Lakes / North Dakota / Burke County

Lakes in Burke County, North Dakota

36 lakes counted in Burke County - the largest is Upper Des Lacs Lake at 4,273.4 acres.

Lakes Counted

4,273.4 acres

Largest - Upper Des Lacs Lake

25.4 ft

Deepest - Smishek Lake

Burke County, highlighted, with its largest counted lakes dotted. Outlines from Census boundary data.

All Counted Lakes

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Upper Des Lacs Lake	Burke	4,273.4 acres	-
2	Upper Lostwood Lake	Burke	488.5 acres	-
3	Beaver Lake	Burke	317.5 acres	-
4	Thompson Lake	Burke	293.8 acres	-
5	Smishek Lake	Burke	195 acres	25.4 ft
6	Enget Lake	Burke	168 acres	-
7	Sletten Lake	Burke	163.6 acres	-
8	Christensen Slough	Burke	157.9 acres	-
9	School Section Lake	Burke	143.6 acres	-
10	Westby Lake	Burke	133.7 acres	-
11	Helde Lake	Burke	120.3 acres	-
12	Bush Lake	Burke	84 acres	-
13	Shallow Lake	Burke	71.9 acres	-
14	Upper Thompson Lake	Burke	67.2 acres	-
15	Rennie Lake	Burke	65.7 acres	-
16	Elbow Lake	Burke	61.5 acres	-
17	Stacy Slough	Burke	59.3 acres	-
18	Knudson Slough	Burke	59.3 acres	-
19	Ward Lake	Burke	55.4 acres	-
20	Fish Lake	Burke	54.6 acres	-
21	Iverson Slough	Burke	54.1 acres	-
22	Swensens Slough	Burke	52.1 acres	-
23	Lagorin Slough	Burke	51.2 acres	-
24	Eckert Lake	Burke	43.5 acres	-
25	Black Slough	Burke	35.3 acres	-
26	Jensen Lake	Burke	35.1 acres	-
27	Sand Bottom Lake	Burke	33.1 acres	-
28	Smith Lake	Burke	33.1 acres	-
29	Island Lake	Burke	32.9 acres	-
30	Norman Lake	Burke	32.1 acres	-
31	Grubb Lake	Burke	31.1 acres	-
32	Dead Dog Slough	Burke	28.7 acres	-
33	Rock Slough	Burke	28.2 acres	-
34	Rush Lake	Burke	27.9 acres	-
35	Martinsen Lake	Burke	26.4 acres	-
36	Martin Lakes	Burke	25.2 acres	-

Sources: North Dakota Game and Fish lake data; USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.