Bureau of Reclamation, North Dakota.
Dickinson Dam and Reservoir (Edward Arthur Patterson Lake), on the Heart River, store water for irrigating valley lands downstream from the dam, and for a municipal water supply for the city of Dickinson, North Dakota. The reservoir has approximately 1,191 water surface acres, 1,276 land acres and 22 miles of shoreline. Public use area open 7 days a week. Overnight camping, water and electric hookups. Available species include walleye, largemouth bass, perch, pike, crappie, and bluegill.Dickinson Dam and Reservoir are features of the Dickinson Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. Current Reservoir Levels
Effective immediately, Reclamation will require all boats launching at Lake Berryessa to participate in a seal program to prevent the spread of invasive mussels. All vessels wishing to launch at Lake Berryessa will be inspected. A red quarantine seal will be applied for 30 days during, which the vessel will not be permitted to launch. Vessels that have finished the 30-day quarantine may return to the lake and have the seal removed by authorized staff and will be allowed to launch. For more information on this updated protocol, please view the press release here: https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/news-release/5031.
Site is 1.5 miles west of Dickinson, North Dakota.
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