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Lakes Near Grand Forks, North Dakota

46 counted North Dakota lakes sit within 60 miles of Grand Forks - the largest is Stump Lake at 17,681 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Stump Lake	Nelson	59 mi	17,681 acres	77.1 ft
McHugh Slough	Nelson	56 mi	1,707.5 acres	-
Lake Ardoch	Walsh	25 mi	842 acres	-
Lake Laretta	Nelson	51 mi	683 acres	24 ft
Twin Lakes	Nelson	47 mi	411.9 acres	-
Rugh Lake	Nelson	41 mi	360.6 acres	-
Olsen Slough	Nelson	50 mi	355.4 acres	-
Golden Lake	Steele	34 mi	328.2 acres	-
North Golden Lake	Steele	33 mi	317 acres	12.6 ft
North Salt Lake	Walsh	45 mi	277.5 acres	-
Dahl Slough	Nelson	50 mi	249.5 acres	-
Rose Lake	Nelson	51 mi	245.2 acres	-
Omild Slough	Nelson	44 mi	234 acres	-
Berkland Slough	Nelson	51 mi	210.5 acres	-
Golden Rush Lake	Steele	35 mi	208.1 acres	-
Willow Lake	Steele	59 mi	197.8 acres	-
Grand Forks Sewage Disposal Ponds	Grand Forks	4 mi	187.8 acres	-
Stewart Lake	Grand Forks	14 mi	166.1 acres	-
Lunby Lake	Grand Forks	13 mi	153.9 acres	-
Lake Pickard	Nelson	38 mi	140.4 acres	-
Grand Forks Sewage Disposal Ponds	Grand Forks	4 mi	136.6 acres	-
Grand Forks Sewage Disposal Ponds	Grand Forks	5 mi	133.2 acres	-
Lake Five	Griggs	59 mi	132.9 acres	-
Grand Forks Sewage Disposal Ponds	Grand Forks	4 mi	130.2 acres	-
Bitter Lake	Nelson	51 mi	117.6 acres	-
Horseshoe Lake	Nelson	42 mi	117.2 acres	-
Lake Norway	Griggs	59 mi	113.9 acres	-
Horseshoe Lake	Nelson	48 mi	82.3 acres	-
Stella Lake	Nelson	44 mi	81.8 acres	-
Salt Lake	Walsh	39 mi	79.3 acres	-
Deer Lake	Nelson	40 mi	77.1 acres	-
Lambs Lake	Nelson	45 mi	75.9 acres	-
Lone Tree Lake	Steele	57 mi	74.6 acres	-
Lake Silver	Griggs	59 mi	69.6 acres	-
Matson Slough	Nelson	41 mi	58.8 acres	-
Pickerel Lake	Griggs	45 mi	58.1 acres	-
Smith Lakes	Grand Forks	36 mi	57.8 acres	-
Twin Lakes	Nelson	37 mi	55.8 acres	-
Lake Tobiason	Steele	31 mi	47.4 acres	-
Fiske Lake	Nelson	54 mi	47.2 acres	-
Stony Lake	Steele	57 mi	44 acres	-
Hillesland Lake	Nelson	43 mi	41.3 acres	-
Harrison Lake	Nelson	43 mi	40.3 acres	-
Clear Lake	Nelson	58 mi	39.5 acres	-
Coon Lake	Nelson	60 mi	36.1 acres	-
Little Goose Lake	Grand Forks	35 mi	31.4 acres	-

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