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LakeQuality

Updated July 2026

Best Wakesurf Lakes in the US

The top 200 of 1,481 rated lakes, ordered by the weakest-link score across measured depth and surface area. Deep and roomy wins — a lake that is huge but shallow bounces the wake off the bottom, and a deep pond has nowhere to hold the setback.
  • Top 200
  • Ranked on measured depth + area
  • 36 states
#LakeStateSuitabilityMax depthSurface area
1City MillpondWisconsinExcellent236 ft7,920 ac
2Green LakeWisconsinExcellent236 ft7,920 ac
3Green Lake East BasinWisconsinExcellent236 ft7,920 ac
4Silver Creek Estuary LakeWisconsinExcellent236 ft7,920 ac
5Ten Mile LakeMinnesotaExcellent208 ft5,080 ac
6Gunflint LakeMinnesotaExcellent200 ft4,009 ac
7Little Gunflint LakeMinnesotaExcellent200 ft4,009 ac
8Sand Point LakeMinnesotaExcellent184 ft8,527 ac
9Lac la Croix LakeMinnesotaExcellent168 ft29,597 ac
10Alvin LakeMinnesotaExcellent163 ft2,605 ac
11Carlos LakeMinnesotaExcellent163 ft2,605 ac
12Rainy LakeMinnesotaExcellent161 ft210,200 ac
13Kabekona Bay LakeMinnesotaExcellent150 ft103,444 ac
14Steamboat Bay LakeMinnesotaExcellent150 ft103,444 ac
15Namakan LakeMinnesotaExcellent150 ft24,066 ac
16Snowbank LakeMinnesotaExcellent150 ft4,655 ac
17Whitefish LakeMinnesotaExcellent138 ft7,714 ac
18Geneva LakeWisconsinExcellent135 ft5,401 ac
19Geneva Lake Site BWisconsinExcellent135 ft5,401 ac
20Outlet To Lake GenevaWisconsinExcellent135 ft5,401 ac
21Koronis LakeMinnesotaExcellent132 ft2,968 ac
22Burntside LakeMinnesotaExcellent126 ft7,314 ac
23Cass LakeMinnesotaExcellent120 ft15,958 ac
24Cass Lake Allens BayMinnesotaExcellent120 ft15,958 ac
25Drewery LakeMinnesotaExcellent120 ft15,958 ac
26Minnetonka LakeMinnesotaExcellent113 ft14,206 ac
27Pokegama LakeMinnesotaExcellent112 ft6,721 ac
28Basswood LakeMinnesotaExcellent111 ft25,953 ac
29Sucker LakeMinnesotaExcellent111 ft25,953 ac
30Mason LakeMinnesotaExcellent108 ft5,615 ac
31West Battle LakeMinnesotaExcellent108 ft5,615 ac
32Ida LakeMinnesotaExcellent106 ft4,445 ac
33Miltona LakeMinnesotaExcellent105 ft5,731 ac
34North Long LakeMinnesotaExcellent97 ft6,190 ac
35Cass Lake Pike BayMinnesotaExcellent95 ft4,756 ac
36Chippewa Flowage -Moore'S Bay LakeWisconsinExcellent92 ft14,593 ac
37Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars LakeWisconsinExcellent92 ft14,593 ac
38Chippewa Flowage -Pokegema LakeWisconsinExcellent92 ft14,593 ac
39Chippewa Flowage -Winter Dam LakeWisconsinExcellent92 ft14,593 ac
40Chippewa Flowage LakeWisconsinExcellent92 ft14,593 ac
41Lac Courte Oreilles LakeWisconsinExcellent90 ft5,139 ac
42Detroit LakeMinnesotaExcellent89 ft3,067 ac
43Fence LakeWisconsinExcellent86 ft3,483 ac
44Fence Lake DeepWisconsinExcellent86 ft3,483 ac
45Big Sandy LakeMinnesotaExcellent84 ft6,125 ac
46Lake MendotaWisconsinExcellent83 ft9,781 ac
47Kabetogama LakeMinnesotaExcellent80 ft24,034 ac
48Gull LakeMinnesotaExcellent80 ft10,010 ac
49Crane LakeMinnesotaExcellent80 ft2,921 ac
50Lake St. CroixMinnesotaExcellent78 ft8,393 ac
51Pool of Lake St. CroixMinnesotaExcellent78 ft8,393 ac
52Pool on Lake St. CroixMinnesotaExcellent78 ft8,393 ac
53St. Croix LakeMinnesotaExcellent78 ft8,393 ac
54Brule LakeMinnesotaExcellent78 ft4,327 ac
55East Vermilion LakeMinnesotaExcellent76 ft39,272 ac
56West Vermilion LakeMinnesotaExcellent76 ft39,272 ac
57Bemidji LakeMinnesotaExcellent76 ft6,596 ac
58Big Pine LakeMinnesotaExcellent76 ft4,728 ac
59Bass LakeMinnesotaExcellent76 ft2,715 ac
60Big Cormorant LakeMinnesotaExcellent75 ft3,657 ac
61Edward LakeMinnesotaExcellent75 ft2,628 ac
62Osakis LakeMinnesotaExcellent73 ft6,389 ac
63Lake WinnibigoshishMinnesotaExcellent69.8 ft56,471 ac
64Tamarack Bay LakeMinnesotaExcellent69.8 ft56,471 ac
65Third River Flowage LakeMinnesotaExcellent69.8 ft56,471 ac
66Clitherall LakeMinnesotaExcellent69 ft2,540 ac
67Peterson LakeMinnesotaExcellent69 ft2,540 ac
68Dead LakeMinnesotaExcellent65 ft7,546 ac
69Plantagenet LakeMinnesotaExcellent65 ft2,531 ac
70Lake WissotaWisconsinExcellent64.4 ft6,148 ac
71Moon Bay LakeWisconsinExcellent64.4 ft6,148 ac
72Alexander LakeMinnesotaExcellent64 ft2,709 ac
73Insula LakeMinnesotaExcellent63 ft2,840 ac
74Pepin LakeWisconsinExcellent60 ft24,550 ac
75Pepin LakeMinnesotaExcellent60 ft12,299 ac
76Lake St. CroixWisconsinExcellent60 ft7,696 ac
77Grindstone LakeWisconsinExcellent60 ft3,176 ac
78North Twin LakeWisconsinExcellent60 ft2,871 ac
79Lida LakeMinnesotaExcellent58 ft5,523 ac
80Pelican LakeMinnesotaExcellent55 ft3,962 ac
81Broadwater Bay LakeMinnesotaExcellent54 ft5,520 ac
82White Iron LakeMinnesotaExcellent47 ft3,237 ac
83Big Eau Pleine Southeast Point LakeWisconsinExcellent46 ft6,348 ac
84Boy LakeMinnesotaExcellent45 ft3,308 ac
85Petenwell Flowage LakeWisconsinExcellent44 ft23,173 ac
86Mille Lacs LakeMinnesotaExcellent42 ft128,250 ac
87Ml-Ce LakeMinnesotaExcellent42 ft128,250 ac
88Ml-Garrison LakeMinnesotaExcellent42 ft128,250 ac
89Ml-Malone LakeMinnesotaExcellent42 ft128,250 ac
90Ml-Ne LakeMinnesotaExcellent42 ft128,250 ac
91Ml-Nshore LakeMinnesotaExcellent42 ft128,250 ac
92Ml-Nw LakeMinnesotaExcellent42 ft128,250 ac
93Ml-Peterson LakeMinnesotaExcellent42 ft128,250 ac
94Ml-Se LakeMinnesotaExcellent42 ft128,250 ac
95Ml-Seventeen LakeMinnesotaExcellent42 ft128,250 ac
96Ml-Thains LakeMinnesotaExcellent42 ft128,250 ac
97Ml-Vineland LakeMinnesotaExcellent42 ft128,250 ac
98Shawano LakeWisconsinExcellent39.5 ft6,215 ac
99Pelican LakeWisconsinExcellent39 ft3,545 ac
100Lac Vieux Desert LakeWisconsinExcellent38 ft4,017 ac
101Waconia LakeMinnesotaExcellent37 ft3,080 ac
102Shell LakeWisconsinExcellent36 ft2,513 ac
103Whiteface ReservoirMinnesotaExcellent35 ft4,567 ac
104Big LakeMinnesotaExcellent35 ft3,598 ac
105Jessie LakeMinnesotaExcellent35 ft3,598 ac
106Little Big LakeMinnesotaExcellent35 ft3,598 ac
107Bowstring LakeMinnesotaExcellent32 ft9,528 ac
108Minnewaska LakeMinnesotaExcellent32 ft8,050 ac
109Lake KegonsaWisconsinExcellent32 ft3,200 ac
110Kentucky LakeKentuckyExcellent—160,000 ac
111Devils LakeNorth DakotaExcellent—140,000 ac
112Qacmainstdup LakeNorth DakotaExcellent—133,000 ac
113Qacmainstfbk LakeNorth DakotaExcellent—133,000 ac
114Flathead LakeMontanaExcellent—122,500 ac
115Lake TahoeNevadaExcellent—122,200 ac
116Bear LakeUtahExcellent—71,000 ac
117H.S. Truman Res. Nr. Dam LakeMissouriExcellent—55,600 ac
118Loto Upstream of Dam LakeMissouriExcellent—55,342 ac
119Table Rock LakeMissouriExcellent—43,100 ac
120Table Rock Lk. Into Main Channel From Dam LakeMissouriExcellent—43,100 ac
121Elephant Butte ReservoirNew MexicoExcellent—36,000 ac
122Canyon Ferry LakeMontanaExcellent—35,000 ac
123Lake NormanNorth CarolinaExcellent—32,000 ac
124Cascade ReservoirIdahoExcellent—27,000 ac
125Banks LakeWashingtonExcellent—26,886 ac
126West Point LakeGeorgiaExcellent—25,900 ac
127Lake MemphremagogVermontExcellent—25,800 ac
128Stockton Lake by DamMissouriExcellent—24,900 ac
129Carlyle LakeIllinoisExcellent—24,580 ac
130Lake Wappapello Nr. DamMissouriExcellent—23,200 ac
131Roosevelt LakeArizonaExcellent—21,500 ac
132Lake ConroeTexasExcellent—21,000 ac
133Lake GastonNorth CarolinaExcellent—20,000 ac
134Lake AudubonNorth DakotaExcellent—19,095 ac
135Lake OconeeGeorgiaExcellent—19,000 ac
136Torch LakeMichiganExcellent—18,770 ac
137Jamestown ReservoirNorth DakotaExcellent—17,427 ac
138Milford LakeKansasExcellent—15,700 ac
139High Rock LakeNorth CarolinaExcellent—15,180 ac
140Navajo ReservoirNew MexicoExcellent—15,000 ac
141Jordan LakeNorth CarolinaExcellent—13,900 ac
142Turtle Flambeau Flowage LakeWisconsinExcellent—13,798 ac
143Otter Tail LakeMinnesotaExcellent—13,725 ac
144Chautauqua LakeNew YorkExcellent—13,000 ac
145Lake AnnaVirginiaExcellent—13,000 ac
146Lake AllatoonaGeorgiaExcellent—12,000 ac
147Lahontan ReservoirNevadaExcellent—11,200 ac
148Rathbun LakeIowaExcellent—11,013 ac
149Lake TschidaNorth DakotaExcellent—10,953 ac
150Monroe LakeIndianaExcellent—10,750 ac
151Barren River LakeKentuckyExcellent—10,000 ac
152Higgins LakeMichiganExcellent—9,900 ac
153Lake DarlingNorth DakotaExcellent—9,655 ac
154Conchas ReservoirNew MexicoExcellent—9,600 ac
155Cheney LakeKansasExcellent—9,500 ac
156Wilson LakeKansasExcellent—9,000 ac
157Keyhole ReservoirWyomingExcellent—9,000 ac
158Hubbard LakeMichiganExcellent—8,800 ac
159Cave Run LakeKentuckyExcellent—8,270 ac
160Canyon LakeTexasExcellent—8,230 ac
161Ute ReservoirNew MexicoExcellent—8,200 ac
162Pomme de Terre LakeMissouriExcellent—7,821 ac
163Pomme de Terre L. LakeMissouriExcellent—7,820 ac
164Lake GranbyColoradoExcellent—7,256 ac
165Smithville LakeMissouriExcellent—7,190 ac
166Smithville Lake by DamMissouriExcellent—7,190 ac
167Clinton LakeKansasExcellent—7,000 ac
168Lake DubayWisconsinExcellent—6,800 ac
169Mark Twain LakeMissouriExcellent—5,900 ac
170Mark Twain Lake by Hwy JMissouriExcellent—5,900 ac
171Lake WallenpaupackPennsylvaniaExcellent—5,700 ac
172Lake AshtabulaNorth DakotaExcellent—5,470 ac
173Rough River LakeKentuckyExcellent—5,100 ac
174Lake TilleryNorth CarolinaExcellent—5,000 ac
175Lake SammamishWashingtonExcellent—4,897 ac
176Pueblo ReservoirColoradoExcellent—4,600 ac
177Holcombe Flowage LakeWisconsinExcellent—4,300 ac
178Lake SpringfieldIllinoisExcellent—4,224 ac
179Billy Chinook ReservoirOregonExcellent—4,000 ac
180Pomona LakeKansasExcellent—4,000 ac
181Belews LakeNorth CarolinaExcellent—3,863 ac
182West Okoboji LakeIowaExcellent—3,847 ac
183Hyco LakeNorth CarolinaExcellent—3,750 ac
184Green Peter LakeOregonExcellent—3,720 ac
185Saratoga LakeNew YorkExcellent—3,700 ac
186Thomas Hill Res. Nr. Dam LakeMissouriExcellent—3,500 ac
187Conesus LakeNew YorkExcellent—3,420 ac
188Decatur LakeIllinoisExcellent—3,335 ac
189Gile Flowage LakeWisconsinExcellent—3,317 ac
190Dillon ReservoirColoradoExcellent—3,300 ac
191Mountain Island LakeNorth CarolinaExcellent—3,281 ac
192Hauser LakeMontanaExcellent—3,200 ac
193Lake ChesdinVirginiaExcellent—3,100 ac
194Jordanelle ReservoirUtahExcellent—3,068 ac
195Lake AliceNorth DakotaExcellent—3,067 ac
196Lake WawaseeIndianaExcellent—3,060 ac
197Taylorsville LakeKentuckyExcellent—3,050 ac
198Prineville ReservoirOregonExcellent—3,000 ac
199Deer Creek LakeUtahExcellent—2,965 ac
200Pineview LakeUtahExcellent—2,874 ac

Suitability is not a safety clearance and not a wave-quality score. It says only that the water is deep enough and big enough to ride the way the sport’s own guidance recommends. Check the state rules and the local authority for the lake before you launch.

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