The Fort Randall Dam is an earth embankment dam on the Missouri River in sight of Fort Randall on Hwy 46 west of Wagner, South Dakota.
The dam was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944. The Corps of Engineers began construction of Fort Randall Dam in 1946. Dad enjoyed traveling to the construction site to monitor progress on the dam. President Dwight D. Eisenhower threw the switch that started the first power generating unit in 1954. The project was completed in 1956.
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