Knutson Dam

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]

Knutson Dam
LocationBeltrami County, Minnesota within the Chippewa National Forest
Coordinates47.451804°N 94.483466°W / 47.451804; -94.483466
Opening date1928
Operator(s)United States Forest Service
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsUpper Mississippi River
Height9 ft.
Reservoir
CreatesCass Lake
Surface area15,958 acres

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