Baldhill Dam
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  Baldhill Dam Location of Baldhill Dam in North Dakota | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Barnes County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47°02′08″N 98°04′50″W / 47.035495°N 98.080619°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1951 |
| Owners |  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthen |
| Impounds | Sheyenne River |
| Height | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Length | 1,800 ft (550 m) |
| Spillways | 3 tainter gates |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Ashtabula |
| Total capacity | 156,000 acre⋅ft (192,000,000 m3) |
| Surface area | 5,234 acres (2,118 ha) |
| Maximum length | 27 mi (43 km) |
| Normal elevation | 1,263 ft (385 m)[1] |
| Website U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baldhill Dam | |
Baldhill Dam is a dam on the Sheyenne River in Barnes County, North Dakota, in the United States. It creates Lake Ashtabula,[2] located in Barnes County about 10 miles (16 km) north-northwest of Valley City in the eastern part of North Dakota.
Baldhill Dam
[edit]The United States Army Corps of Engineers constructed the earthen and concrete Baldhill Dam in 1951. It has three tainter gates, a height of 60 feet (18 m), and a length of 1,800 feet (549 m) at its crest.[3] It impounds the Sheyenne River for irrigation water storage and for flood control. The Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, owns and operates the dam.
Lake Ashtabula
[edit]The reservoir the dam creates, Lake Ashtabula, is a 27-mile (43 km) long riverine lake oriented north to south.[4] The name "Ashtabula" is a Native American word meaning "Fish River."[5] The lake has a water surface area of 5,234 acres (2,118 hectares), a maximum capacity of 156,000 acre-feet (192,000,000 m3), and normal storage of 69,500 acre-feet (85,700,000 m3).[6] Popular for recreation, Lake Ashtabula contains walleye, northern pike, white bass, yellow perch, and black bullheads. The Corps of Engineers maintains seven recreation areas around the lake.
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Ashtabula
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baldhill Dam
- ^ "Lake Ashtabula". Retrieved 2012-08-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ http://water.areavoices.com/2012/02/26/baldhill-bonus/ Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, Area Voices website, 26 February 2012
- ^ army.mil Archived 2012-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, US Army Corps of Engineers
- ^ http://findlakes.com/lake_ashtabula_north-dakota~nd00309.htm Deprecated link archived 2012-11-30 at archive.today , Find Lakes website
External links
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Media related to Baldhill Dam at Wikimedia Commons- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Ashtabula Project
- Recreation.gov Website for Lake Ashtabula
- Lake Ashtabula Recreation Brochure
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