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Lakes Near Minot, North Dakota

141 counted North Dakota lakes sit within 60 miles of Minot - the largest is Lake Sakakawea at 350,520 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Sakakawea	McLean	57 mi	350,520 acres	180 ft
Lake Audubon	McLean	44 mi	16,612 acres	59.4 ft
Lake Darling	Renville	28 mi	9,432 acres	28.7 ft
Upper Des Lacs Lake	Burke	56 mi	4,273.4 acres	-
Round Lake	Pierce	53 mi	2,584.9 acres	-
White Lake	Mountrail	54 mi	2,408 acres	-
Rush Lake	Pierce	51 mi	1,608.7 acres	-
Buffalo Lodge Lake	McHenry	26 mi	1,595 acres	12.2 ft
Horseshoe Lake	Pierce	50 mi	1,225.1 acres	-
Smoky Lake	McHenry	48 mi	1,199.9 acres	-
Krueger Lake	Sheridan	49 mi	974.1 acres	-
Turtle Lake	McLean	51 mi	954.3 acres	-
Antelope Lakes	Pierce	58 mi	891.8 acres	-
Antelope Lakes	Pierce	60 mi	766.3 acres	-
Round Lake	McHenry	49 mi	737 acres	52.6 ft
Lake Lemer	McHenry	45 mi	712.6 acres	-
Lake Williams	McLean	53 mi	692.1 acres	-
Middle Des Lacs Lake	Ward	46 mi	690.4 acres	-
Crooked Lake	McLean	43 mi	634 acres	15.3 ft
Connia Slough	McHenry	35 mi	619.7 acres	-
Red Lake	Pierce	54 mi	608.9 acres	-
Kilgore Lake	Pierce	54 mi	579.2 acres	-
Weller Slough	McLean	58 mi	573.5 acres	-
Shell Lake	Mountrail	37 mi	533.7 acres	-
Peterson Lake	McLean	54 mi	503.6 acres	-
Upper Lostwood Lake	Burke	57 mi	488.5 acres	-
Blue Lake	McLean	54 mi	485.6 acres	-
North Lake	McHenry	26 mi	470 acres	-
Lake Richard	Sheridan	51 mi	455 acres	-
Battema Lake	Pierce	56 mi	452.7 acres	-
Carpenter Lake	Ward	28 mi	431.9 acres	-
Davis Lake	Pierce	55 mi	430 acres	5.8 ft
Lower Lostwood Lake	Mountrail	57 mi	425 acres	-
Lake Nettie	McLean	45 mi	422.9 acres	-
Mud Lake	Sheridan	57 mi	422 acres	-
Rice Lake	Ward	19 mi	421 acres	38.9 ft
Lake Holmes	McLean	52 mi	413 acres	23.9 ft
Kandt Lake	Sheridan	48 mi	407.3 acres	-
Sand Slough	Pierce	56 mi	387.2 acres	-
Coal Lake	McLean	56 mi	380 acres	19.4 ft
Long Lake	McHenry	47 mi	364.5 acres	-
Pelican Lake	McLean	54 mi	354.8 acres	-
Bartons Lake	McLean	28 mi	323.3 acres	-
Crooked Lake	McLean	44 mi	301.8 acres	-
Bromley Lake	McHenry	47 mi	301 acres	-
Pelican Lake	McLean	52 mi	300 acres	13 ft
Moesner Lake	Sheridan	46 mi	295.3 acres	-
Thompson Lake	Burke	58 mi	293.8 acres	-
Lake Ordway	McLean	53 mi	285.9 acres	-
Flat Lake	McHenry	49 mi	278.5 acres	-
Alkali Lake	Sheridan	51 mi	250.3 acres	-
Lake Vernon	Ward	20 mi	249.8 acres	-
Lake Brekken	McLean	51 mi	245 acres	18.8 ft
Cottonwood Lake	McHenry	38 mi	239 acres	11.9 ft
Long Lake	McLean	41 mi	231 acres	7.6 ft
Brush Lake	McLean	55 mi	224 acres	21.8 ft
Shallow Alkali Lake	McLean	32 mi	207.1 acres	-
Bentley Lake	McHenry	45 mi	205.6 acres	-
Nygaard Slough	McLean	49 mi	197.7 acres	-
Cherry Lake	Sheridan	51 mi	197 acres	18 ft

Showing the 60 largest of 141 counted lakes within 60 miles of Minot.

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