Blanchard Dam
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| Blanchard Dam | |
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| Location | Morrison County, Minnesota, USA |
| Coordinates | 45°51′38″N 94°21′36″W / 45.86056°N 94.36000°WCoordinates: 45°51′38″N 94°21′36″W / 45.86056°N 94.36000°W |
| Opening date | 1925 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 46 ft |
| Impounds | Mississippi River |
Blanchard Dam is a dam across the Mississippi River, near the city of Royalton, Minnesota.[1] Blanchard is a hydroelectric station owned and operated by Minnesota Power. The dam sits slightly upriver from the former Soo Line rail bridge. The bridge now carries a recreational trail.
Blanchard Dam is the tallest dam on the Mississippi River at 47 feet of water head.[citation needed]
Because of its design, it provides the most accurate water flow statistics of the Mississippi in central Minnesota. Daily, monthly and yearly statistical data in cf/s (cubic feet per second) since 1924 are available at the United States Geological Survey website.
Blanchard Dam is also one of a very few known places on earth where Staurolite is found.[citation needed]
| Upstream: Little Falls Dam |
Locks and dams on the Mississippi River | Downstream: Sartell Dam |
References[edit]
- ^ Waters, Thomas (1977). Streams and Rivers of Minnesota. University of Minnesota. ISBN 0-8166-0960-8. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
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