Lakes / North Dakota / Nelson County

Lakes in Nelson County, North Dakota

30 lakes counted in Nelson County - the largest is Stump Lake at 17,681 acres.

Lakes Counted

17,681 acres

Largest - Stump Lake

77.1 ft

Deepest - Stump Lake

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

All Counted Lakes

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Stump Lake	Nelson	17,681 acres	77.1 ft
2	Swan Lake	Nelson	2,998.8 acres	-
3	McHugh Slough	Nelson	1,707.5 acres	-
4	Lake Laretta	Nelson	683 acres	24 ft
5	Twin Lakes	Nelson	411.9 acres	-
6	Rugh Lake	Nelson	360.6 acres	-
7	Olsen Slough	Nelson	355.4 acres	-
8	Jones Lake	Nelson	315.2 acres	-
9	Dahl Slough	Nelson	249.5 acres	-
10	Rose Lake	Nelson	245.2 acres	-
11	Omild Slough	Nelson	234 acres	-
12	Berkland Slough	Nelson	210.5 acres	-
13	Lake Pickard	Nelson	140.4 acres	-
14	Bitter Lake	Nelson	117.6 acres	-
15	Horseshoe Lake	Nelson	117.2 acres	-
16	Mannie Lake	Nelson	114.7 acres	-
17	Horseshoe Lake	Nelson	82.3 acres	-
18	Stella Lake	Nelson	81.8 acres	-
19	Rose Lake	Nelson	80.6 acres	-
20	Deer Lake	Nelson	77.1 acres	-
21	Lambs Lake	Nelson	75.9 acres	-
22	Matson Slough	Nelson	58.8 acres	-
23	Twin Lakes	Nelson	55.8 acres	-
24	Ottofy Lake	Nelson	49.9 acres	-
25	Fiske Lake	Nelson	47.2 acres	-
26	Hillesland Lake	Nelson	41.3 acres	-
27	Harrison Lake	Nelson	40.3 acres	-
28	Clear Lake	Nelson	39.5 acres	-
29	Coon Lake	Nelson	36.1 acres	-
30	Basswood Lake	Nelson	29.9 acres	-

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