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Oahe Dam

dam in Hughes/Stanley counties, South Dakota
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Oahe Dam

Summary

Oahe Dam is an embankment dam[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of embankment_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (434 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oahe Dam is located in South Dakota[3].
  • Oahe Dam is in the country of United States[4].
  • Oahe Dam is on the body of water Missouri River[5].
  • Oahe Dam's instance of is recorded as embankment dam[6].
  • Oahe Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station[7].
  • 1948 marks the founding of Oahe Dam[8].
  • Oahe Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.4511, 'lon': -100.402}[9].
  • Oahe Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Missouri River[10].
  • Oahe Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+786.1'}[11].
  • Oahe Dam's drainage basin is recorded as Missouri River drainage basin[12].
  • Oahe Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Lake Oahe[13].

Body

Geography

Oahe Dam is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in South Dakota[3]. It is on the body of water Missouri River[5].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1948 marks the founding of Oahe Dam[8].

Why It Matters

Oahe Dam ranks in the top 3% of embankment_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (434 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Missouri River South Dakota United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Sadads · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Inception → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → South Dakota
    Nominal power output → {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+786.1'}
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13333]]: Oahe_hydroelectric_plant, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264283|batch #264283]]"
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