Big Bend (Missouri River)
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The Big Bend is a large meander of the Missouri River in South Dakota, now impounded by the Big Bend Dam, 7 miles to its south, as part of Lake Sharpe.
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Big Bend Dam
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Big Bend Dam is a major embankment rolled-earth dam on the Missouri River in Central South Dakota, United States, creating Lake Sharpe. The dam was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as p
Big Bend (Missouri River)
…The Big Bend is a large meander of the Missouri River in South Dakota, now impounded by the Big Bend Dam, 7 miles (11 km) to its south, as part of Lake Sharpe. The meander is about 22 miles (35 km) long and at its narrowest, its neck is about 3,440 feet…
Big Bend Dam on the Missouri River, with Lake Sharpe in the background.
Lake Sharpe with visible Big Bend Dam from space, August 1989. View is to the east-southeast.
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