Oglala Dam
Oglala Dam is a dam in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, within the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The earthen dam was constructed between 1938 and 1941 by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs using labor of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Public Works Administration.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oglala.
Oglala
Town
Oglala is a census-designated place in West Oglala Lakota Unorganized Territory equivalent, Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,282 at the 2020 census.
Oglala Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Oglala Lakota County, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, United States of America
- Location: Unorganized Territory of West Oglala Lakota, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.17442° or 43° 10′ 28″ northLongitude
-102.74301° or 102° 44′ 35″ westElevation
2,989 feet (911 metres)Open location code
85MV57F4+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 357085395OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Italian—“Oglala Dam” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Presa Oglala”
- Cebuano: “Oglala Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد اوجلالا”
- Italian: “diga di Oglala”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Slim Butte and Pine Ridge.
Nearby Places
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