 The Rampart Dam or Rampart Canyon Dam was a project proposed in 1954 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dam the Yukon River in Alaska for hydroelectric power . The project was planned for Rampart Canyon ( also known as Rampart Gorge ) just 31 miles ( 50 km ) southwest of the village of Rampart , Alaska and about 105 miles ( 169 km ) west @-@ northwest of Fairbanks , Alaska . 
