Upper Des Lacs Lake is located in northwestern North Dakota and split almost in half by Ward County and Burke County. It also is in parts of two regions--the Lakes and Gardens Region and the West Region.
The lake, with its 64,000 acre-ft. of water, was built on the Des Lacs River in 1935 as a fish and wildlife pond and is the focal point of the Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge.
(Grano) Lake Darling (Kenmare) Lower Des Lacs Lake (Kenmare) Upper Des Lacs Lake