Big Bend Dam

Big Bend Dam is a major embankment rolled-earth dam on the in Central , United States, creating . The dam was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of the Pick-Sloan Plan for Missouri watershed development authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Thompson.

Town
is a census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 1,224, making it the largest settlement on the Crow Creek Reservation. is situated 2 miles north of Big Bend Dam.

Big Bend Dam

Latitude
44.03867° or 44° 2′ 19″ north
Longitude
-99.44606° or 99° 26′ 46″ west
Inception
September 1964
Operator
USACE-Omaha
Open location code
86P22HQ3+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1059933101
Wiki­data ID
Q2885061
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Satellite Map

Discover Big Bend Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Big Bend Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Big Bend Dam”
  • French: “barrage de Big Bend”
  • French: “Barrage de Big Bend”
  • French: “Big Bend Dam”
  • German: “Talsperre Big Bend”
  • Japanese: “ビッグベンドダム”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Big Bend-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Big Bend-demningen”
  • Swedish: “Big Bend”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Біг-Бенд”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Good Soldier Creek Recreation Area and Tailwaters Recreation Area.

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