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| location = [[North Dakota]], [[United States]]. In the counties of: [[Dunn County, North Dakota|Dunn]], [[McKenzie County, North Dakota|McKenzie]], [[McLean County, North Dakota|McLean]], [[Mercer County, North Dakota|Mercer]], [[Mountrail County, North Dakota|Mountrail]], and [[Williams County, North Dakota|Williams]], North Dakota.
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| cities = [[Williston, North Dakota|Williston]], [[Pick City, North Dakota|Pick City]], [[Four Bears Village, North Dakota| Four Bears Village]], and [[Riverdale, North Dakota]]
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| reference =<ref name="usace">[[United States Army Corps of Engineers]], Omaha District. {{cite web |url=http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/showomarep.cgi?0TRIB_RESERVOIRS |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-07-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070726024645/http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/showomarep.cgi?0TRIB_RESERVOIRS |archivedate=2007-07-26 |df= }} Accessed 16 July 2007.</ref>
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'''Lake Sakakawea''' is a [[reservoir]] in the [[West North Central States|north central]] [[United States]], located in the [[Missouri River]] basin in central [[North Dakota]]. Named for the [[Shoshone]]-[[Hidatsa]] woman [[Sakakawea]], it is the largest man-made [[lake]] in the state and the third largest in the nation, after [[Lake Mead]] and [[Lake Powell]].
'''Lake Sakakawea''' is a large [[reservoir]] in the [[West North Central States|north central]] [[United States]], impounded by [[Garrison Dam]], a [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] [[dam]] located in the [[Missouri River]] basin in central [[North Dakota]]. Named for the [[Shoshone]]-[[Hidatsa]] woman [[Sakakawea]], it is the largest man-made [[lake]] in the North Dakota and the third largest in the United States, after [[Lake Mead]] and [[Lake Powell]].


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The lake is located about {{convert|50|mi|spell=in}} from the state capital of [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]]; the distance by the [[Missouri River]] is about {{convert|75|mi|round=5}}. The lake averages between {{convert|2|–|3|mi|0}} in width and is {{convert|14|mi}} wide at its widest point (Van Hook Arm). Lake Sakakawea marks the maximum southwest extent of [[glaciation]] during the [[ice age]].
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The lake lies in parts of six counties in western North Dakota: [[Dunn County, North Dakota|Dunn]], [[McKenzie County, North Dakota|McKenzie]], [[McLean County, North Dakota|McLean]], [[Mercer County, North Dakota|Mercer]], [[Mountrail County, North Dakota|Mountrail]], and [[Williams County, North Dakota|Williams]]. A map centered on the Van Hook Arm {{coord|47|53|00|N|102|21|14|W|scale:1000000}} of the lake shows its westward extent from its origin at the [[Garrison Dam]].

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It is located about {{convert|50|mi|spell=in}} from the state capital of [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]]; the distance by the [[Missouri River]] is about {{convert|75|mi|round=5}}. The lake averages between {{convert|2|–|3|mi|0}} in width and is {{convert|14|mi}} wide at its widest point (Van Hook Arm). Lake Sakakawea marks the maximum southwest extent of [[glaciation]] during the [[ice age]].


== History==
== History==
[[Image:Map Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Lake Sakakawea, Garrsion Dam, and other dams and reservoirs of the [[Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program|Pick–Sloan Project]], and affected Indian reservations]]
[[Image:Map Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Lake Sakakawea, Garrsion Dam, and other dams and reservoirs of the [[Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program|Pick–Sloan Project]], and affected Indian reservations]]


The reservoir was created by construction of [[Garrison Dam]], part of a flood control and power generation project named the [[Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program|Pick-Sloan Project]] along the Missouri river.
The reservoir was created by construction of [[Garrison Dam]], part of a [[flood control]] and [[hydroelectric power]] generation project named the [[Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program|Pick-Sloan Project]] along the Missouri river.
Garrison dam was completed in 1956. It is the second (and largest) of six main-stem dams on the Missouri River built and managed by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] for [[flood]] control, [[hydroelectric power]], [[navigation]], and [[irrigation]].
Garrison dam was completed in 1956. It is the second (and largest) of six main-stem dams on the Missouri River built and managed by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] for [[flood]] control, [[hydroelectric power]], [[navigation]], and [[irrigation]].


The creation of the lake displaced members of the [[Fort Berthold Indian Reservation]] from their villages of [[Van Hook, North Dakota|Van Hook]] and (Old) [[Sanish, North Dakota|Sanish]], which were inundated by creation of the lake. They relocated and founded the villages of [[New Town, North Dakota|New Town]], [[White Shield, North Dakota|White Shield]], and [[Mandaree, North Dakota|Mandaree]]. One name that had been proposed for New Town was ''Vanish'' (a [[portmanteau]] of the two previous towns' names). Elbowoods, a third reservation town where the agency headquarters, boarding school, hospital, and jail were located, was also lost to the lake. These three towns are commemorated in the names of the three campground sections at [[Lake Sakakawea State Park]], a state park located adjacent to Garrison Dam.
The creation of the lake displaced members of the [[Fort Berthold Indian Reservation]] from their villages of [[Van Hook, North Dakota|Van Hook]] and (Old) [[Sanish, North Dakota|Sanish]], which were inundated by creation of the lake. They relocated and founded the villages of [[New Town, North Dakota|New Town]], [[White Shield, North Dakota|White Shield]], and [[Mandaree, North Dakota|Mandaree]]. One name that had been proposed for New Town was ''Vanish'' (a [[portmanteau]] of the two previous towns' names). Elbowoods, a third reservation town where the agency headquarters, boarding school, hospital, and jail were located, was also lost to the lake. These three towns are commemorated in the names of the three campground sections at [[Lake Sakakawea State Park]], a state park located adjacent to Garrison Dam.


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During a training flight in winter 1969, a [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] [[interceptor aircraft]] crashed into the western portion of the lake on March 10. The {{nowrap|[[Convair F-106 Delta Dart|F-106A Delta Dart]]}} {{no-wrap|(59-0014)}}<ref name=59ser>{{cite web|url=http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1959.html |publisher=Joseph F. Baugher |title=1959 USAF serial numbers |accessdate=May 1, 2014}}</ref> was from [[Minot Air Force Base|Minot AFB]], about {{convert|60|mi|-1|spell=in}} north of the dam.<ref name=ser590014>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=138178 |publisher=Aviation Safety |title=59-0014 |agency=ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138178 |date=March 10, 1969 |accessdate=May 15, 2014}}</ref> The pilot ejected safely to land and the plane sank below the frozen lake surface. It was not located until more than 35 years later, in September 2004, after an extended search by a local surveyors' group.<ref name=pofplfinl>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/mathscience/2004-10-01-math-and-fighter-jets_x.htm |newspaper=USA Today |title=Parts of fighter plane found in lake nearly 35 years after crash |agency=Associated Press |date=October 1, 2004 |accessdate=May 15, 2014 }}</ref>
Lake Sakakawea is home to many summer camps, including [[Triangle Y Camp]] and [[Camp of the Cross]].


==Recreation==
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During a training flight in winter 1969, a [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] [[interceptor aircraft]] crashed into the western portion of the lake on March 10. The {{nowrap|[[Convair F-106 Delta Dart|F-106A Delta Dart]]}} {{no-wrap|(59-0014)}}<ref name=59ser>{{cite web|url=http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1959.html |publisher=Joseph F. Baugher |title=1959 USAF serial numbers |accessdate=May 1, 2014}}</ref> was from [[Minot Air Force Base|Minot AFB]], about {{convert|60|mi|-1|spell=in}} north of the dam.<ref name=ser590014>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=138178 |publisher=Aviation Safety |title=59-0014 |agency=ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138178 |date=March 10, 1969 |accessdate=May 15, 2014}}</ref> The pilot ejected safely to land and the plane sank below the frozen lake surface. It was not located until more than 35 years later, in September 2004, after an extended search by a local surveyors' group.<ref name=pofplfinl>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/mathscience/2004-10-01-math-and-fighter-jets_x.htm |newspaper=USA Today |title=Parts of fighter plane found in lake nearly 35 years after crash |agency=Associated Press |date=October 1, 2004 |accessdate=May 15, 2014 }}</ref>
The lake is a popular regional [[recreation]] destination for [[fishing]], [[camping]], [[boating]], [[hiking]], and other outdoor water-based recreation. Public recreation areas, parks, and wildlife management areas surround the lake and are managed by several agencies and organizations including the Corps of Engineers, North Dakota Department of Parks and Recreation, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, and the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.


==Statistics==
==See also==
* [[Garrison Dam]]
* Maximum water storage: {{convert|23800000|acre.ft|km3}}
* [[Missouri River]]
* Maximum water depth: {{convert|180|ft|0}} at the face of the dam
* [[Lake Audubon]]
* Normal surface area:<ref name="drain">Based on elevation {{convert|1837.5|ft|m}} MSL.</ref> {{convert|307000|acres|sqmi km2|-1}}
* [[Pick-Sloan Plan]]
* Normal length:<ref name="drain"/> {{convert|178|mi}}
* [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]]
* Normal shoreline:<ref name="drain"/> {{convert|1320|mi|-1|abbr=on}}
* [[Fort Berthold Indian Reservation]]
<small>Source:</small><ref name="ace">[http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/projdata/summaryengdat.pdf U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]</ref>
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* [[North Dakota oil boom]]
* [[List of dams and reservoirs in North Dakota]]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/Dam-and-Lake-Projects/Missouri-River-Dams/Garrison/ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Garrison Dam & Lake Sakakawea]
* [https://gf.nd.gov/ North Dakota Game and Fish Department]
* [http://www.parkrec.nd.gov/ North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130515101333/http://www.visitmcleancounty.com/history/historyindex.html Lake Sakakawea History] McLean County
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130515101333/http://www.visitmcleancounty.com/history/historyindex.html Lake Sakakawea History] McLean County
{{Omaha District dams}}
{{Omaha District dams}}

Revision as of 16:41, 14 April 2018

For the lake in Washington State, see Lake Sacajawea.
Lake Sakakawea
View of Lake Sakakawea from space, July 1996
LocationNorth Dakota, United States. In the counties of: Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail, and Williams, North Dakota.
Coordinates47°30′N 101°25′W / 47.50°N 101.41°W / 47.50; -101.41
at Garrison Dam
Lake typeReservoirMissouri River, Milk River, Little Missouri River, Yellowstone River
Primary inflowsMissouri River,
Little Missouri River, Milk River, and Yellowstone River.
Primary outflowsMissouri River
Catchment area317,400 km2 (122,500 sq mi)
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length178 miles (286 km)
Surface area307,000 acres (480 sq mi; 1,240 km2)
Max. depth180 ft (55 m) at dam
Water volume23,800,000 acre⋅ft (29.4 km3)[1]
Shore length11,320 miles (2,120 km)
Surface elevation1,817 ft (554 m)[1]
SettlementsWilliston, Pick City, Four Bears Village, and Riverdale, North Dakota
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Lake Sakakawea is located in the United States
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Location in the United States

Lake Sakakawea is a large reservoir in the north central United States, impounded by Garrison Dam, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam located in the Missouri River basin in central North Dakota. Named for the Shoshone-Hidatsa woman Sakakawea, it is the largest man-made lake in the North Dakota and the third largest in the United States, after Lake Mead and Lake Powell.

The lake is located about fifty miles (80 km) from the state capital of Bismarck; the distance by the Missouri River is about 75 miles (120 km). The lake averages between 2–3 miles (3–5 km) in width and is 14 miles (23 km) wide at its widest point (Van Hook Arm). Lake Sakakawea marks the maximum southwest extent of glaciation during the ice age.

History

Lake Sakakawea, Garrsion Dam, and other dams and reservoirs of the Pick–Sloan Project, and affected Indian reservations

The reservoir was created by construction of Garrison Dam, part of a flood control and hydroelectric power generation project named the Pick-Sloan Project along the Missouri river. Garrison dam was completed in 1956. It is the second (and largest) of six main-stem dams on the Missouri River built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, hydroelectric power, navigation, and irrigation.

The creation of the lake displaced members of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation from their villages of Van Hook and (Old) Sanish, which were inundated by creation of the lake. They relocated and founded the villages of New Town, White Shield, and Mandaree. One name that had been proposed for New Town was Vanish (a portmanteau of the two previous towns' names). Elbowoods, a third reservation town where the agency headquarters, boarding school, hospital, and jail were located, was also lost to the lake. These three towns are commemorated in the names of the three campground sections at Lake Sakakawea State Park, a state park located adjacent to Garrison Dam.

During a training flight in winter 1969, a U.S. Air Force interceptor aircraft crashed into the western portion of the lake on March 10. The F-106A Delta Dart (59-0014)[2] was from Minot AFB, about sixty miles (100 km) north of the dam.[3] The pilot ejected safely to land and the plane sank below the frozen lake surface. It was not located until more than 35 years later, in September 2004, after an extended search by a local surveyors' group.[4]

Recreation

The lake is a popular regional recreation destination for fishing, camping, boating, hiking, and other outdoor water-based recreation. Public recreation areas, parks, and wildlife management areas surround the lake and are managed by several agencies and organizations including the Corps of Engineers, North Dakota Department of Parks and Recreation, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, and the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c United States Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-26. Retrieved 2007-07-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Accessed 16 July 2007.
  2. ^ "1959 USAF serial numbers". Joseph F. Baugher. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "59-0014". Aviation Safety. ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138178. March 10, 1969. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "Parts of fighter plane found in lake nearly 35 years after crash". USA Today. Associated Press. October 1, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2014.

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