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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]
The proglacial lakes of Minnesota were lakes created in what is now the U.S. state of Minnesota in central North America in the waning years of the last glacial period. As the Laurentide Ice Sheet decayed at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation, lakes were created in depressions or behind moraines left by the glaciers.
The state's nickname, The Land of 10,000 Lakes, is no exaggeration; there are 11,842 lakes ten or more acres in size. [11] The Minnesota portion of Lake Superior is the largest at 962,700 acres (3,896 km 2) and deepest (at 1,290 ft (390 m), 393 m) body of water in the state. [11]
Deans Lake (Minnesota) Decker Lake (Le Sueur County, Minnesota) Deer Lake (Itasca County, Minnesota) Deming Lake; Devils Lake (Minnesota) Dewey Lake (St. Louis County, Minnesota) Diamond Lake (Kandiyohi County, Minnesota) Dog Lake (Minnesota) Dogtrot Lake (Minnesota) Donovan Lake; Double Lake; Douglas Lake (Minnesota) Dower Lake
Lake Minnetonka is a lake located about 16 miles (26 km) west-southwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lake Minnetonka has about 23 named bays and areas. [1] The lake lies within Hennepin and Carver counties and is surrounded by 13 incorporated municipalities. At 14,528 acres (5,879 ha), it is Minnesota's ninth largest lake.
The BWCAW within the Superior National Forest. The BWCAW extends along 150 miles (240 km) of the Canadian border in the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota. The combined region of the BWCAW, Superior National Forest, Voyageurs National Park, and Ontario's Quetico and La Verendrye provincial parks make up a large area of contiguous wilderness lakes and forests called the "Quetico-Superior country ...
Mille Lacs Lake (/ m ə ˈ l æ k s / mə-LAX, also called Lake Mille Lacs or Mille Lacs) is a large, shallow lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is located in the counties of Mille Lacs , Aitkin , and Crow Wing , roughly 75 miles north of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.
Minnesota (/ ˌ m ɪ n ə ˈ s oʊ t ə / ⓘ MIN-ə-SOH-tə) is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the south, and North Dakota and South Dakota to the west.