dam on the Missouri River, northeastern Montana, U.S. The dam is situated some 32 km (20 miles) southeast of Glasgow. A Public Works Administration project begun in 1933 and completed in 1940, it provides flood control, improved navigation, and hydroelectric power. Extending 76 metres (249 feet) high and 6,534 metres (21,432 feet) long, it is one of the world's largest earthfill dams. Fort Peck Lake, which the dam impounds, is the fifth largest man-made reservoir in the United States; it extends 216 km (134 miles). The entire Fort Peck system is contained within the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge.