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  • —The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened Garrison Dam more than 56 years ago—the two-and-a-half mile-wide centerpiece of a plan to tame the mighty Missouri River.

    Deluge Puts Flood Control in Spotlight Joe Barrett 2011

  • Initial releases from the Garrison Dam, 75 miles north, have churned up the water and increased the river's velocity.

    Missouri River city girds for flooding 2011

  • Near Bismark, N.D., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planned to increase releases over the coming weeks at Garrison Dam, about 75 miles upstream on the Missouri River.

    Flooded Montana towns brace for more water 2011

  • Initial releases from the Garrison Dam, 75 miles north, have churned up the water and increased the river's velocity.

    Missouri River city girds for flooding 2011

  • The plan would have the Corps lower the water elevation at Garrison Dam, north of Bismarck, N.D., by 2.5 feet.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Because of that, releases from Garrison Dam were reduced during those time periods.

    Minot Daily News 2010

  • While Fort Peck and Garrison Dam power production is fueled primarly by runoff from mountain snowmelt, plains snowpack and rainfall plays a more significant role to the other reservoirs.

    Minot Daily News 2010

  • While Fort Peck and Garrison Dam power production is fueled primarly by runoff from mountain snowmelt, plains snowpack and rainfall plays a more significant role to the other reservoirs.

    Minot Daily News 2010

  • Lake Sakakawea behind Garrison Dam rose nearly a foot in March and is expected to rise about 2 feet this month.

    Homepage | INFORUM | Fargo, ND 2010

  • Lake Sakakawea behind Garrison Dam is expected to end the month 7.6 feet above normal.

    Homepage | INFORUM | Fargo, ND 2010

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