Lake Sakakawea is a large reservoir in the north central United States , impounded in 1953 by Garrison Dam , a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam located in the Missouri River basin in central North Dakota . Named for the Shoshone - Hidatsa woman Sakakawea (who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition ), it is the largest man-made lake located entirely within North Dakota, the second largest in the United States by area after Lake Oahe , and the third largest in the United States by volume, after Lake Mead and Lake Powell .
21-463: Williams County is the name of some counties in the United States of America Williams County, North Dakota Williams County, Ohio [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
42-486: A county referendum on November 8, 1892; part of its territory was absorbed by Mercer County and the rest reverted to an unorganized territory. The second Williams County was created by the North Dakota legislature on March 2, 1891, from the previous counties of Buford and Flannery, which were dissolved. The government of this county was organized on December 8, 1891. This county's boundaries were altered in 1910, when
63-485: A local surveyors' group. The lake is a popular regional recreation destination for fishing , camping , boating , hiking , and other outdoor water-based recreation. Public recreation areas, parks, and wildlife management areas surround the lake and are managed by several agencies and organizations including the Corps of Engineers, North Dakota Department of Parks and Recreation, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, and
84-483: A maximum of 14 miles (23 km) at Van Hook Arm. Lake Sakakawea marks the maximum southwest extent of glaciation during the ice age . The lake is located within the counties of: Dunn , McKenzie , McLean , Mercer , Mountrail , and Williams . The reservoir was created by construction of Garrison Dam , part of a flood control and hydroelectric power generation project named the Pick–Sloan Project along
105-538: A portion of its territory was annexed to create Divide County . Its boundaries have remained unchanged since then. The county is named for Erastus Appleman Williams, a European-American settler who served in the Dakota Territory legislature and the North Dakota legislature. In June 2014, lightning struck a Williams County Oasis Petroleum saltwater disposal facility. It sparked a fire that destroyed
126-539: A state park located adjacent to Garrison Dam. During a training flight in winter 1969, a U.S. Air Force interceptor aircraft crashed into the western portion of the lake on March 10. The F-106A Delta Dart (59-0014) was from Minot AFB , about sixty miles (100 km) north of the dam. The pilot ejected safely to land and the plane sank below the frozen lake surface. It was not located until more than 35 years later, in September 2004, after an extended search by
147-444: Is a lively recreational area with both year-round and summer residences. One name that had been proposed for New Town was Vanish (a portmanteau of the two previous towns' names). Elbowoods, a third reservation town where the agency headquarters, boarding school, hospital, and jail were located, was also lost to the lake. These three towns are commemorated in the names of the three campground sections at Lake Sakakawea State Park ,
168-670: Is land and 70 square miles (180 km ) (3.3%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in North Dakota by area. Lake Sakakawea , a reservoir on the Missouri River , is situated on the southern boundary of the county. Little Muddy Creek is entirely within Williams County. The confluence of the Yellowstone River with the Missouri is west of Williston. The Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
189-676: Is located in Williams County along the Missouri River on the Montana border. Williams County is one of several western North Dakota counties with significant exposure to the Bakken formation in the Williston Basin . As of the 2020 census , there were 40,950 people, 16,095 households, and 9,585 families in the county. The population density was 19.7 inhabitants per square mile (7.6/km ) There were 20,227 housing units. As of
210-408: Is located just east of the border with Montana. There have been two Williams counties in the history of North Dakota. The first, created in 1873, was located south of the Missouri River near where Dunn and Mercer counties are today. This county continued to exist through North Dakota statehood, and while the second Williams County was created in 1891. The first Williams County was extinguished by
231-433: Is located on the western border of the U.S. state of North Dakota , next to Montana . As of the 2020 census , the population was 40,950. making it the fifth most populous county in North Dakota . Its county seat is Williston . The Williston Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Williams County. It is bordered on the south by the upper Missouri River , whose confluence with its tributary Yellowstone River
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#1732779897044252-477: The 2010 census , there were 22,398 people, 9,293 households, and 5,746 families in the county. The population density was 10.8 inhabitants per square mile (4.2/km ). There were 10,464 housing units at an average density of 5.0 per square mile (1.9/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 92.1% white, 4.0% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.9% of
273-527: The Missouri river. Garrison dam was completed in 1956. It is the second (and largest) of six main-stem dams on the Missouri River built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, hydroelectric power , navigation , and irrigation . The creation of the lake displaced members of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation from their villages of Van Hook and (Old) Sanish , which were inundated by creation of
294-527: The county selected the Democratic Party candidate. School districts include: Former districts include: 48°21′N 103°29′W / 48.35°N 103.48°W / 48.35; -103.48 Lake Sakakawea The lake is located about fifty miles (80 km) from the state capital of Bismarck ; the distance by the Missouri River is about 75 miles (120 km). The lake's width averages between 2–3 miles (3–5 km), with
315-507: The facility, burning 630 gallons of oil and tens of thousands of gallons of brine. Williams County lies on the west edge of North Dakota. Its west boundary line abuts the east boundary line of the state of Montana . The Missouri River flows eastward along the county's south boundary line from the confluence with its tributary Yellowstone River , located on the Dakota side of the state border with Montana. Horse Creek and Willow Creek flow to
336-486: The lake. They relocated and founded the villages of New Town , White Shield , and Mandaree . Elbowoods was covered by the water, as was the original town site for Sanish to the northwest of New Town. But only a small portion of the Van Hook town site has ever been under water, the area near the old railroad tracks and elevators on the very south edge of the original town. The remainder of the Van Hook town site including
357-428: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Williams_County&oldid=933252603 " Category : United States county name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Williams County, North Dakota Williams County
378-535: The original Main Street and the residential areas to the north have not been underwater. In the last two decades Van Hook has become a thriving resort community with more residents than it ever had prior to when Lake Sakakawea filled. Yet, the US Army Corps of Engineers, as a direct consequence of poor planning, forced those living in that area of the original town site in the 1950s to evacuate. Currently, Van Hook
399-434: The population. In terms of ancestry, 46.2% were of Norwegian, 35.9% of German, 9.8% of Irish, 4.5% of Swedish and 4.4% of English ancestry. Of the 9,293 households, 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.2% were non-families, and 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size
420-539: The west across the upper portion of the county. The terrain consists of isolated hills amid rolling, hilly, semi-arid stretches. The area is partly devoted to agriculture. The terrain is highest across its midpoint, and slopes to the NW and SE. Its highest point is a hill near the NE corner, at 2,470 ft (750 m) ASL. The county has a total area of 2,148 square miles (5,560 km ), of which 2,077 square miles (5,380 km )
441-562: Was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age was 39.0 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 55,396 and the median income for a family was $ 67,875. Males had a median income of $ 50,735 versus $ 27,071 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 29,153. About 4.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over. Williams County voters have been reliably Republican for decades. In no national election since 1964 has
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