Lake Metigoshe is a lake in both Bottineau County,

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and the

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. The lake has a maximum depth of . It is located in the Turtle Mountains on the

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. The majority of the lake is within the United States, with only the northernmost tip in Canada. The

Lake Metigoshe State Park Lake Metigoshe State Park is a public recreation area occupying some on the shores of Lake Metigoshe in the Turtle Mountains, 14 miles northeast of Bottineau, North Dakota, on the Canada–US border. The state park lies adjacent to the south ...

encompasses a vast amount of shoreline around the lake. It offers swimming, canoeing, sailing, water-skiing and other water sports, modern and primitive camping areas, and picnicking. There is also the Skinautiques waterskiing club which is the only international waterskiing club in the United States.

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