Knutson Dam

Knutson Dam
Location Beltrami County, Minnesota within the Chippewa National Forest
Coordinates 47°27′06″N 94°29′00″W / 47.451804°N 94.483466°W / 47.451804; -94.483466Coordinates: 47°27′06″N 94°29′00″W / 47.451804°N 94.483466°W / 47.451804; -94.483466
Opening date 1928
Operator(s) United States Forest Service
Dam and spillways
Impounds Upper Mississippi River
Height 9 ft.
Reservoir
Creates Cass Lake
Surface area 15,958 acres

Knutson Dam is located along the Upper Mississippi River within the Chippewa National Forest and was originally built in 1890s as a logging dam. In 1928 it was rebuilt by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and management of the dam was given to the U.S. Forest Service.[1]

References

  1. "Knutson Dam, Near Cass Lake, MN". www.johnweeks.com.
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