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Lake Ripley is a lake in Meeker County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [ 1 ] Lake Ripley was named for Frederick N. Ripley, who died there of exposure during the winter of 1855.
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]
This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", Minnesota has 11,842 lakes of 10 acres (4.05 ha) or more. [1] The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. [2] If all basins over 2.5 acres were counted, Minnesota would have 21,871 lakes. [3]
Hoot Lake 99 122 1.0 Otter Tail: Wildlife; hydroelectric; water supply International Falls Dam ‡; Rainy Lake Dam [note 1] Koochiching; Fort Frances: Boise Cascade; H2O Power 1909; 2017 [7] Gravity Arch: 38 12 Rainy Lake: 4,000,000 4,900,000 14.4 Rainy: Hydroelectric; flood control; water supply Island Lake Dam [note 2] St. Louis: Minnesota ...
Minnesota River Prairie [10] Lawrence Creek: Hubbard County: Mille Lacs Uplands [25] Lester Lake: Chisago County: Pine Moraines & Outwash Plains [16] Little Too Much Lake [173] All seasons, 24/7 Bigfork [174] Chippewa Plains [136] Lost 40 [175] All seasons, 24/7 Northome [176] Chippewa Plains [136] Lost Lake Peatland [177] All seasons, 24/7 ...
The House on Thursday afternoon passed the Laken Riley Act, with all GOP members in attendance plus 37 Democrats supporting the bill.
U.S. Highway 12 and Minnesota State Highways 22 and 24 are three of the main routes in the city. US 12 leads east 17 miles (27 km) to Cokato and west 30 miles (48 km) to Willmar; MN 22 leads north 24 miles (39 km) to Richmond and south-southeast 21 miles (34 km) to Hutchinson, and MN 24 leads north 22 miles (35 km) to Kimball.
Portsmouth Mine Pit Lake, sometimes called the Portsmouth Pit, is the deepest lake completely within the state of Minnesota, USA. It has a depth of over 450 feet (137 m), according to the most recent Minnesota DNR data. Lake Superior, over 700 feet deep off the north shore of the state, is technically deeper.