North Dakota / Lake Sakakawea /
Government Bay
Boat ramp · on Lake Sakakawea · near Riverdale · North Dakota
North Dakota Game and Fish has found curly-leaf pondweed (found 2021) in Lake Sakakawea 950 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 North Dakota Game and Fish Department Boating Access Sites's data, checked October 18, 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
- 47.51192, -101.36425
Depth contours in feet from North Dakota Game and Fish (fieldwork 2020). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On Lake Sakakawea
Reservoir in North Dakota. All launches on Lake Sakakawea.
Community
Where people who use Lake Sakakawea talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Garrison Dam Tailrace · 3.3 mi · Missouri River
- Lake Sakakawea State Park Rodeo Bay Ramp · 3.7 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Wolf Creek Old Main Ramp · 3.8 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Wolf Creek New Main Ramp · 3.8 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Wolf Creek Low-water Ramp · 4.0 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Lake Sakakawea State Park · 4.3 mi · Lake Sakakawea
Sources
- North Dakota Game and Fish Department Boating Access Sites record 9583 · 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 753-296015-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- OpenStreetMap n76624063 © 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.