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  2. List of lakes of Minnesota - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Geography of Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  4. Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    The state's nickname "Land of 10,000 Lakes" is apt, as there are 11,842 Minnesota lakes over 10 acres (4 ha) in size. [65] Minnesota's portion of Lake Superior is the largest at 962,700 acres (389,600 ha; 3,896 km 2) and deepest (at 1,290 ft (390 m)) body of water in the state. [65]

  5. Category:Lakes of Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    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

  6. Lake Itasca - Wikipedia

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    Lake Itasca (/ aɪ ˈ t æ s k ə / eye-TASS-kə) [1] is a small glacial lake, approximately 4.7 square kilometres (470 hectares; 1,200 acres) in area.It is located in Itasca State Park, in south-eastern Clearwater County, in the Headwaters area of north-central Minnesota, and is notable for being the headwater of the Mississippi River.

  7. List of rivers of Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. List of Minnesota state parks - Wikipedia

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    There are 64 state parks, nine state recreation areas, nine state waysides, and 23 state trails in the Minnesota state park system, totaling approximately 267,000 acres (1,080 km 2). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A Minnesota state park is an area of land in the U.S. state of Minnesota preserved by the state for its natural, historic, or other resources.

  9. List of dams and reservoirs in Minnesota - Wikipedia

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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 .