On This Day | The Dam Money Comes With a Cap
Author
Josh Wolsky
Upon hearing of the limit being placed on the height of the dam, North Dakota’s water commission objected stating that the state’s entire water conservation program will be in danger should the amendment be passed fixing the maximum height of the dam at 1,830 feet. The commission further said that lowering of the level would greatly reduce the capacity for hydro-electric power development and flood control and materially reduce the feasibility of irrigation and diversion from the Garrison reservoir.
1945-12-06 | Ward County Independent
Why We Chose It
In the end, the 1830 cap was lifted and the original 1850 height restored. And a good thing, too -- a dam capped at 1830 elevation would have taken just as much land, and returned a lot less utility. But it goes to show the constant pressure it took to ensure that if we decided to break the eggs we were going to get the omelet we paid for.
Josh Wolsky
Developer & Writer @TheMinot Voice, Fan of the Souris River, SavorMinot Advocate. Fortunate to be a 'former' City Council member ;)
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