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Lakes in Minnesota, United States
Minnesota has the most lakes in the lower 48 states. The state with the most lakes is Alaska and not Minnesota despite the "10,000 Lakes" slogan on its license plates.
MAJOR LAKES
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Big Stone Lake is a long, narrow freshwater lake and reservoir forming the border between western Minnesota and northeastern South Dakota in the United States. The lake covers 12,610 acres of surface area, stretching 26 miles from end to end and averaging around 1 miles wide, and at an elevation of 965 feet is the lowest point in South Dakota. Big ...
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Lake Minnewaska is a lake in Pope County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The cities of Glenwood and Starbuck are located along the lake. It is part of the watershed of the Minnesota River via Outlet Creek, Lake Emily, and an unnamed channel that flows from Lake Emily to the Chippewa River.
Minnewaska is a name derived from Native American langu...
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Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes of North America. The lake is shared by Canada's Ontario to the north, the United States' Minnesota to the west, and the United States' Wisconsin and Michigan to the south. It is generally considered the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. However, arguably Lake Michigan and Lake Hur...
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OTHER LAKES IN MINNESOTA
(alphabetical)
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Lake Name
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Full Pool *
(MSL) **
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Acres
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River
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Map
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Andrusia
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1,510
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Ann
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Arrowhead
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308
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Bald Eagle
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1,012
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Bass
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2,407
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Battle
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Bear
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Beltrami
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Big Birch
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2,112
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Big Pine
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4,725
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Birch
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Black Duck
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2,596
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Boyer
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310
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Calhoun
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421
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Clamshell
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189
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Colby
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67
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Cullen Chain
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1,329
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Deer
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4,032
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East Silent
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310
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Fish
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2,500
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Fish Trap
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1,175
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Granite
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353
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Harriet
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353
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Hubert
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1,294
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Independence
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844
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Island and Loon
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221
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Kabekona
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2,252
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Lewis
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178
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Lizzie
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4,035
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Madison
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Maple , MN
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777
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Mary
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2,371
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Medicine
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886
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Minnetonka
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3,161
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Moose
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1,273
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North Lindstrom
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160
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North Long
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Norway
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2,496
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Okamanpeedan
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2,294
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Otter
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Pelican -Otter Tail County
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3,925
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Pepin
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40
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Pickerel
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311
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Pimushe
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Prior
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1,164
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Saganaga
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Shetek
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3,598
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South Lindstrom
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1,323
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Spirit
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Star
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4,721
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Sylvia
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1,524
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Ten Mile
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Upper Red
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Waconia
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3,104
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Washington
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1,487
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White Bear
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2,416
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Whitefish
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Woman
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4,782
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* Full Pool - Highest normal summer pool level before flood stage
** MSL - Mean (average) feet above sea level
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