Hauser Dam - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Hauser Dam - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Hauser Dam (also known as Hauser Lake Dam) is a hydroelectric straight gravity dam on the Missouri River about northeast of Helena, Montana, in the United States. The original dam, built between 1905 and 1907, failed in 1908 and caused severe flooding and damage downstream. A second dam was built on the site in 1908 and opened in 1911 and comprises the present structure. The current Hauser Dam is long and high.Upper Missouri River Reservoir Fisheries Management Plan, 2010–2019, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, May 13, 2010, p. 11. The reservoir formed by the dam, Hauser Lake (also known as Hauser Reservoir), is long, has a surface area of , and has a storage capacity of of water when full.Upper Missouri River Reservoir Fisheries Management Plan, 2010–2019, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, May 13, 2010, pp. 7, 9. Read more on Wikipedia
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