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.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 1,647 feet (502 metres)
- …is also known as “Oahe Damsite”
- Description: dam in Hughes/Stanley counties, South Dakota
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierre.
Pierre
Pierre is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County.
Oahe Dam
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Latitude
44.44916° or 44° 26′ 57″ north
Longitude
-100.40294° or 100° 24′ 11″ west
Open location code
85PXCHXW+MR
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OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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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
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as Oahe Substation and Campground 1.
South Dakota: Highlights
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