Rainbow Dam
Rainbow Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Missouri River, 29 feet high and 1,055 feet long, located six miles northeast of Great Falls in the U.S. state of Montana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rainbow Falls and Giant Springs.
Rainbow Falls
Waterfall
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Rainbow Falls is a waterfall on the Missouri River in Great Falls, Montana, just upstream from Crooked Falls and downstream from Colter Falls and Rainbow Dam.
Giant Springs
Park
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Giant Springs is a large first-magnitude spring located near Great Falls, Montana and is the central feature of Giant Springs State Park. Its water has a constant temperature of 54 °F and originates from snowmelt in the Little Belt Mountains, 60 miles away. Giant Springs is situated 1 mile west of Rainbow Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Black Eagle and Great Falls.
Black Eagle
Village
Black Eagle is a census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 904 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb of Great Falls. Black Eagle is situated 3½ miles west of Rainbow Dam.
Great Falls
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Great Falls is a city in Central Montana. It is the third most populous city in Montana with approximately 60,000 people. It is the hub for commercial and financial dealings in the center of the state.
Gibson Flats
Hamlet
Gibson Flats is a census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 199 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gibson Flats is situated 5 miles southwest of Rainbow Dam.
Rainbow Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Cascade County, Montana, US
- Categories: gravity dam, hydroelectric power station, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Cascade, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.5341° or 47° 32′ 3″ northLongitude
-111.20487° or 111° 12′ 18″ westElevation
3,215 feet (980 metres)Open location code
85VCGQMW+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 41086795OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
5672983Wikidata ID
Q7284612
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Rainbow Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rainbow Dam”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Рейнбоу”
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