Blanchard Dam

Blanchard Dam
Blanchard Dam
	The Blanchard Dam buildings in 2013
Location	Morrison County, Minnesota, USA
Coordinates	45°51′38″N 94°21′36″W / 45.86056°N 94.36000°W
Opening date	1925
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Mississippi River
Height	46 ft

Blanchard Dam is a dam across the Mississippi River, in Bellevue Township and Swan River Township, Morrison County, 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]}

Next dam upstream	Mississippi River	Next dam downstream
	Blanchard Dam

References

^ Waters, Thomas (1977). Streams and Rivers of Minnesota. University of Minnesota. ISBN 0-8166-0960-8. Retrieved 2010-10-11.

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[1] Waters, Thomas (1977). Streams and Rivers of Minnesota. University of Minnesota. ISBN 0-8166-0960-8. Retrieved 2010-10-11.

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