Lake Oahe
Lake Oahe is a large reservoir behind the Oahe Dam on the Missouri River; it begins in central South Dakota and continues north into North Dakota in the United States.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: fourth-largest US reservoir, in South and North Dakota
- Also known as: “Oahe Dam Reservoir”, “Oahe Reservoir”, “Oahe-Damm”, “Oahe-Staudamm”, and “Ταμιευτήρας Οάχι”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Oahe Dam.
Lake Oahe
- Category: body of water
- Location: Hughes, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.45109° or 44° 27′ 4″ north
Longitude
-100.40236° or 100° 24′ 9″ west
Elevation
1,647 feet (502 metres)
Open location code
85PXFH2X+C3
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Welsh—“Lake Oahe” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Ааге”
- Belarusian: “Аахэ”
- Belarusian: “Вадасховішча Аахэ”
- Catalan: “llac Oahe”
- Chinese: “歐阿希湖”
- Dutch: “Lake Oahe”
- French: “lac Oahe”
- French: “Lac Oahe”
- German: “Lake Oahe”
- Greek: “Λίμνη Οάχι”
- Italian: “lago Oahe”
- Macedonian: “Оахе”
- Mingrelian: “ოაჰე”
- Polish: “Oahe”
- Russian: “Оахе”
- Serbian: “Оахи”
- Swedish: “Lake Oahe”
- Ukrainian: “Оахе (озеро)”
- Vietnamese: “hồ Oahe”
- Welsh: “Llyn Oahe”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Gray Goose and Pierre.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tailrace Recreation Area and Overlook Recreation Area.
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Worth a closer look: Pierre and Sioux Falls.
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