Fort Randall Dam

The Fort Randall Dam ( English: Fort Randall Dam ) is a dam, the (USA) dammed the Missouri River in South Dakota to the dam Lake Francis Case. The dam is one of six on the Missouri River, four of which are in South Dakota ( South Dakota ) are located.

The construction of the dam was decided in the Flood Control Act of 1944. He is part of the " Pick- Sloan Plan " for the development of water resources in the Missouri Territory. The United States Army Corps of Engineers began in 1946 with the construction of the dam. President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954 pushed the button to the first generation. When completed in 1956, the cost of the dam and the reservoir at $ 200 million were.

The dam is in the southeast of South Dakota in sight of the eponymous Fort Randall next to Pick Town ( South Dakota) 19 km west of Wagner on South Dakota Highway 46 and 40 km northeast of Spencer (Nebraska ) on U.S. Highway 281 The name comes from Colonel Daniel W. Randall, who was once treasurer of the army. The reservoir is named after the ex-deputy and senator from South Dakota, Francis H. Case, named. It extends 171 km far to the Big Bend Dam at Fort Thompson.

The eight generators of hydroelectric power plant can produce 40 MW each, which adds up to 320 MW. That's enough to power 245,000 households.

For the water surface of the reservoir, there is the contradictory information 413 km ², 346 km ² and 479 km ², for the memory contents 5700 million cubic meters, or 7,000 million cubic meters can be specified.