List of dams and reservoirs in North Dakota explained
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in North Dakota.
All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50feet tall with a storage capacity of at least 5000acre.ft, or of any height with a storage capacity of 25000acre.ft.[1]
Dams and reservoirs in North Dakota
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- Baldhill Dam, Lake Ashtabula, Sheyenne River, United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Beaver Creek Dam, seasonal flood control reservoir, Steele County
- Bowman-Haley Dam, Bowman-Haley Reservoir, USACE
- Cottonwood Creek Dam 3, Lake LaMoure, city of LaMoure
- Lake Darling Dam, Lake Darling, Souris River, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- Dec Lacs#2, part of the Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge Complex, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- Dickinson Dam, Edward Arthur Patterson Lake, United States Bureau of Reclamation
- Garrison Dam, Lake Sakakawea, USACE
- Heart Butte Dam, Lake Tschida, USBR
- Jamestown Dam, Jamestown Reservoir, USBR
- Oahe Dam, Lake Oahe (extending into North Dakota from South Dakota), USACE
- Pipestem Dam, Pipestem Lake, USACE
- Renwick Dam, Lake Renwick, Pembina County Water Resource District
Drayton dam in Drayton, ND – Drayton CountyRiverside dam in Grand Forks, ND - Grand Forks CountyNorth dam in Fargo, ND - Cass CountyMidtown dam in Fargo, ND - Cass CountySouth dam in Fargo, ND - Cass CountyRock dam by Hickson, ND - Cass CountyRock dam by Christine, ND - Richland County Kidder by Wahpeton, ND - Richland County[2]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Major Dams of the United States. National Atlas of the United States. USGS. September 17, 2009. October 24, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090814080910/http://nationalatlas.gov/mld/dams00x.html. August 14, 2009. dead.
- Minnesota State Parks and TrailsRed River of the North: a state water trail guide [guides 1-3]
