Sauntering, Our travels around the country
Maple Syrup Symposium (2007)
September 12, 2005
Drove around Garrison Dam on the way back to Hazen. Garrison Dam dams up the
Missouri River to create Lake Sakakawea. Lake Sakakawea is named after the
Shoshone Indian woman that helped Lewis and Clark. Sakakawea and her husband, Charbonneau,
served as interrupters for Lewis and Clark. The lake level of Lake Sakakawea is
at record lows due to the drought that has gripped the entire western United
States.
I walked in front of the large spillway gates. The scale of numbers on the side of the
gates indicate the lake level above sea level. The first two numbers (18)
are not painted on the scale. The maximum lake level is 1854 feet above sea
level so you can see that the lake level is very low. The current lake level is
about 1814 feet above sea level.
These two photos at the left show the down river side of the spillway.
Here are some views of the power plant and surge tanks.
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