North Dakota / Lake Ashtabula /
Mel Reiman Area
Boat ramp · on Lake Ashtabula · near Valley City · 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
- Concrete and plank
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 47.03651, -98.06995
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 the LAKE ASHTABULA AT BALDHILL DAM, ND gauge · USGS, 0.6 mi away on Lake Ashtabula
Lake level
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USGS gauge LAKE ASHTABULA AT BALDHILL DAM, ND, 0.6 mi from this launch on Lake Ashtabula: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Lake Ashtabula
Lake in North Dakota. All launches on Lake Ashtabula.
Community
Where people who use Lake Ashtabula talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Ashtabula Tailrace · 1.0 mi · Sheyenne River
- Sundstroms Landing · 2.2 mi · Lake Ashtabula
- Faust Park · 3.7 mi · Sheyenne River
- Eggerts Landing · 4.9 mi · Lake Ashtabula
- Pommeroy Canoe Access Site · 5.8 mi · Sheyenne River
- Hobart Lake Boat Launch · 7.6 mi · Hobart Lake
Sources
- North Dakota Game and Fish Department Boating Access Sites record 9634 · 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 278-609300001-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
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.