Baldhill Dam

Baldhill Dam
Baldhill Dam
Baldhill Dam
Location of Baldhill Dam in North Dakota
CountryUnited States
LocationBarnes County, North Dakota
Coordinates47°02′08″N 98°04′50″W / 47.035495°N 98.080619°W / 47.035495; -98.080619
StatusOperational
Opening date1951 (1951)
Owners U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthen
ImpoundsSheyenne River
Height60 ft (18 m)
Length1,800 ft (550 m)
Spillways3 tainter gates
Reservoir
CreatesLake Ashtabula
Total capacity156,000 acre⋅ft (192,000,000 m3)
Surface area5,234 acres (2,118 ha)
Maximum length27 mi (43 km)
Normal elevation1,263 ft (385 m)
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, located in Barnes County about 10 miles (16 km) north-northwest of Valley City in the eastern part of North Dakota.