Lakes / North Dakota / McLean County

Lakes in McLean County, North Dakota

43 lakes counted in McLean County - the largest is Lake Sakakawea at 350,520 acres.

Lakes Counted

350,520 acres

Largest - Lake Sakakawea

180 ft

Deepest - Lake Sakakawea

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

All Counted Lakes

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Lake Sakakawea	McLean	350,520 acres	180 ft
2	Lake Audubon	McLean	16,612 acres	59.4 ft
3	Turtle Lake	McLean	954.3 acres	-
4	Lake Williams	McLean	692.1 acres	-
5	Crooked Lake	McLean	634 acres	15.3 ft
6	Weller Slough	McLean	573.5 acres	-
7	Peterson Lake	McLean	503.6 acres	-
8	Blue Lake	McLean	485.6 acres	-
9	Lake Nettie	McLean	422.9 acres	-
10	Lake Holmes	McLean	413 acres	23.9 ft
11	Coal Lake	McLean	380 acres	19.4 ft
12	Pelican Lake	McLean	354.8 acres	-
13	Bartons Lake	McLean	323.3 acres	-
14	Crooked Lake	McLean	301.8 acres	-
15	Pelican Lake	McLean	300 acres	13 ft
16	Lake Ordway	McLean	285.9 acres	-
17	Lake Brekken	McLean	245 acres	18.8 ft
18	Long Lake	McLean	231 acres	7.6 ft
19	Brush Lake	McLean	224 acres	21.8 ft
20	Shallow Alkali Lake	McLean	207.1 acres	-
21	Nygaard Slough	McLean	197.7 acres	-
22	Mud Lake	McLean	190.5 acres	-
23	Postel Lake	McLean	170 acres	-
24	Strawberry Lake	McLean	147 acres	20.2 ft
25	Painted Woods Lake	McLean	146.3 acres	-
26	Nelson Lake	McLean	143.1 acres	-
27	Lake Williams	McLean	115.5 acres	-
28	Lake Margaret	McLean	114.2 acres	-
29	Camp Lake	McLean	104 acres	-
30	Shallow Lake	McLean	102.3 acres	-
31	England Lake	McLean	99.9 acres	-
32	Minehan Slough	McLean	98.3 acres	-
33	Cottonwood Lake	McLean	88.2 acres	-
34	Cherry Lake	McLean	73.4 acres	-
35	Blackwater Lake	McLean	72.2 acres	-
36	Billows Lake	McLean	71.2 acres	-
37	Brumwell Slough	McLean	62.8 acres	-
38	Otis Lake	McLean	50.4 acres	-
39	Lake Susie	McLean	49.3 acres	-
40	Lost Lake	McLean	48.7 acres	-
41	Hanson Slough	McLean	42.3 acres	-
42	Yanktonai Lake	McLean	31.9 acres	-
43	Howells Lake	McLean	29.2 acres	-

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