The City of Riverdale is located 60 miles south of Minot and 65 miles north of Bismarck on scenic bluffs overlooking beautiful Lake Sakakawea.
Residents and visitors alike take advantage of the outstanding fishing, hunting and boating opportunities which are only a stone's throw away.
Riverdale has been unique since the planning stages. The city was constructed between 1946 and 1950 to provide housing for government workers and contractors during the construction of Garrison Dam.
The city was designed in the shape of a half moon as viewed from the air. Streets are named for the states which make up the Missouri Basin: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota (North & South), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana and Wyoming.
During the peak of construction, there were approximately 5,000 people living in Riverdale and nearly 1,100 students enrolled in school. Business places consisted of a 38-bed hospital with two doctors, hotel, cafe, library, barber/beauty shop, grocery store, post office, gas station and bowling alley. One of the largest theaters in the state at the time (1,124-seats) was a major attraction as was the American Legion Club.