Big Bend Dam with an annual production of 969 million kilowatt hours, and meets peak-hour demand for power within the Missouri River Basin. Located near Fort Thompson, South Dakota, just south of a major bend in the Missouri River (from which the dam takes its name), Big Bend Dam creates Lake Sharpe, named after South Dakota Governor Merrill Q. Sharpe. The lake extends for up the course of the Missouri River passing through Pierre, the State Capitol, to Oahe Dam, another major power-generating and flood control dam. Lake Sharpe covers a total of and drains an area just under . South Dakota Highway
Beaver Dam, Kentucky Beaver Dam, Kentucky Beaver Dam is a home rule-class city in Ohio County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,515 at the 2010 census. It is named for the Beaver Dam Baptist Church which predates the town by several decades. The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1873. Beaver Dam is located at (37.407143, -86.877752). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Beaver Dam is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 62 and 231. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid