North Dakota / Lake Sakakawea /
Douglas Creek Bay 2004 Low-water Ramp
Boat ramp · on Lake Sakakawea · near Pick City · North Dakota
North Dakota Game and Fish has found curly-leaf pondweed (found 2021) in Lake Sakakawea 740 m from this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
North Dakota Game and Fish · checked October 18, 2026
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked May 26, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 47.58111, -101.57290
Depth contours in feet from North Dakota Game and Fish (fieldwork 2020). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Garrison Dam & Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Lake Sakakawea
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,837.5 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
- Douglas Creek (low water): bottom of the ramp at 1,801.0 ft U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Garrison Project listed it as closed as of Aug 6, 2026.
- Douglas Creek (north): bottom of the ramp at 1,820.4 ft U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Garrison Project listed it as closed as of Aug 6, 2026.
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Garrison Dam & Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Ramp elevations and status from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Garrison Project (source). Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Lake Sakakawea
Reservoir in North Dakota. All launches on Lake Sakakawea.
Community
Where people who use Lake Sakakawea talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Douglas Creek Bay South Ramp · 0.4 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Douglas Creek Bay Zieglers Ramp · 3.4 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Hazen Bay Walleye Bay Ramp · 5.2 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Hazen Bay Low-water Ramp · 5.7 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Hazen Bay · 5.8 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Garrison Creek · 6.5 mi · Lake Sakakawea
Sources
- North Dakota Game and Fish Department Boating Access Sites record 10760 · NDGF web service terms; credit the North Dakota Game and Fish Department and the ND GIS Hub (ArcGIS item 3f4a301f341a4045bba991a0441ca8cd)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 753-292581-7-002 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap n76606777 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department Boating Access Sites and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.