List of dams in the Missouri River watershed
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This is a list of dams in the watershed of the Missouri River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, in the United States. There are an estimated 17,200 dams and reservoirs in the basin, most of which are small, local irrigation structures. Reservoirs in the watershed total a capacity of approximately 141,000,000 acre-feet (174 km3).[1]
| Name | State | Reservoir | Height | Storage capacity | Capacity (MW) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ft | m | acre.ft | km3 | ||||
| Toston Dam | MT | 56 | 17 | 3,000 | 0.004 | 10 | |
| Canyon Ferry Dam | MT | Canyon Ferry Lake | 225 | 69 | 1,973,000 | 2.434 | 50 |
| Hauser Dam | MT | Hauser Lake | 80 | 24 | 98,000 | 0.121 | 19 |
| Holter Dam | MT | Holter Lake | 124 | 38 | 243,000 | 0.300 | 48 |
| Black Eagle Dam | MT | Long Pool | 13 | 4 | 2,000 | 0.002 | 21 |
| Rainbow Dam | MT | 29 | 9 | 1,000 | 0.001 | 36 | |
| Cochrane Dam | MT | 59 | 18 | 3,000 | 0.004 | 64 | |
| Ryan Dam | MT | 61 | 19 | 5,000 | 0.006 | 60 | |
| Morony Dam | MT | 59 | 18 | 3,000 | 0.004 | 48 | |
| Fort Peck Dam | MT | Fort Peck Lake | 250 | 76 | 18,690,000 | 23.053 | 185 |
| Garrison Dam | ND | Lake Sakakawea | 210 | 64 | 23,800,000 | 29.356 | 515 |
| Oahe Dam | SD | Lake Oahe | 245 | 75 | 23,500,000 | 28.986 | 786 |
| Big Bend Dam | SD | Lake Sharpe | 95 | 29 | 1,910,000 | 2.356 | 493 |
| Fort Randall Dam | SD | Lake Francis Case | 165 | 50 | 5,700,000 | 7.031 | 320 |
| Gavins Point Dam | NE SD |
Lewis and Clark Lake | 74 | 23 | 492,000 | 0.607 | 132 |
