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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 ]
There are 13 lakes of at least five acres (two hectares) [a] within the borders of Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Of these, Bde Maka Ska is the largest and deepest, covering 421 acres (170.37 ha) with a maximum depth of 89.9 feet (27.4 m).
It is the 12th-largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd-most populous, with about 5.7 million residents. Minnesota is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" and has 14,420 bodies of fresh water covering at least ten acres each. [ 9 ] Roughly a third of the state is forested. Much of the remainder is prairie and farmland.
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] Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for 69,000 miles (111,000 km). [11]
Physical features. Mille Lacs is Minnesota's second-largest inland lake at 132,516 acres (536 km 2), after Red Lake. [1] The maximum depth is 42 feet (13 m). Much of the main lake has depths ranging from 20- to 38-feet. Gravel and rock bars are common in the southern half of the lake.
Lake Minnetonka (Dakota: Mní iá Tháŋka [1]) is a lake located about 16 miles (26 km) west-southwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lake Minnetonka has about 23 named bays and areas. [2] 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 ...
The lake is the third largest in Minnesota, covering 102,947.83 acres (416.6151 km 2) ... Ojibwa women in canoe, Leech Lake (before 1896) On early maps, ...
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 ...