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This is a list of dams and reservoirs in the U.S. state of Minnesota and pertinent data in a sortable table. There are more than 1,250 dams in the state. There are more than 1,250 dams in the state. Over 800 are public facilities and of these 430 are owned by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources .
On November 27, 2012, the White Bear Lake Restoration Association filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota DNR for what the group alleges is the agency's role in the city's disappearing lake. [9] This resulted in the DNR getting 13 communities to adopt water conservation tactics to reduce water consumption. [10]
Watersheds [1] of Minnesota. Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for 69,000 miles (111,000 km). The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at Lake Itasca and crosses the Iowa border 680 mi (1,094 km) downstream.
In January 2018, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) made Bde Maka Ska the official name in Minnesota. [24] [25] To change it at the federal level, the state submitted materials to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, [26] which approved the change in June 2018. [27] [28] [2] Park signs around the lake use only the name Bde Maka ...
Minnesota River Prairie [10] Rock Ridge Prairie [271] All seasons, 24/7 Comfrey [272] Minnesota River Prairie [10] Roscoe Prairie [273] All seasons, 24/7 Paynesville [274] Minnesota River Prairie [10] Rush Lake Island [275] Closed April 1 through July 15 to protect rare bird breeding areas. Stanchfield [276] Mille Lacs Uplands [25] Rushford ...
Out of the 6,564 streams that flow through the U.S. State of Minnesota, there are 114 streams that are at least 30 miles long. The second longest river in the United States, the Mississippi River, originates in Minnesota before flowing south to the Gulf of Mexico. The longest river entirely within the state of Minnesota is the Minnesota River.
Apr. 15—WINDOM — Staff from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Fisheries office in Windom beat the wind to stock a Cottonwood County stream with brown trout just days ahead of ...
Amos Lake (Minnesota) Anchor Lake; Anderson Lake (Poplar River) Lake Andrew (Douglas County, Minnesota) Andrew Lake (Kandiyohi County, Minnesota) Andrusia Lake; Lake Ann (Minnesota) Anna Lake; Armstrong Lake (Blue Earth County, Minnesota) Lake Arthur (Minnesota) Artichoke Lake; Ash Lake (Lincoln County, Minnesota) Aspinwall Lake (Mahnomen ...