Big Bend Dam

dam on the Missouri River in South Dakota, US
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Big Bend Dam

Summary

Big Bend Dam is an embankment dam[1]. It draws 100 Wikipedia views per month (embankment_dam category, ranking #39 of 241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Big Bend Dam is located in Buffalo County[3].
  • Big Bend Dam is in the country of United States[4].
  • Big Bend Dam is on the body of water Missouri River[5].
  • Big Bend Dam's instance of is recorded as embankment dam[6].
  • Big Bend Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station[7].
  • Big Bend Dam is owned by United States Army Corps of Engineers[8].
  • Big Bend Dam is operated by United States Army Corps of Engineers[9].
  • Big Bend Dam's Commons category is recorded as Big Bend Dam[10].
  • 1959 marks the founding of Big Bend Dam[11].
  • Big Bend Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 44.0495, 'longitude': -99.4486}[12].
  • Big Bend Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Missouri River[13].
  • Big Bend Dam's service entry is recorded as 1964[14].
  • Big Bend Dam's official website is recorded as http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/bigbend/welcome.html[15].
  • Big Bend Dam sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+434'}[16].
  • Big Bend Dam's height is recorded as {'amount': '+95'}[17].
  • Big Bend Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'amount': '+538.3'}[18].
  • Big Bend Dam's drainage basin is recorded as Missouri River drainage basin[19].
  • Big Bend Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Lake Sharpe[20].

Body

Geography

Big Bend Dam is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Buffalo County[3]. It is on the body of water Missouri River[5].

Physical Characteristics

Big Bend Dam sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+434'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include embankment dam[6] and hydroelectric power station[7].

History and Context

1959 marks the founding of Big Bend Dam[11]. It is owned by United States Army Corps of Engineers[8].

Why It Matters

Big Bend Dam draws 100 Wikipedia views per month (embankment_dam category, ranking #39 of 241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id 1059933101
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 1059933101, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/1059933101 in United States"
  2. 5w ago · Sadads · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/bigbend/welcome
    Height {'amount': '+95'}
    Country
    Operator
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13333]]: Big_Bend_Dam_hydroelectric_plant, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264283|batch #264283]]"
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