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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]
Lakes of Isanti County, Minnesota (10 P) Lakes of Itasca County, Minnesota (17 P) J. Lakes of Jackson County, Minnesota (5 P) K. Lakes of Kanabec County, Minnesota (7 P)
Cameron Lake (Polk County, Minnesota) Camp Lake (Swift County, Minnesota) Campbell Lake (Carver and McLeod counties, Minnesota) Cannon Lake (Rice County, Minnesota) Carey Lake; Carver Lake (Washington County, Minnesota) Cass Lake (Minnesota) Cedar Lake (Aitkin County, Minnesota) Cedar Lake (Martin County, Minnesota)
The area of some lakes fluctuates substantially. For those lakes partially in Canada or Mexico the area given for the lake is the total area, not just the part of the lake in the United States. Of the top 100 lakes, 55 are man-made and 45 are natural. Two lakes in the top 100 are primarily salt water, and two are primarily brackish water.
Adjoining the city of Ottertail, it is a part of the Otter Tail River chain of lakes. Upstream from the lake are Big Pine, Little Pine and Rush lakes, while downstream are East Lost, West Lost and Deer lakes. Lake Blanche (Minnesota) also flows into Otter Tail Lake. The maximum depth is 120 feet (37 m), but 57% of the lake is 15 feet (4.6 m ...
When Minnesota was organized as a state, 57 of the present 87 counties were established. The last county to be created was Lake of the Woods County in 1923. [2] The names of many of the counties allude to the long history of exploration. Over ten counties are named for Native American groups residing in parts of what is now Minnesota.
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Carver Creek flows southeasterly from the county's central area, discharging into the Minnesota at the county's southern border. The terrain consists of low rolling hills, dotted with lakes in the eastern portion. The area is devoted to agriculture. [2] Soils of Carver County [16]