Yellowtail Dam

dam on the Bighorn River in Big Horn County, Montana, United States
Place dam Q2600045
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Yellowtail Dam

Summary

Yellowtail Dam is a dam[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yellowtail Dam is located in Big Horn County[3].
  • Yellowtail Dam is in the country of United States[4].
  • Yellowtail Dam's instance of is recorded as dam[5].
  • Yellowtail Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station[6].
  • Robert Yellowtail is named after Yellowtail Dam[7].
  • Yellowtail Dam's Commons category is recorded as Yellowtail Dam[8].
  • 1961 marks the founding of Yellowtail Dam[9].
  • Yellowtail Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.3067, 'lon': -107.958}[10].
  • Yellowtail Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Bighorn River[11].
  • Yellowtail Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+278.2'}[12].
  • Yellowtail Dam's drainage basin is recorded as Yellowstone River basin[13].
  • Yellowtail Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Bighorn Lake[14].

Body

Geography

Yellowtail Dam is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Big Horn County[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include dam[5] and hydroelectric power station[6].

History and Context

1961 marks the founding of Yellowtail Dam[9]. Robert Yellowtail is named after it[7].

Why It Matters

Yellowtail Dam ranks in the top 7% of dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . National Inventory of Dams. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Form EIA-860M. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . National Inventory of Dams. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . National Inventory of Dams. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Form EIA-860. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Sadads · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Named after Robert Yellowtail
    Inception
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Big Horn County
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13333]]: Yellowtail_hydroelectric_plant, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264283|batch #264283]]"
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