Oahe Dam
The Oahe Dam is a large earthen dam on the Missouri River, just north of Pierre, South Dakota, United States. Begun in 1948 and opened in 1962, the dam creates Lake Oahe, the fourth-largest man-made reservoir in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Hughes/Stanley counties, South Dakota
- Also known as: “Oahe Damsite”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Lakes and Pierre.
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes region of South Dakota is in the central part of the state in the United States of America. It follows the course of the Missouri River from North Dakota South to Nebraska.
Pierre
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.
Pierre is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,091. Pierre is the eleventh-most populous city of South Dakota, and the second-least populous U.S. state capital.
Oahe Dam
Latitude
44.44916° or 44° 26′ 57″ northLongitude
-100.40294° or 100° 24′ 11″ westElevation
1,647 feet (502 metres)Open location code
85PXCHXW+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 257855165OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Oahe Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Oahe Dam”
- Chinese: “奥阿希大坝”
- French: “barrage d’Oahe”
- French: “Barrage d’Oahe”
- French: “Barrage Oahe”
- Japanese: “オアヘダム”
- Korean: “오아히댐”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oahe-demningen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oahedemningen”
- Norwegian: “Oahedemningen”
- Russian: “Плотина Оахе”
- Spanish: “Embalse de Oahe”
- Spanish: “Lago Oahe”
- Spanish: “Pantano de Oahe”
- Spanish: “Presa de Oahe”
- Spanish: “Presa Oahe”
- Spanish: “Presa y embalse de Oahe”
- Spanish: “Presa y lago Oahe”
- Spanish: “Presa y pantano de Oahe”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Oahe”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grey Goose and Oahe.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Oahe Substation and Campground 1.
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