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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]
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.
The Blue Earth River (Dakota: Makhátho Wakpá) is a tributary of the Minnesota River, 108 miles (174 km) long, in southern Minnesota in the United States. Two of its headwaters tributaries, the Middle Branch Blue Earth River and the West Branch Blue Earth River , also flow for short distances in northern Iowa .
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 County, Minnesota) Atkinson Lake
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).
Minnesota's first state park, Itasca State Park, was established in 1891, and is the source of the Mississippi River. [79] Today Minnesota has 72 state parks and recreation areas, 58 state forests covering about four million acres (16,000 km 2), and numerous state wildlife preserves, all managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Watershed districts are special government entities in the U.S. state of Minnesota that monitor and regulate the use of water in watersheds surrounding various lakes and rivers in the state. The districts cover the natural regions of the watersheds, rather than politically defined regions and thus may have boundaries that cross jurisdictions.
Madison Lake (sometimes styled Lake Madison in publications up to the early part of the 20th century [1] [2]) is a lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. [3] The lake covers an area of 1,446 acres (5.85 km 2) and is 59 feet (18 m) deep at its deepest point. [4] It is named after President James Madison [5] The city of Madison Lake ...