This is a list of dams in the watershed of the Missouri River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, in the United States. There are an estimated 17,200 dams and reservoirs in the basin, most of which are small, local irrigation structures. Reservoirs in the watershed total a capacity of approximately .
Mainstem dams NameStateReservoirHeightStorage capacityCapacity(MW)ftmacre.ftkm3Toston DamMT56173,0000.00410Canyon Ferry DamMTCanyon Ferry Lake225691,973,0002.43450Hauser DamMTHauser Lake802498,0000.12119Holter DamMTHolter Lake12438243,0000.30048Black Eagle DamMTLong Pool1342,0000.00221Rainbow DamMT2991,0000.00136Cochrane DamMT59183,0000.00464Ryan DamMT61195,0000.00660Morony DamMT59183,0000.00448Fort Peck DamMTFort Peck Lake2507618,690,00023.053185Garrison DamNDLake Sakakawea2106423,800,00029.356515Oahe DamSDLake Oahe2457523,500,00028.986786Big Bend DamSDLake Sharpe95291,910,0002.356493Fort Randall DamSDLake Francis Case165505,700,0007.031320Gavins Point DamNESDLewis and Clark Lake7423492,0000.607132
Tributary dams All tributary dams with a storage capacity greater than are listed in the table below.
NameStateRiverReservoirHeightStorage capacityCapacity(MW)ftmacre.ftkm3Bagnell DamMOOsageLake of the Ozarks148451,927,0002.377Boysen DamWYWindBoysen Reservoir22067952,4001.175Buffalo Bill DamWYShoshoneBuffalo Bill Reservoir350110623,5570.769Chatfield DamCOSouth PlatteChatfield Reservoir14745350,0000.432Clark Canyon DamMTJeffersonClark Canyon Reservoir14845325,3240.401Glendo DamWYNorth PlatteGlendo Reservoir190581,170,5051.444Harry S. Truman DamMOOsageTruman Reservoir126385,408,6006.671Hebgen DamMTMadisonHebgen Lake8526325,0000.401Keyhole DamWYBelle FourcheKeyhole Reservoir16851334,2000.412Kingsley DamNENorth PlatteLake McConaughy162491,740,0002.146Melvern DamKSMarais des CygnesMelvern Reservoir12538355,3000.438Milford DamKSRepublicanMilford Lake90271,125,2001.387Pathfinder DamWYNorth PlattePathfinder Reservoir214651,016,5001.254Perry DamKSDelawarePerry Lake151461,417,7001.749Pomme de Terre DamMOPomme de TerrePomme de Terre Lake15547650,0000.802Seminoe DamWYNorth PlatteSeminoe Reservoir295901,017,2791.255Stockton DamMOSacStockton Lake131401,674,0002.065Tiber DamMTMariasLake Elwell211641,515,0001.869Tuttle Creek DamKSBig BlueTuttle Creek Lake137423,185,7003.929Wilson DamKSSalineWilson Lake13040736,0000.908Yellowtail DamMTBighornBighorn Lake5251601,381,1891.704
See also List of tributaries of the Missouri River Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
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