Pipestem Lake
Reservoir in North Dakota · 1,223 acres · near Jamestown
Pipestem Lake has 1 boat ramp listed as public.
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2021, 2024 and 2025.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Lake level: Pipestem Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,442.5 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Pipestem Dam & Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Depth contours in feet from North Dakota Game and Fish (fieldwork 2003); deepest point about 26 ft. Lake levels and bottoms change; not for navigation.
Launches
- Parkhurst Landing · Boat ramp · near Jamestown
Community
Where people who fish, boat and paddle Pipestem Lake talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.