Irrigation Dams in North Dakota

North Dakota has 64 irrigation dams, of which 2 carry a high hazard classification. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Dickinson Dam	Stark	65	High	Not assessed	1950
2	Bosserman Dam	Golden Valley	39	Low	Not assessed	1971
3	Spokely Farms Dam	Traill	35	Low	Not assessed	1979
4	Queen City Dam	Stark	34	High	Poor	1900
5	Gustafson Dam; Alfred	Dunn	31	Significant	Not assessed	1962
6	Torrison Dam; George	Eddy	30	Low	Not assessed	1953
7	Rice Dam; Rick	Dunn	29	Low	Not assessed	2006
8	Hovde Dam; Lynn	McKenzie	29	Low	Not assessed	1978
9	Burlington Dam 2	Ward	29	Low	Not assessed	1938
10	Nordell Dam	Williams	29	Low	Not assessed	1962
11	Dakota Adventist Academy	Burleigh	28	Low	Not assessed	1981
12	Burlington Dam 1	Ward	27	Low	Not assessed	1935
13	Stegner Dam; William 2	Bowman	25	Low	Not assessed	1973
14	Parrish Dam; Lloyd	McKenzie	25	Low	Not assessed	1974
15	Olson Dam; Roger	Williams	23	Low	Not assessed	1980
16	Stegner Dam; William 3	Bowman	22	Low	Not assessed	1973
17	Metcalf Dam	Golden Valley	22	Low	Not assessed	1965
18	Ueckert Dam; E. E.	Golden Valley	22	Low	Not assessed	1963
19	Klaudt Dam; Reinhold	Emmons	21	Low	Not assessed	1963
20	Northrup Dam; Max	Golden Valley	21	Low	Not assessed	1977
21	151-050-35	Grand Forks	21	Undetermined	Not assessed	1963
22	Eaton Dam	McHenry	21	Low	Not assessed	1934
23	Johnson Dam; Kurt	McKenzie	21	Low	Not assessed	1983
24	Bowman Dam; David & Richard	Slope	21	Low	Not assessed	1982
25	Braddock Dam	Emmons	20	Low	Not assessed	1935
26	Soldiers Home Dam	Ransom	20	Low	Not assessed	1953
27		Walsh	20	Low	Not assessed
28	Pesek Dam; Emil	McKenzie	19	Low	Not assessed	1972
29	Derudder Dam	McKenzie	19	Significant	Not assessed	1945
30	Rueb Dam	Stutsman	19	Low	Not assessed	1966
31		Towner	18	Low	Not assessed
32	Kempenich Dam; Leinniece	Bowman	17	Low	Not assessed	1976
33	Palczewski Dam; Frank	Bowman	17	Low	Not assessed	1965
34	Huska Dam; Raymond	Stark	17	Low	Not assessed	1998
35	Burlington Dam 3	Ward	17	Low	Not assessed	1938
36	Jacobs Dam; Justin 1	Burleigh	16	Low	Not assessed	1958
37	Rustan Dam; Eddie R. 2	Hettinger	16	Low	Not assessed	1976
38	Westhope Country Club Dam	Bottineau	15	Low	Not assessed	1989
39		Grand Forks	15	Low	Not assessed
40		Grand Forks	15	Low	Not assessed
41		Grand Forks	15	Low	Not assessed
42	Pesek Dam; James	McKenzie	15	Low	Not assessed	1977
43		Towner	15	Low	Not assessed
44		Walsh	15	Low	Not assessed
45	Yegan Dam	Burleigh	14	Low	Not assessed	1947
46	Hornung Dam; Greg 1	Cavalier	14	Low	Not assessed	2020
47		Billings	12	Low	Not assessed
48		Billings	12	Low	Not assessed
49		Billings	12	Low	Not assessed
50	Barenthsen Dam; Alvin	Burke	12	Low	Not assessed	1995
51	Hartel Dam; Lemoine 1	McKenzie	12	Low	Not assessed	1981
52	Manns Dam	Stark	12	Low	Not assessed	1930
53		Towner	12	Low	Not assessed
54		Towner	12	Low	Not assessed
55	Polsfut Dam; Theodore	Ward	12	Low	Not assessed	1947
56	Long Creek Dam	Divide	11	Low	Not assessed	1936
57		McHenry	11	Low	Not assessed
58		Pembina	11	Low	Not assessed
59		Grand Forks	10	Low	Not assessed
60		Pembina	10	Low	Not assessed
61		Pembina	10	Low	Not assessed
62	Minot Country Club Dam	Ward	10	Low	Not assessed	1934
63	Horst Dam; Kelly	Mountrail	8	Low	Not assessed	2001
64		Pembina	7	Low	Not assessed

← All dams in North Dakota · Irrigation Dams nationwide