fort Randall Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Fort Randall Dam”
  • Chinese: “蘭德爾堡大壩”
  • French: “barrage de Fort Randall”
  • French: “Barrage de Fort Randall”
  • German: “Fort-Randall-Talsperre”
  • Japanese: “フォート・ランドールダム”
  • Japanese: “フォートランダルダム”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Randall-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Fort Randall-demningen”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Fort Randall”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lake Andes and Gross.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Fort Randall Substation and Fort Randall Powerhouse.

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