# Great Falls of the Missouri River

- **Country:** United States
- **Height:** 187 ft
- **Caption:** Black Eagle Falls and Dam in 2014
- **Location:** Cascade County,Montana, U.S.
- **Image Size:** 230
- **Watercourse:** Missouri River
- **Average Flow:** 7539 ft3/s
- **Number Drops:** 5
- **Height Longest:** 87 ft

The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center was built in 1998 on a cliff overlooking the Missouri River near Crooked Falls. It provides an extensive look into Lewis and Clark's discovery of the Great Falls and their portage around them, as well as exhibits on native peoples of the area.

![Photo of Great Falls of the Missouri River](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/GREAT_FALLS_PORTAGE%2C_CASCADE_COUNTY%2C_MONTANA.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Falls_(Missouri_River) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)