Jamestown Dam
Dam in Stutsman County, North Dakota · James River · forms Jamestown Reservoir
Height
110 ft
34 m (NID height)
Length
1,418 ft
432 m
Completed
1954
Jamestown Reservoir today
1,429.72 ft
7 days ▼ 0.44 ft
vs full pool
▲ 1.72 ft
Normal storage
35,535 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 110 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 379,636 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 17,427 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 64 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,574 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 10 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- St. Paul District
- Also known as
- Jamestown Reservoir
- NID ID
- ND00151
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID ND00151 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.