North Dakota / Audubon Lake /

South Nelson Bay Ice Access Point

Boat ramp · on Audubon Lake · near Underwood · North Dakota

Restricted

Public, but limited to residents, sticker or permit holders (on tribal land, a tribal permit). Check the rules with the town, tribe or agency before you go.

Curly-leaf pondweed

North Dakota Game and Fish has found curly-leaf pondweed (found 2021) in Audubon Lake 4.1 km 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

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on Audubon Lake 4.9 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2024.

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
Managed by
Audubon National Wildlife Refuge
Coordinates
47.55603, -101.16477

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Depth contours in feet from North Dakota Game and Fish (fieldwork 2020). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Lake level: Audubon Lake

Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.

Full pool is 1,847.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Lake Audubon at Garrison Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

On Audubon Lake

Reservoir in North Dakota. All launches on Audubon Lake.

Community

Where people who use Audubon Lake talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.