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Heart Butte Dam

Heart Butte Dam
Heart Butte, namesake of Heart Butte Dam
Heart Butte Dam is located in North Dakota
Heart Butte Dam
Location of Heart Butte Dam in North Dakota
LocationGrant County, North Dakota, United States.
Coordinates46°35′49″N 101°48′39″W / 46.59688°N 101.81075°W / 46.59688; -101.81075
Construction began1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Opening date1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Operator(s)United States Bureau of Reclamation
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment earth fill
ImpoundsHeart River
Height142 feet (43 m)
Length1,850 feet (560 m)
Dam volume1,140,000 cubic yards (870,000 m3)
Spillways1 Morning-glory type
Spillway capacity5,700 cfs at 1,644.4 feet msl pool elevation
Reservoir
CreatesLake Tschida
Total capacity223,646 acre-feet (0.275863 km3)[1]
Surface area3,397 acres (1,375 ha)[1] (max)
Website
Heart Butte Dam - U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Heart Butte Dam is a dam in Grant County of southwestern North Dakota. The dam was a project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation completed in 1949, primarily for irrigation and flood control. The earthen dam is 142 feet in height and impounds the Heart River.

Lake Tschida is the reservoir created by the dam, with about 3400 acres of water surface, about 55 miles of shoreline, and with a capacity of over 214,000 acre-feet of water. The name Tschida comes from the first mayor of Glen Ullin, North Dakota, the Vienna-born Michael Tschida Sr., elected in 1906 and a strong proponent of the dam project.[2][3] The Heart Butte Reservoir State Game Management Area stands on the southern shore of the lake. As the only sizable body of water in the area, it is popular for recreational fishing, camping, boating, and other activities.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Summary of Engineering Data – Missouri River Main Stem System" (PDF). Missouri River Division. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  2. ^ "City of Glen Ullin".
  3. ^ http://www.usbr.gov/gp/dkao/hb_rmp_draft07.pdf[permanent dead link] [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ http://www.laketschida.com/information.htm[permanent dead link]
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