Gibson Dam
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For the dam in Oklahoma, see Fort Gibson Dam.
Gibson Dam is a concrete arch dam on the Sun River, a tributary of the Missouri River, about 60 miles (97 km) west of Great Falls, Montana in the United States. Located on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, the dam was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) between 1926 and 1929 as part of the Sun River Project to develop about 93,000 acres (38,000 ha) of irrigated land in the Sun River Valley.
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Gibson Dam | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Lewis and Clark/Teton Counties, Montana |
Coordinates | 47°36′12″N 112°45′39″W |
Purpose | Irrigation |
Construction began | 1926 |
Opening date | 1929 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete arch |
Impounds | Sun River |
Height | 199 ft (61 m)[1] |
Length | 960 ft (290 m)[1] |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Gibson Reservoir |
Total capacity | 96,477 acre⋅ft (119,003,000 m3)[2] |
Catchment area | 575 sq mi (1,490 km2)[3] |
Surface area | 1,296 acres (524 ha)[4] |
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