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Lakes Near Fargo, North Dakota

25 counted North Dakota lakes sit within 60 miles of Fargo - the largest is Lake Bertha at 1,153.4 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Bertha	Cass	35 mi	1,153.4 acres	-
Grass Lake	Richland	58 mi	936 acres	13.3 ft
Swan Lake	Richland	57 mi	918.6 acres	-
Gullys Slough	Richland	59 mi	742 acres	14.9 ft
Silver Lake	Richland	56 mi	515.6 acres	-
Bisek Lake	Richland	56 mi	495.5 acres	-
Stacks Slough	Richland	55 mi	449.2 acres	-
Lake Elsie	Richland	58 mi	390 acres	19.9 ft
Borg Lake	Sargent	54 mi	367 acres	-
Lake Fedge	Sargent	55 mi	356.8 acres	-
Grass Lake	Richland	57 mi	347 acres	-
Kreiser Lake	Richland	55 mi	321.1 acres	-
Willard Lake	Richland	57 mi	316 acres	-
Horseshoe Lake	Richland	58 mi	277 acres	19.5 ft
Lueck Lake	Richland	60 mi	238 acres	19.6 ft
Moran Lake	Richland	59 mi	234 acres	-
Murach Lake	Sargent	57 mi	214.9 acres	-
Wahl Lake	Richland	60 mi	162 acres	11.9 ft
Berre Lake	Sargent	57 mi	110.2 acres	-
Storm Lake	Sargent	54 mi	102.3 acres	-
Larson Slough	Barnes	56 mi	88.2 acres	-
Lone Tree Lake	Steele	59 mi	74.6 acres	-
Browen Lake	Ransom	52 mi	69.9 acres	-
Boot Lake	Sargent	53 mi	45.3 acres	-
Stony Lake	Steele	60 mi	44 acres	-

Sources: North Dakota Game and Fish lake data; lake coordinates from the NDGF. Verified October 30, 2026.