Editing Lake Sakakawea (section)

{{short description|Artificial reservoir in North Dakota, United States}}
{{For|the lake in Washington State|Lake Sacajawea}}
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{{Infobox body of water
| name = Lake Sakakawea
| image =North Dakota on Missouri River basin map (cropped).png
| image_size = 240
| caption = Lake Sakakawea highlighted in light blue on Missouri River Basin map
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| caption_bathymetry =
| location = {{flag|North Dakota}}, <br>{{flag|United States}}
| coords = {{coord|47.50|N|101.41|W|region:US-ND_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}<br>at [[Garrison Dam]]
| lake_type = [[Reservoir]]
| inflow = [[Missouri River]], <br>[[Little Missouri River (North Dakota)|Little Missouri River]], [[Milk River (Alberta–Montana)|Milk River]], and&nbsp;[[Yellowstone River]].
| outflow = [[Missouri River]]
| catchment = {{convert|317400|km2|abbr=on}}
| basin_countries = 
| length         = {{convert|178|mi}}
| width          =
| area           = {{convert|307000|acres|sqmi km2}}
| depth          = 
| max-depth      = {{convert|180|ft|0|abbr=on}} at dam
| volume         = {{convert|23800000|acre feet|km3|abbr=on}}<ref name="usace"/>
| residence_time =
| shore          = {{convert|1320|mi|-1}}
| elevation      = {{convert|1817|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="usace"/>
| islands        =
| cities         = [[Williston, North Dakota|Williston]], [[Pick City, North Dakota|Pick City]], [[Four Bears Village, North Dakota|Four Bears Village]], and [[Riverdale, North Dakota]]
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| reference =<ref name="usace">[[United States Army Corps of Engineers]], Omaha District. {{cite web |url=http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/showomarep.cgi?0TRIB_RESERVOIRS |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-07-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070726024645/http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/showomarep.cgi?0TRIB_RESERVOIRS |archivedate=2007-07-26 }} Accessed 16 July 2007.</ref>
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'''Lake Sakakawea''' is a large [[reservoir]] in the [[West North Central States|north central]] [[United States]], impounded in 1953 by [[Garrison Dam]], a [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] [[dam]] located in the [[Missouri River]] basin in central [[North Dakota]]. Named for the [[Shoshone]]-[[Hidatsa]] woman [[Sacagawea]] (who accompanied the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]]), it&nbsp;is the largest man-made [[lake]] located entirely within North Dakota, the [[List of largest reservoirs in the United States|second largest in the United States by area]] after [[Lake Oahe]], and the third largest in the United States by volume, after [[Lake Mead]] and [[Lake Powell]].

The lake is located about {{convert|50|mi|spell=in}} from the state capital of [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]]; the distance by the [[Missouri River]] is about {{convert|75|mi|round=5}}. The lake's width averages between {{convert|2|–|3|mi|0}}, with a maximum of {{convert|14|mi}} at Van Hook Arm. Lake Sakakawea marks the maximum southwest extent of [[glaciation]] during the [[ice age]]. The lake is located within the counties of: [[Dunn County, North Dakota|Dunn]], [[McKenzie County, North Dakota|McKenzie]], [[McLean County, North Dakota|McLean]], [[Mercer County, North Dakota|Mercer]], [[Mountrail County, North Dakota|Mountrail]], and [[Williams County, North Dakota|Williams]].