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Deepest Natural Lakes in North Dakota

Ranked by maximum depth, from North Dakota Game and Fish lake data. Only natural lakes are ranked - reservoirs and flowages are excluded.

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Stump Lake	Nelson	17,681 acres	77.1 ft
2	Devils Lake	Ramsey	110,763 acres	58.1 ft
3	Free Peoples Lake	Benson	891 acres	55.3 ft
4	Spiritwood Lake	Stutsman	493 acres	54.7 ft
5	Moon Lake	Barnes	115 acres	54.3 ft
6	Round Lake	McHenry	737 acres	52.6 ft
7	Lake Ashtabula	Barnes	5,178 acres	42.8 ft
8	Twin Lakes	LaMoure	1,736 acres	40.3 ft
9	Rice Lake	Ward	421 acres	38.9 ft
10	Lake Addie	Griggs	1,029 acres	36.6 ft
11	Jamestown Reservoir	Stutsman	2,054 acres	36.2 ft
12	Kettle Lake	Williams	8 acres	35.8 ft
13	McLeod (Ray) Reservoir	Williams	66 acres	34.6 ft
14	Nelson Lake	Oliver	581 acres	33.4 ft
15	Camels Hump Lake	Golden Valley	53 acres	33.2 ft
16	Lake LaMoure	LaMoure	432 acres	31.4 ft
17	Rice Lake	Emmons	1,563 acres	31.3 ft
18	Lake Williams	Kidder	182 acres	30.5 ft
19	Cain Lake	Rolette	78 acres	30 ft
20	Sweet Briar Lake	Morton	278 acres	29.9 ft
21	Coldwater Lake	McIntosh	443 acres	29.6 ft
22	Pelican Lake	Bottineau	127 acres	29.3 ft
23	George Lake	McHenry	104 acres	28.9 ft
24	Tioga Dam	Williams	81 acres	28.9 ft
25	Lake Darling	Renville	9,432 acres	28.7 ft
26	Gordon Lake	Rolette	162 acres	28.3 ft
27	Sibley Lake	Kidder	1,305 acres	28 ft
28	Pipestem Reservoir	Stutsman	836 acres	27 ft
29	Jarvis Lake	Rolette	304 acres	26.3 ft
30	Wood Lake	Benson	104 acres	26.2 ft
31	Sanborn Lake	Barnes	234 acres	26 ft
32	Wheaton Lake	Rolette	60 acres	25.6 ft
33	Heckers Lake	Sheridan	245 acres	25.4 ft
34	Smishek Lake	Burke	195 acres	25.4 ft
35	Hooker Lake	Rolette	38 acres	25.4 ft
36	Upsilon Lake	Rolette	435 acres	25 ft
37	Belcourt Lake	Rolette	635 acres	24.5 ft
38	Long Lake	Bottineau	276 acres	24.3 ft
39	Dry Lake	McIntosh	5,471 acres	24.1 ft
40	Loon Lake	Bottineau	354 acres	24.1 ft
41	Lake Laretta	Nelson	683 acres	24 ft
42	Lake Holmes	McLean	413 acres	23.9 ft
43	Alkaline Lake	Kidder	6,306 acres	23.7 ft
44	Red Willow Lake	Griggs	151 acres	23.5 ft
45	Lake Metigoshe	Bottineau	1,880 acres	23.3 ft
46	Trautman Slough	Stutsman	1,210 acres	23 ft
47	Stink Lake	Stutsman	871 acres	22.3 ft
48	School Lake	Stutsman	655 acres	22 ft
49	Crow Lake	Rolette	59 acres	22 ft
50	Horsehead Lake	Kidder	10,148 acres	21.9 ft
51	Brush Lake	McLean	224 acres	21.8 ft
52	Goose Lake	Wells	1,227 acres	21.7 ft
53	Gravel Lake	Rolette	113 acres	21.6 ft
54	Kislingbury Lake	McIntosh	836 acres	21.3 ft
55	Woodhouse Lake	Kidder	418 acres	20.9 ft
56	Lake Josephine	Kidder	853 acres	20.6 ft
57	Wilson Dam	Dickey	51 acres	20.4 ft
58	Strawberry Lake	McLean	147 acres	20.2 ft
59	Round Lake	Kidder	379 acres	20.1 ft
60	Dion Lake	Rolette	90 acres	20.1 ft
61	Helen Lake	Kidder	934 acres	19.9 ft
62	Lake Elsie	Richland	390 acres	19.9 ft
63	Lueck Lake	Richland	238 acres	19.6 ft
64	Horseshoe Lake	Richland	277 acres	19.5 ft
65	Coal Lake	McLean	380 acres	19.4 ft
66	Sand Lake	Pierce	84 acres	19.4 ft
67	Fox Lake	Barnes	805 acres	19.3 ft
68	Strawberry Lake	Bottineau	47 acres	19.3 ft
69	St. Mary's Lake	Barnes	119 acres	19.2 ft
70	Pheasant Lake	Dickey	205 acres	19.1 ft
71	Skjermo Lake	Divide	44 acres	19 ft
72	Lake Brekken	McLean	245 acres	18.8 ft
73	Cherry Lake	Sheridan	197 acres	18 ft
74	Hiddenwood Lake	Ward	133 acres	17.9 ft
75	Round Lake	Barnes	308 acres	16.7 ft
76	Lake Coe	Eddy	1,214 acres	16.5 ft
77	Carpenter Lake	Rolette	870 acres	16.5 ft
78	Clearwater Lake	Mountrail	166 acres	16.5 ft
79	Mirror Lake	Adams	68 acres	16.1 ft
80	Miller Lake	McIntosh	776 acres	16 ft
81	Medicine Lake	Eddy	431 acres	16 ft
82	Martin Lake	Rolette	168 acres	15.9 ft
83	Sibley Lake	Griggs	986 acres	15.5 ft
84	Des Moines Lake	Kidder	959 acres	15.4 ft
85	Crooked Lake	McLean	634 acres	15.3 ft
86	Fresh Lake	Kidder	353 acres	15 ft
87	Gullys Slough	Richland	742 acres	14.9 ft
88	Spring Lake	Bowman	45 acres	14.6 ft
89	Kee Lake	Barnes	301 acres	14.5 ft
90	Cedar Lake	Slope	246 acres	14.2 ft
91	Cavanaugh Lake	Ramsey	441 acres	14.1 ft
92	Cottonwood Lake	Williams	492 acres	13.7 ft
93	Grass Lake	Richland	936 acres	13.3 ft
94	Clear Lake	McIntosh	213 acres	13.3 ft
95	Pelican Lake	McLean	300 acres	13 ft
96	Moores Lake	Dickey	29 acres	12.9 ft
97	Lake Ilo	Dunn	1,000 acres	12.8 ft
98	Lake Geneva	Kidder	360 acres	12.6 ft
99	North Golden Lake	Steele	317 acres	12.6 ft
100	School Section Lake	Rolette	320 acres	12.3 ft

Showing the top 100 of 130 counted lakes. Search above, or browse by county on the North Dakota page, for the full inventory.

Source: North Dakota Game and Fish lake data. Verified October 30, 2026. New lakes are added as their records are verified - rankings update with every addition.