Lake Sakakawea & Garrison Dam

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Needed to go try out my new camera so went out exploring! Decided to head up to Garrison Dam since I had never actually seen the Dam before. I've been to Lake Sakakawea before but never Garrison Dam.

Lake Sakakawea is one of the largest man-made lakes in the US. According to the Lake Sakakawea State Park site, it's about 368,000 acres and is 178 miles long. The Lake or resevoir happened when Garrison Dam was completed in the 1950s.

The Lake and Park are named after the Native American woman who was the guide of Lewis & Clark. Lewis & Clark camped very near the Park as they traveled up the Missouri River searching for their Pacific route.

Today, Lake Sakakawea is a very popular lake destination for us in North Dakota.

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Photos

View of a Section of Lake Sakakawea
One of the beach areas in the State Park