Glendo Dam and Reservoir were constructed as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) Glendo Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Project. Glendo Dam, which is an earth fill structure, was constructed between 1954 and 1958. Glendo Powerplant contains two generating units and is operated when irrigation water is released from Glendo Dam. More information regarding Glendo Dam and Reservoir is available
in the following table.
Summary - Storage Capacities of Glendo Reservoir
| Permit number |
Reservoir name |
Total capacity |
Outlet capacity |
Spillway capacity |
Hydro-electric |
Power capacity |
Powerplant release |
| SEO tab book (acre-feet) |
(cubic feet per second) |
(cubic feet per second) |
generating plant |
(megawatts) |
SEO tab book (cubic feet per second) |
| P5998R |
Glendo Reservoir |
800,000 |
13,000 |
Unknown |
Glendo Powerplant |
38 |
3,340 |
