Local favourite lake · Pierce, North Dakota
Balta Dam
Balta Dam is a lake in Pierce, North Dakota.
Balta Dam: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Balta Dam
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Balta Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 48.16000, -100.05208. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Balta Dam
- Denbigh Experimental Forest · park · McHenry · ~57 km · Must-see
- Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~62 km · Must-see
- Buffalo Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Pierce · ~22 km
- Bison · viewpoint · McHenry · ~24 km
- Duckshire Lake · lake · McHenry · ~26 km
- Bald Butte · viewpoint · McHenry · ~27 km
- Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benson · ~28 km
- Rugby · attraction · Pierce · ~29 km
- Buffalo Lake Diversion Dam · lake · Pierce · ~30 km
- Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benson · ~35 km
- Broken Bone Hill · viewpoint · Benson · ~37 km
- Copperdahl Hill · viewpoint · McHenry · ~38 km
- Horseshoe Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Pierce · ~40 km
- Heffner Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McHenry · ~42 km
- Elliott Bridge · fort · McHenry · ~47 km
- Montgomery Hill · viewpoint · McHenry · ~47 km
- Butte de Morale · viewpoint · Wells · ~49 km
- Norway Lutheran Church · church · McHenry · ~52 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Balta Dam
- Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~62 km · Must-see
- Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~104 km · Must-see
- Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~108 km · Must-see
- Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~114 km · Must-see
- Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~116 km · Must-see
- Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~117 km · Must-see
- Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~119 km · Must-see
- Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~122 km · Must-see
- Rice Lake Park · lake · Ward · ~139 km · Must-see
- Buffalo Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Pierce · ~22 km
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Frequently asked
Is Balta Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Balta Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Balta Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Balta Dam?
Nearby: Denbigh Experimental Forest (park, 57 km), Lake Ibsen (lake, 62 km), Buffalo Lake Wildlife Management Area (lake, 22 km), Bison (viewpoint, 24 km), Duckshire Lake (lake, 26 km), Bald Butte (viewpoint, 27 km).