Cochrane Dam
Cochrane Dam is a run-of-the river hydroelectric dam on the Missouri River, about 8 miles northeast of Great Falls in the U.S. state of Montana. The dam has a concrete gravity design and is 59 feet high and 753 feet long.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Falls Portage and Ryan Dam.
Great Falls Portage
Protected area
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great Falls Portage is the route taken by the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805 to portage around the Great Falls of the Missouri River during the outbound portion of the expedition. Great Falls Portage is situated 690 feet southeast of Cochrane Dam.
Ryan Dam
Dam
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Ryan Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Missouri River, 10 miles downstream from the city of Great Falls in the U.S. state of Montana. The dam is 1,336 feet long and 61 feet high; its reservoir is 7 miles long and has a storage capacity of 5,000 acre-feet. Ryan Dam is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cochrane Dam.
Cochrane Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Cascade County, Montana
- Categories: gravity dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Cascade, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.55295° or 47° 33′ 11″ northLongitude
-111.14919° or 111° 8′ 57″ westElevation
3,058 feet (932 metres)Open location code
85VCHV32+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 41086787OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Cochrane Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cochrane Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Montana)”
- Cebuano: “Cochrane Dam”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Кокрен”
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