Devils Lake Region
Centered on Devils Lake, North Dakota's largest natural body of water — a closed-basin lake that rose about 30 feet after 1993, quadrupled in surface area, and spilled into neighboring Stump Lake. The flooding submerged forests and farmland that now provide structure for a nationally known walleye, yellow perch, and white bass fishery, active through a long ice-fishing season.
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Lakes
D
Avg Grade
3
Grade A Lakes
0
With Fish Data
| Lake | County | Grade | Clarity | Depth | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Lake | Benson | A | - | - | 0 |
| Free Peoples Lake | Benson | A | - | - | 0 |
| Fort Totten Bay Lake | Benson | A | - | - | 0 |
| Whitman Dam Lake | Nelson | B | 12 ft | - | 0 |
| Bisbee-Big Coulee Dam Lake | Towner | C | 8 ft | - | 0 |
| Mcville Dam Lake | Nelson | C | 6.9 ft | - | 0 |
| Armourdale Dam Lake | Towner | C | 7.2 ft | - | 0 |
| Devils Lake | Ramsey | C | 5.2 ft | - | 0 |
| Devils Lake | Benson | C | 3.7 ft | - | 0 |
| East Devils Lake | Ramsey | C | 6.6 ft | - | 0 |
| West Stump Lake | Nelson | D | 9.8 ft | - | 0 |
| Pelican Lake | Ramsey | D | 3.7 ft | - | 0 |
| East Stump Lake | Nelson | D | 8.5 ft | - | 0 |
| Tolna Dam Lake | Nelson | D | 4.9 ft | - | 0 |
| Dry Lake | Ramsey | D | 2.8 ft | - | 0 |
| Lake Alice | Ramsey | D | 3.1 ft | - | 0 |
| Lake Irvine | Ramsey | D | 2.9 ft | - | 0 |
| Lake Laretta | Nelson | D | 3.8 ft | - | 0 |
| Sweetwater Lake | Ramsey | D | 2.9 ft | - | 0 |
| Western Stump Lake | Nelson | F | 4.3 ft | - | 0 |
| Eastern Stump Lake | Nelson | F | 4.7 ft | - | 0 |
| Morrison Lake | Ramsey | F | 1.9 ft | - | 0 |
| Mchugh Slough Lake | Nelson | F | 1.6 ft | - | 0 |
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