Baldhill Dam
Dam in Barnes County, North Dakota · Sheyenne River · forms Baldhill Dam at Lake Ashtabula
Height
60 ft
18 m (NID height)
Length
1,800 ft
549 m
Completed
1950
Baldhill Dam at Lake Ashtabula today
1,265.45 ft
7 days ▼ 0.30 ft
vs full pool
▼ 0.55 ft
Normal storage
69,500 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 2:00 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 60 ft
- Owner
- USACE - St. Paul District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 156,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 5,470 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 55 ft
- Drainage area
- 8,078 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 120 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- St. Paul District
- Also known as
- Lake Ashtabula
- NID ID
- ND00309
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID ND00309 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.