Updated August 2026
Wakesurfing in North Dakota
- 28 rated lakes
- 5 Excellent
North Dakota wake-sport rules
North Dakota has no statewide wakesurfing-specific regulation. General towing rules require an observer or a mirror (at least 78 square inches) when towing on skis, a surfboard or similar device, and some lakes carry idle-speed or electric-motor-only restrictions. No wake-surf-specific distance/depth/acreage thresholds exist statewide.
Rated lakes
| Lake | Suitability | Max depth | Surface area | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown Reservoir · Stutsman County | Excellent | — | 17,427 ac | No |
| Lake Alice · Ramsey County | Excellent | — | 3,067 ac | No |
| Lake Ashtabula · Barnes County | Excellent | — | 5,470 ac | No |
| Lake Audubon · McLean County | Excellent | — | 19,095 ac | No |
| Lake Darling · Ward County | Excellent | — | 9,655 ac | No |
| Beaver Lake · Logan County | Good | — | 953 ac | No |
| Bowman-Haley Dam Lake · Bowman County | Good | — | 1,750 ac | No |
| Buffalo Lake · Pierce County | Good | — | 990 ac | No |
| Buffalo Lodge Lake · McHenry County | Good | — | 1,395 ac | No |
| E A Patterson Lake · Stark County | Good | — | 2,158 ac | No |
| Green Lake · McIntosh County | Good | — | 906 ac | No |
| Lake Metigoshe · Bottineau County | Good | — | 1,620 ac | No |
| Belcourt Lake Beach · Rolette County | Fair | — | 827 ac | No |
| Belourt Outlet Lake · Rolette County | Fair | — | 827 ac | No |
| Harvey Dam Lake · Wells County | Fair | — | 360 ac | No |
| Lake Lamoure · LaMoure County | Fair | — | 494 ac | No |
| Mt Carmel Dam Lake · Cavalier County | Fair | — | 386 ac | No |
| Nelson Lake · Oliver County | Fair | — | 660 ac | No |
| North Golden Lake · Steele County | Fair | — | 313 ac | No |
| South Golden Lake · Steele County | Fair | — | 330 ac | No |
| Bisbee-Big Coulee Dam Lake · Towner County | Limited | — | 240 ac | No |
| Cedar Lake · Slope County | Limited | — | 210 ac | No |
| Homme Dam Lake · Walsh County | Limited | — | 290 ac | No |
| Indian Creek Dam Lake · Hettinger County | Limited | — | 236 ac | No |
| Larson Lake · Hettinger County | Limited | — | 235 ac | No |
| Pheasant Lake · Dickey County | Limited | — | 234 ac | No |
| Renwick Dam Lake · Pembina County | Limited | — | 223 ac | No |
| Stanley Reservoir · Mountrail County | Limited | — | 253 ac | No |
Also in North Dakota
4 more North Dakota water bodies appear in the wakesurf inventory but are not yet in the LakeQuality lake dataset, so they have no detail page. They are listed here for completeness and are queued for the next data pull.
- J. Clark Salyer Pool 357 · Bottineau County
- Lake Sakakawea
- Qacmainstdup Lake · Mercer County
- Qacmainstfbk Lake · Mercer County
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