North Dakota Lake Maps

 

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Nelson Lake Contour MapNelson Lake

Species: Largemouth Bass
Structure: This lake has it all. There are plenty of rocks to fish throughout the lake, as well as cattails and reeds. This lake also provides creeks, flats, and strong current conditions located in the North West end of the lake from the power plant outlet.




 


Lake Tschida Contour Map
Lake Tschida
(Heart Butte Reservoir)


Species:
Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass
Structure:
This lake is full of Smallmouth bass just waiting to be caught. This lake has a ton of big rock structure, reeds, trees and some moss. This lake is also has been reported to produce big largemouth bass.


 



Sheep Creek Dam Contour Map

 

Sheep Creek Dam

Species: Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass.
Structure: This lake has rock, reeds, trees, and moss. Top water, and jigs seem to work best in this lake.


New Johns Contour Map

New Johns

Species: Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass.
Structure: Special chain of lakes all connected together. Multiple canals and bridges. This lake is full of reeds, gravel, rock, islands and canals. This will probably be a record breaking tournament.

 

 

 

 

West Park Lake Contour MapEast park lake nd contour mapHeckers lake nd contour map

 

 

 


Lake Audobon Contour Map


Lake Audubon

Cabin Sites Map

Species: Smallmouth
Structure: Lake Audubon, a 16,000-acre reservoir in McLean County, North Dakota, features a diverse structure with a maximum depth of 67 feet and an average depth of 25 feet, including points, submerged channels, and islands with rocky shorelines and drop-offs.
Bring your GPS or a map. The green line located on this map is an indication where boats are not allowed to go during the open months. Don’t worry this lake is 16,611 acres big, there will be plenty of open water to fish.

 


 

North Audubon Contour map

 

North Audubon


Species: Smallmouth


Structure: Seperated by a highway from the main lake, this is a smaller version of the lake, with lots of small islands, rocks, bays. Fishes like a smaller Audubon Lake.

 




Fish Creek Dam Contour Map

Fish Creek Dam

Species: Largemouth and Smallmouth
Structure: Fish Creek Dam, a 52-acre reservoir in Morton County, North Dakota, features a maximum depth of 49 feet and an average depth of 18 feet, with a structure that includes points, rockyshorelines, weed edges, and submerged cover.

 

 





Raleigh Reservoir Contour Map

 

Raleigh Reservoir

Species: Largemouth
Structure: Raleigh Reservoir, a 59-acre lake in Grant County, North Dakota, features a maximum depth of 34 feet and an average depth of 13 feet, with underwater structures like points, weed beds, and drop-offs. Its 4.3 miles of shoreline and features such as submerged cover. A significant winterkill in 2022-23 has impacted largemouth populations.

 

 

 

 


 

Indian Creek Dam Contour MapIndian Creek Dam

Species: Largemouth and Smallmouth
Structure:The lake is full of reeds, and grass, there are some shorelines that have some rock on it but not much. There are three rip rap points on it when they landscape the lake five years ago. The dam of the lake has a rock on it as well. The shorelines average about 4-8 ft of water. It's prime for flippin and pitchin & top water.

 

 

 

 


Sweetbriar Dam Contour Map

Sweetbriar Dam

Species: Largemouth Bass
Structure: Sweetbriar Dam, a 252-acre reservoir in Morton County, North Dakota, features a compact structure with a maximum depth of 31 feet and an average depth of 10 feet, including points, weed edges, and submerged cover. Its 10.5 miles of shoreline and varied underwater features, such as drop-offs and docks, create productive fishing spots, especially near the two boat ramps and floating fishing piers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spiritwood Lake ND Contour Map

 

Spiritwood Lake

Species: Smallmouth
Structure: Basin with a maximum depth of about 56 feet and an average depth of 31 feet, characterized by steep breaks and varied underwater topography

 

 

Lake SakakaweaLake Sakakawea


Species: Everything, including a healthy smallmouth population


Structure: Lake Sakakawea, a massive 368,000-acre reservoir in North Dakota, features a complex structure with a maximum depth of 180 feet and an average depth of 45 feet, including deep river channels, points, bays, and submerged timber that attract smallmouth and largemouth bass. Its extensive 1,320 miles of shoreline, along with weed beds and rocky drop-offs, provide diverse habitats for bass fishing, particularly in shallower bays during summer and deeper structures in cooler seasons.

Isabel Lake Contour Map


Isabel Lake, SD


Species: Largemouth


Structure: Isabel Lake, a 114-acre lake in Dewey County, South Dakota, features a maximum depth of 11.8 feet and an average depth of 8 feet, with lots of reeds and structures like weed beds and shallow flats

Pudwell Dam Contour Map

 

 

Pudwell Dam, SD


Species: Largemouth


Structure: Pudwell Dam’s 208-acre reservoir in Corson County, South Dakota, with its maximum depth of 25 feet and average depth of 10 feet, offers a solid structure for bass fishing, featuring weed beds, points, and drop-offs. Winterkilled in 2020

Lake Ashtabula ND Contour map


Lake Ashtabula


Species:Smallmouth


Structure:Lake Ashtabula, a 5,174-acre reservoir in Barnes County, North Dakota, features a long, narrow structure with a meandering drowned river channel, points, flats, rocky breaks, and weed edges that attract smallmouth bass, walleye, and other gamefish. With a maximum depth of 45 feet and an average depth of 13 feet, its varied underwater topography, including channel edges and submerged structures, provides prime fishing spots, especially near bridges and rocky shorelines.

Lake Darling ND Contour Map

 

Lake Darling


Species: Smallmouth


Structure: Lake Darling, a 9,502-acre reservoir in North Dakota, features a diverse structure with points, flats, ledges, and weed edges that provide ideal ambush and feeding grounds for largemouth and smallmouth bass. Its maximum depth of 26 feet and submerged features like old river channels and timber attract bass, making it a prime fishery for anglers targeting these species.

Wood Lake ND Contour map


Wood Lake

Species:Largemouth


Species: Wood Lake, a 102-acre natural lake in Benson County, North Dakota, features a maximum depth of 27 feet and an average depth of 13 feet, with underwater structures like weed beds and rocky areas. Significant die-off in summer 2022. Still a fair number of decent largemouth bass, but down from several years ago

 

 

 

Lake Darling ND Contour Map

 

Harmon Lake


Species: Largemouth


Structure: Harmon Lake, a 136-acre reservoir in Morton County, North Dakota, features a maximum depth of 46.8 feet and an average depth of 15 feet, with underwater structures like trees, points, weed beds, and drop-offs with many creek arms.

Wood Lake ND Contour map


South Hoffer Lake

Species: Smallmouth


Species: South Hoffer Lake, a 125-acre lake in Sheridan County, North Dakota, features a maximum depth of 10 feet and an average depth of 8 feet, with a structure that includes weed beds and shallow flats with a portion of the McClusky canal.

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