Sakakawea

American  

[sak-uh-kuh-wee-uh] / ˌsæk ə kəˈwi ə /

noun

1. Lake, a reservoir in W central North Dakota, on the Missouri River, formed by the Garrison Dam (completed 1956). 178 miles (286 km) long.

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Example Sentences

Bordered by the Yellowstone River to the north, Lake Sakakawea to the east and Montana to the west, McKenzie is larger in land mass than Delaware.

From Seattle Times

Also that year, lawmakers approved $746,000 to purchase a boat marina at Lake Sakakawea and $100,000 to purchase famous band leader Lawrence Welk’s boyhood home, after its owners found no private buyers.

From Washington Times

Boaters have seen the bighorns roaming the cliffs of the Little Missouri River arm on Lake Sakakawea, Wiedmann said.

From Washington Times

They spent Memorial Day weekend at Sakakawea State Park near the Garrison Dam and a weekend in June at Fort Lincoln, and went to Minnesota, too, this summer.

From Washington Times

The court’s opinion released Thursday centers around a law signed by Gov. Doug Burgum in 2017 that limited state mineral claims under Lake Sakakawea to a smaller area than it had previously claimed.

From Washington Times