Garrison Substation

Garrison Substation is an electrical substation in Unorganized Territory of Underwood, McLean, North Dakota. Garrison Substation is situated nearby to the power station Garrison Dam, as well as near the village Pick City.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Garrison Dam and Lake Sakakawea State Park.

Garrison Dam

Power station

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Garrison Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Missouri River in central North Dakota, 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. Garrison Dam is situated 620 feet northwest of Garrison Substation.

Lake Sakakawea State Park

Park

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Lake Sakakawea State Park is a public recreation area occupying 739 acres on the southern shore of Lake Sakakawea in Mercer County, North Dakota, United States. The state park is located adjacent to the Garrison Dam, one mile north of Pick City. Lake Sakakawea State Park is situated 1½ miles northwest of Garrison Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pick City and Riverdale.

Pick City

Village

Pick City is a city in Mercer County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 123 at the 2020 census. Pick City was founded in 1946 and named after Lewis A.

Riverdale

Village

Riverdale is a city in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 223 at the 2020 census. Riverdale was the largest of the construction camps that sprang up in 1946 to house workers building the Garrison Dam just to the west. Riverdale is situated 2½ miles east of Garrison Substation.

Garrison Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Unorganized Territory of Underwood, McLean, North Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.5009° or 47° 30′ 3″ north

Longitude

-101.42986° or 101° 25′ 48″ west

Operator

Western Area Power Administration

Open location code

85VWGH2C+93

OpenStreetMap ID

way 59293069

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