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    Lake Sakakawea is a large reservoir in the north central United States, impounded in 1953 by Garrison Dam, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam located in...
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    Lake Sakakawea State Park is a public recreation area occupying 739 acres (299 ha) on the southern shore of Lake Sakakawea in Mercer County, North Dakota...
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    Sacagawea (redirect from Sakakawea)
    (/ˌsækədʒəˈwiːə/ SAK-ə-jə-WEE-ə or /səˌkɒɡəˈweɪə/ sə-KOG-ə-WAY-ə; also spelled Sakakawea or Sacajawea; May c. 1788 – December 20, 1812) was a Lemhi Shoshone woman...
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    of water and the second-largest body of water in North Dakota after Lake Sakakawea. It can reach a level of 1,458 ft (444 m) before naturally flowing into...
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    United States. The trail extends roughly 4,800 miles (7,700 km) from Lake Sakakawea State Park in North Dakota to the Appalachian Trail in Green Mountain...
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    fifth-largest earthen dam in the world. The reservoir impounded by the dam is Lake Sakakawea, which extends to Williston and the confluence with the Yellowstone...
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  • Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. After the creation of the Garrison Dam and Lake Sakakawea, rising water levels threatened the town, slowly engulfing its buildings...
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    crude oil and lignite coal. The Missouri River forms Lake Sakakawea, the third largest artificial lake in the United States, behind the Garrison Dam. The...
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    following is a list of the 100 largest lakes of the United States by normal surface area. The top twenty lakes in size are as listed by the National Atlas...
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    park, it turns eastward and flows into the Missouri in Dunn County at Lake Sakakawea, where it forms an arm of the reservoir 30 miles (48 km) long called...
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    Hook, as these towns were scheduled to be flooded by the creation of Lake Sakakawea, a reservoir to provide water for irrigation. It is the largest city...
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    Stevenson State Park is a public recreation area located on a peninsula on Lake Sakakawea four miles (6.4 km) south of the community of Garrison in McLean County...
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    United States. Sanish is located along North Dakota Highway 23 and Lake Sakakawea, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) west of New Town. The present community of Sanish...
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    since 1901. The northern boundary of Mercer County is delineated by Lake Sakakawea, created in 1956 on the Missouri River. The county's eastern boundary...
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  • then NNE. It joins the Missouri in Tobacco Garden Bay, an inlet of Lake Sakakawea. List of North Dakota rivers 48°06′54″N 103°06′40″W / 48.11500°N 103...
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    community built on the shores of Lake Sakakawea. The town was disbanded in the 1950s with the flooding of Lake Sakakawea and for a very short period of...
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  • Fort Stevenson Fort Totten Grahams Island Icelandic Lake Metigoshe Lake Sakakawea Lewis and Clark Little Metigoshe Little Missouri Pelican Point Pembina...
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    larger river. The Missouri then meanders east past Williston and into Lake Sakakawea, the reservoir formed by Garrison Dam. Below the dam the Missouri receives...
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    Management Area Tobacco Garden Creek Recreation Area Demicks Lake Lake Sakakawea Nohly Lake As of the 2020 census, there were 14,704 people, 5,416 households...
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    individual allotments. The creation of Garrison Dam between 1947–53 and Lake Sakakawea as water reservoir for irrigation, for flood control, and hydroelectric...
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  • (212 ha) in Williams County, North Dakota, where Gamache Creek enters Lake Sakakawea, 18 miles (29 km) east of Williston. The state park offers fishing,...
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    segments. The southern segment is 133 miles (214 km) long and travels from Lake Sakakawea near Twin Buttes to South Dakota Highway 75 (SD 75) near Hettinger....
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    Ferry Dam and Lake in Montana Garrison Dam and Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota Oahe Dam and Lake Oahe in South Dakota Big Bend Dam and Lake Sharpe in South...
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    respectively. ND 1806 consists of four separate segments, running along Lake Sakakawea and the Missouri River in McKenzie, Dunn, Mercer, Oliver, Morton, and...
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  • locks on the outlet of Lake Superior make it possible to artificially control the lake level. Certainly, the great majority of the lake is natural. However...
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    confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers, at the upper end of the Lake Sakakawea reservoir. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has...
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    located about fifteen minutes south of Lake Sakakawea, the largest lake in North Dakota and the third largest man-made lake in the United States. A post office...
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    following the construction of the Garrison Dam and the creation of Lake Sakakawea. One worker was killed and three were injured when a portion of the...
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  • Thumbnail for Crow Flies High State Recreation Area
    in Mountrail County, North Dakota. The site provides scenic views of Lake Sakakawea. Signs describe the location's role in local history, including its...
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    Management Area on the Van Hook Arm of Lake Sakakawea in Mountrail County, North Dakota. The Van Hook Arm of Lake Sakakawea is managed by a different county...
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