Where is Crown Butte Lake?

Crown Butte Lake is a lake in Morton County, North Dakota. Its water-quality measurements are published by ND DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Crown Butte Lake?

Crown Butte Lake has a maximum depth of 30.6 feet and an average depth of 12.5 feet. The lake covers 32 acres.

Are there boat ramps on Crown Butte Lake?

Crown Butte Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Crown Butte Dam. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Crown Butte Lake?

Crown Butte Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by North Dakota's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Crown Butte Lake

Morton County, North Dakota32 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ND DEQ for this lake.

Max depth

30.6 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

32 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.7 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
31 ft max depth
Public access

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Crown Butte Lake in Morton County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30.6 ft. Surface area: 32 acres.

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Crown Butte Lake is a 32-acre lake in Morton County, North Dakota with a maximum depth of 31 feet (13-foot average). Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Crown Butte Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp
Deep water30.6 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Crown Butte Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO), sediment / turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Crown Butte Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Crown Butte Lake

These are the measurements ND DEQ publishes for Crown Butte Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Max depth

30.6 ft

Average depth

12.5 ft

Surface area

32 acres

Shoreline

1.7 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by ND DEQ

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Crown Butte DamPublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Crown Butte Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

Crown Butte Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)Oxygen depletion (low DO)Sediment / turbidity

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit ND-10130203-002-L_00 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Crown Butte Lake

Where is Crown Butte Lake?: Crown Butte Lake is a lake in Morton County, North Dakota. Its water-quality measurements are published by ND DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Crown Butte Lake?: Crown Butte Lake in Morton County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30.6 ft. Surface area: 32 acres.
Is Crown Butte Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Crown Butte Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO), sediment / turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Crown Butte Lake?: Crown Butte Lake has a maximum depth of 30.6 feet and an average depth of 12.5 feet. The lake covers 32 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Crown Butte Lake?: Crown Butte Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Crown Butte Dam. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Crown Butte Lake?: Crown Butte Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by North Dakota's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.