Harry S. Truman Dam
| Dam type: | Concrete gravity and earth embankment in two sections |
| Length (total): | 5,964 feet (1,817.8 m) |
| Length (concrete section): | 964 feet (293.8 m) |
| Length (earth section): | 5,000 feet (1,524.0 m) |
| Height above river bed: | 126 feet (38.4 m) |
| Concrete volume: | 327,000 yards³ (250,011 m³) |
| Earth volume: | 8,500,000 yards³ (6,498,755 m³) |
| Spillway length: | 190 feet (57.9 m) in four sections |
| Tainter gates: | 4 |
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