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Homme Lake
Location of Homme dam in North Dakota, USA.
Location of Homme dam in North Dakota, USA.
Homme Lake
Location in North Dakota
Location of Homme dam in North Dakota, USA.
Location of Homme dam in North Dakota, USA.
Homme Lake
Location in the United States
Location North Dakota, United States
Coordinates 48°24′12″N 97°47′31″W / 48.40333°N 97.79194°W / 48.40333; -97.79194
Type Reservoir
Average depth 10 ft (3.0 m)
Max. depth 34 ft (10 m)

Homme Lake, or Homme Reservoir is a man-made lake, located west of Park River, North Dakota, that contains walleye, crappie and northern pike. Several species of minnows also live in Homme that include fathead, creek chub, etc. Homme has a maximum depth of 34 feet (10 m) with an average depth of 10 feet (3.0 m).

Homme Lake is named in honor of Mr. H.G. Homme, a prominent real estate investor and business person from Grafton, who was a committed advocate of the project. H.G. Homme is musician Joshua Homme's great grandfather.

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