Bowman-Haley Dam facts for kids

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Location of Bowman-Haley Dam in North Dakota
Country	United States
Location	Bowman County, North Dakota
Coordinates	45°59′00″N 103°14′42″W / 45.9833°N 103.2450°W / 45.9833; -103.2450
Status	Operational
Opening date	1970
Owner(s)	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment
Impounds	North Fork of the Grand River
Height	79 ft (24 m)
Length	5,730 ft (1,747 m)
Reservoir
Creates	Bowman-Haley Reservoir
Total capacity	171,838 acre⋅ft (0.211959 km3) (Maximum Pool)
Active capacity	19,780 acre⋅ft (0.02440 km3) (Normal Pool)
Surface area	2.7 square miles

Bowman-Haley Dam is an embankment dam located in Bowman County, North Dakota, in the southwestern part of the state. The dam is just over 2 miles north of the South Dakota border.

The earthen dam was constructed in 1970 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to impound the North Fork of the Grand River for flood control, fish and wildlife preservation, recreation, and municipal and industrial water supply. The dam is owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers, with a height of 79 feet and a length of 5730 at its crest.

The reservoir it creates, Bowman-Haley Lake, has a water surface of 2.7 square miles and a maximum capacity of 171,838 acre-feet, although its normal storage level of 19,780 acre-feet is much smaller.