The Fort Peck Dam is the highest of six major dams along the Missouri River, located in northeastern Montana. At 21,206 feet in length and over 250 feet in height, it is the largest hydraulically filled dam in the United States, and creates Fort Peck Lake, the 5th largest man-make lake in the U.S. It currently lies with in the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge; the dam and 134-mile-long lake exist for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and water quality management. The Missouri River and its tributaries N.P. Dodge Park, Omaha, Nebraska High silt content makes the Missouri (left) noticably lighter than the Mississipi here at their confluence above St. ...

Originally authorized by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, construction on the Fort Peck Dam employed over 11,000 workers at its peak in 1939. The dam, named for a 19th-century trading post, was completed in 1940, and began generating electricity in July 1943. The site is located near Glasgow, Montana, and the community of Fort Peck, Montana originally developed as a boomtowm during the dam's construction. The dam presently has a power-generating capacity of 185,250 kilowatts. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Glasgow is a city located in Valley County, Montana. ... Fort Peck is a town located in Valley County, Montana. ...

External links

• Fort Peck Project Homepage (http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/fortpeck/welcome.html) - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Fort Peck Dam (http://www.fortpeckdam.com/)