Sakakawea, Lake Boat Ramps

31 boat launches are mapped on Sakakawea, Lake in 6 counties, North Dakota.

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

Sakakawea, Lake facts

Surface area296,461 acres
TypeReservoir (mapped as Lake Sakakawea)
Average depthabout 62 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 745.5 miles
Surface elevation1,838 ft above sea level
DamGarrison Dam, completed 1953
Dam size210 ft high, 11,300 ft long, earth dam
Dam purposesHydroelectric, Irrigation, Navigation, Recreation, Flood Risk Reduction
Dam ownerUSACE - Omaha District (Federal)
Normal storage18,500,000 acre-feet
Impounded streamMissouri River

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 ND00145). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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