Garrison Dam
Garrison Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Missouri River in central North Dakota, U.S. Constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1947 to 1953, at over two miles in length, the dam is the fifth-largest earthen dam in the world.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Dam
- Description: embankment dam on the Missouri River in central North Dakota, United States
- Also known as: “Garrison-demningen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Lake Sakakawea State Park.
Lake Sakakawea State Park
Park
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riverdale and Pick City.
Riverdale
Village
Riverdale is a city in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. Riverdale is situated 2 miles east of Garrison Dam.
Pick City
Village
Pick City is a city in Mercer County, North Dakota, United States. Pick City is situated 2 miles northwest of Garrison Dam.
Garrison Dam
- Categories: embankment dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Unorganized Territory of Underwood, McLean, North Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.49801° or 47° 29′ 53″ north
Longitude
-101.41282° or 101° 24′ 46″ west
Elevation
1,808 feet (551 metres)
Open location code
85VWFHXP+6V
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Garrison Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Garrison Dam”
- French: “barrage Garrison”
- French: “Barrage Garrison”
- Japanese: “ガリソンダム”
- Malayalam: “ഗാരിസൺ അണക്കെട്ട്”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Garrisondemningen”
- Norwegian: “Garrisondemningen”
- Spanish: “Presa Garrison”
- Swedish: “Garrison Dam”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Гаррісон”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Coleharbor and Garrison.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Riverdale Emergency Services Station and Riverdale Fire Department.
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