Dickinson Dam
Dam in Stark County, North Dakota · Heart River · forms Edward Arthur Patterson Lake
Height
65 ft
20 m (NID height)
Length
2,275 ft
693 m
Completed
1950
Edward Arthur Patterson Lake today
2,417.37 ft
7 days ▼ 0.04 ft
Normal storage
8,612 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Irrigation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 65 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 26,462 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 2,158 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 35 ft
- Drainage area
- 401 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 200 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- St. Paul District
- Also known as
- Edward Arthur Patterson Lake
- NID ID
- ND00148
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID ND00148 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.