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Erosion And Sedimentation In Lake Ashtabula, Southeastern North Dakota, Darryll T. Pederson
Erosion And Sedimentation In Lake Ashtabula, Southeastern North Dakota, Darryll T. Pederson
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Erosion along the shore of Lake Ashtabula and nearshore and offshore sedimentation were studied from May 1969 to December 1970. The lake, located in the southeastern part of North Dakota, was formed when the Baldhill Dam stopped the flow of the Sheyenne River in 1950. Maximum depth of the lake is 45 feet in the inundated river channel immediately above the dam. The lake is 27 miles long and ranges in width from 1/3 to 1/2 mile.
Shoreline erosion, measured at stations located at 100-foot intervals around the margins of the lake, was found to be a major source of …