North Golden Lake Boat Ramps

2 boat launches are mapped on North Golden Lake in Steele County, North Dakota.

2 of these launches include facility details from North Dakota Game and Fish Department.

North Golden Lake facts

Surface area270 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 11 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 4.4 miles
Surface elevation1,096 ft above sea level
DamNorth Golden Lake, completed 1957
Dam size13 ft high, 200 ft long, earth dam
Dam purposesRecreation, Fish and Wildlife Pond
Dam ownerSteele County Park Board (Local Government)
Normal storage2,950 acre-feet
Impounded streamBeaver Creek

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID ND00410). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Wildlife you might see at North Golden Lake

Most-observed birds: Greater Scaup (2), Common Loon (1), Northern House Wren (1), Chipping Sparrow (1), Brown-headed Cowbird (1), Barn Swallow (1), Osprey (1), Northern Harrier (1), Hudsonian Whimbrel (1).

Other wildlife: Northern Leopard Frog (1).

Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (10 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.

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