The Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, formerly called the Missouri River Basin Project, was initially authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944, which approved the general comprehensive plan for the conservation, control, and use of water resources in the entire Missouri River Basin. The intended beneficial uses of these water resources include flood control, aids to navigation, irrigation, supplemental water supply, power generation, municipal and industrial water supplies, stream-pollution abatement, sediment control, preservation and enhancement of fish and wildlife, and creation of recreation opportunities.

References

• Bureau of Reclamation (July 29, 2004) Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program

See also

• Fort Peck Dam
• Garrison Dam and Lake Sakakawea
• Oahe Dam
• Big Bend Dam
• Fort Randall Dam
• Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake

Missouri River