Garrison Dam

Garrison Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the in central , U.S. Constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1947 to 1953, at over two miles in length, the dam is the fifth-largest earthen dam in the world.
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  • Power station
  • …is also known as “Garrison Dam Powerhouse”
  • …is operated by USACE-Omaha
  • Description: embankment dam on the Missouri River in central North Dakota, United States
  • Established: January 1956

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lake Sakakawea State Park.
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is a public recreation area…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pick City and Riverdale.
is a city in , , United States.
is a city in , , United States. is situated 3 miles east of Garrison Dam.

Garrison Dam

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Latitude
47.5021° or 47° 30′ 8″ north
Longitude
-101.43166° or 101° 25′ 54″ west
Open location code
85VWGH29+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 425223376
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1426217

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Garrison Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Garrison Dam”
  • French: “barrage Garrison”
  • French: “Barrage Garrison”
  • Japanese: “ガリソンダム”
  • Malayalam: “Garrison Dam”
  • Malayalam: “ഗാരിസൺ അണക്കെട്ട്”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Garrison-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Garrisondemningen”
  • Norwegian: “Garrisondemningen”
  • Spanish: “Garrison Dam”
  • Spanish: “Presa Garrison”
  • Swedish: “Garrison Dam”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Гаррісон”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Garrison Dam Recreational Airpark and Riverdale State Game Management Area.

Nearby Places

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