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Oahe Dam

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The Oahe Dam is a large earthen dam on the Missouri River, just north of Pierre, South Dakota, United States. [1]

42 relations: Amy Goodman, Big Bend Dam, Bismarck, North Dakota, Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, Dam, Democracy Now!, Electricity generation, Embankment dam, Flood control, Flood Control Act of 1944, Fort Thompson, South Dakota, Garrison Dam, Huff Archeological Site, Hughes County, South Dakota, Hydroelectricity, Irrigation, John F. Kennedy, Keystone Pipeline, Kilowatt hour, Lake Oahe, Lakota people, Land consumption, Lewis and Clark Expedition, List of dams and reservoirs in United States, Mandan, Minnesota, Missouri River, Montana, National Historic Landmark, Navigation, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pierre, South Dakota, Reservoir, Riverdale, North Dakota, South Dakota, Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Stanley County, South Dakota, United States, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Water turbine, Watt.

Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman is an American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author.

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Big Bend Dam

Big Bend Dam is a major embankment rolled-earth dam on the Missouri River in Central South Dakota, United States, creating Lake Sharpe.

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Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County.

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Cheyenne River Indian Reservation

The Cheyenne River Indian Reservation was created by the United States in 1889 by breaking up the Great Sioux Reservation, following the attrition of the Lakota in a series of wars in the 1870s.

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Dam

A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water or underground streams.

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Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is an hour-long American TV, radio and internet news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González.

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Electricity generation

Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy.

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Embankment dam

An embankment dam is a large artificial dam.

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Flood control

Flood control methods are used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters.

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Flood Control Act of 1944

The Pick-Sloan Flood Control Act of 1944 (P.L. 78–534), enacted in the 2nd session of the 78th Congress, is U.S. legislation that authorized the construction of numerous dams and modifications to previously existing dams, as well as levees across the United States.

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Fort Thompson, South Dakota

Fort Thompson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Buffalo County, South Dakota, United States.

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Garrison Dam

Garrison Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Missouri River in central North Dakota, United States.

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Huff Archeological Site

The Huff Archeological Site is a prehistoric Mandan village in North Dakota dated around 1450 AD.

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Hughes County, South Dakota

Hughes County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower.

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Irrigation

Irrigation is the application of controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals.

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John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.

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Keystone Pipeline

The Keystone Pipeline System is an oil pipeline system in Canada and the United States, commissioned in 2010 and now owned solely by TransCanada Corporation.

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Kilowatt hour

The kilowatt hour (symbol kWh, kW⋅h or kW h) is a unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules.

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Lake Oahe

Lake Oahe (oh-WAH'-hee) is a large reservoir behind Oahe Dam on the Missouri River; it begins in central South Dakota and continues north into North Dakota in the United States.

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Lakota people

The Lakota (pronounced, Lakota language: Lakȟóta) are a Native American tribe.

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Land consumption

Land consumption as part of human resource consumption is the conversion of land with healthy soil and intact habitats into areas for industrial agriculture, traffic (road building) and especially urban human settlements.

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Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Lewis and Clark Expedition from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States.

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List of dams and reservoirs in United States

The following is a partial list of dams and reservoirs in the United States.

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Mandan

The Mandan are a Native American tribe of the Great Plains who have lived for centuries primarily in what is now North Dakota.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States.

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Missouri River

The Missouri River is the longest river in North America.

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Montana

Montana is a state in the Northwestern United States.

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National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.

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Navigation

Navigation is a field of study that focuses on the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another.

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Nebraska

Nebraska is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States.

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North Dakota

North Dakota is a U.S. state in the midwestern and northern regions of the United States.

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Pierre, South Dakota

Pierre ((Lakota: čhúŋkaške; "fort")) is the state capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Hughes County.

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Reservoir

A reservoir (from French réservoir – a "tank") is a storage space for fluids.

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Riverdale, North Dakota

Riverdale is a town in McLean County, North Dakota, United States.

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South Dakota

South Dakota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Standing Rock Indian Reservation

The Standing Rock Indian Reservation (Íŋyaŋ Woslál Háŋ) is located in North Dakota and South Dakota in the United States, and is occupied by ethnic Hunkpapa Lakota, Sihasapa Lakota and Yanktonai Dakota.

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Stanley County, South Dakota

Stanley County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Army Corps of Engineers

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a U.S. federal agency under the Department of Defense and a major Army command made up of some 37,000 civilian and military personnel, making it one of the world's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies.

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Water turbine

A water turbine is a rotary machine that converts kinetic energy and potential energy of water into mechanical work.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is a unit of power.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oahe_Dam

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