North Dakota / Lake Ashtabula /
Karnack Bridge
Boat ramp · on Lake Ashtabula · near Cooperstown · North Dakota
North Dakota Game and Fish has found zebra mussels (found 2021) and curly-leaf pondweed (found 2016) in this water. 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
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2016 and 2026.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Plank
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 47.26934, -98.01131
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 Baldhill Dam at Lake Ashtabula · USACE
Lake level: Lake Ashtabula
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,266.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Baldhill Dam at Lake Ashtabula), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Lake Ashtabula
Lake in North Dakota. All launches on Lake Ashtabula.
Community
Where people who use Lake Ashtabula talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Sibley Crossing · 4.5 mi · Lake Ashtabula
- Mosher WPA Boat Launch · 4.7 mi
- Old Hughway 26 Boat Ramp · 6.2 mi · Lake Ashtabula
- Ashtabula Crossing West Ramp · 7.5 mi · Lake Ashtabula
- Ashtabula Crossing East Ramp · 7.7 mi · Lake Ashtabula
- Eggerts Landing · 12.1 mi · Lake Ashtabula
Sources
- North Dakota Game and Fish Department Boating Access Sites record 9609 · 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 278-0-7-002 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- OpenStreetMap n76020923 © 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.