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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]
On November 27, 2012, the White Bear Lake Restoration Association filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota DNR for what the group alleges is the agency's role in the city's disappearing lake. [9] This resulted in the DNR getting 13 communities to adopt water conservation tactics to reduce water consumption. [10]
Lester Lake: Chisago County: Pine Moraines & Outwash Plains [16] Little Too Much Lake [173] All seasons, 24/7 Bigfork [174] Chippewa Plains [136] Lost 40 [175] All seasons, 24/7 Northome [176] Chippewa Plains [136] Lost Lake Peatland [177] All seasons, 24/7 Cook [178] Littlefork–Vermilion Uplands [58] Lost River Peatland [179] All seasons, 24 ...
Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area is situated on the south end of the interconnected Greenleaf and Sioux Lakes, encompassing most of the peninsula between them. [3] The 1,230 acres (500 ha) legally designated include 3.1 miles (5.0 km) of shoreline on Greenleaf Lake and 5.7 miles (9.2 km) on Sioux Lake.
Mille Lacs Lake (/ m ə ˈ l æ k s / mə-LAKS, 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.
Apr. 8—ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, after conversations with the Red Lake Band of Chippewa, has moved ahead with a plan to create a separate bear permit area on ...
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 .
Detroit Lake is a lake, locally known as Big Detroit and Little Detroit, has two distinct basins that are separated by a shallow gravel bar. At 3,067 acres, Detroit Lake is the largest lake within the Pelican River Watershed District and lies entirely within the city of Detroit Lakes , Minnesota municipal boundaries.