Baldhill Dam
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Baldhill Dam | |
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) |
| 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.