Largest lakes & reservoirs in Central Minnesota by shoreline length
The length of the exterior shoreline around a lake is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. The shoreline length can be considerably shorter or longer when lake water levels are lower or higher than normal. A lake with many coves has a much longer shoreline than a lake of similar surface area that is nearly circular in shape.When known, the shoreline miles that we report in our statistics include only the lake’s exterior shoreline, and exclude the shorelines of islands located within a lake’s boundaries. In lakes with many islands, those islands’ combined shorelines may exceed a lake’s exterior shoreline.
You can find many of the world’s longest-shoreline lakes on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, "Longest Shorelines" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 44 articles we have published for Central Minnesota lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Minnesota > Central Minnesota > Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in Central Minnesota, only the 44 Central Minnesota lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Shoreline length in miles | Lake description |
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Cross Lake MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
20 mi | Also known as Whitefish Chain of Lakes Cross Lake is one of 14 lakes in the Whitefish Chain of Lakes, which is the largest chain in the Brained area of Minnesota. Nestled in central Minneso … |
Bay Lake (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
19 mi | Also known as Sisabagama Lake Located in the Brainerd Lakes area of Minnesota’s Central Region, Bay Lake has been the summer home of generations of Mid-westerners since early in th … |
North Long Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
19 mi | Also known as Brainerd Lakes Covering almost 6,000 acres, North Long Lake is one of the largest and most popular of the Brainerd Lakes. North Long Lake is located in the Central R … |
Lake Minnewaska MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
18 mi | Also known as Minnewaska Lake Perfectly positioned in Minnesota’s Central region for easy access, Lake Minnewaska offers the best of everything in lake-based recreation. Over 7,000 … |
Pelican Lake-Otter Tail County, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
17 mi | Pelican Lake is a 3,925-acre lake located in northwestern Otter Tail County approximately 7 miles north of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. Pelican Lake is … |
Cullen Chain of Lakes, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
17 mi | Also known as Upper Cullen Lake, Middle Cullen Lake, Lower Cullen Lake Cullen Chain of Lakes consists of three lakes, Upper Cullen, Middle Cullen, and Lower Cullen, located in Crow Wing County in the Central Region of Min … |
Lake Alexander (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
16 mi | Also known as Alexander Lake, Lake Alec No place invites lakefront dreaming quite like Lake Alexander. Located in the Lincoln Lakes area of Central Minnesota, this beautiful lake has it all: … |
Norway Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
16 mi | Norway Lake is nestled in Kandiyohi County on the southern border of Minnesota’s Central tourism region. It is part of the Wilmar Lakes Area which inc … |
South Long Lake (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
16 mi | Also known as Upper South Long Lake, Lower South Long Lake, Brainerd Lakes South Long Lake near Brainerd, Minnesota in Crow Wing County offers 2,115 acres of scenic beauty with a shoreline surrounded by rolling hills covered … |
Farm Island Lake (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
15 mi | With over 2000 acres of water hidden behind an unassuming name, Farm Island Lake is sheer Central Minnesota delight. The lake is named for the largest … |
Lake Lida, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
14 mi | Also known as North Lake Lida Located in the Central Region of Minnesota, Lake Lida (also known as North Lake Lida) is a 5,564-acre lake known for its prime walleye fishing. With a … |
Fish Trap Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
14 mi | A pure Minnesotan jewel, the sparkling 1,175-acre Fish Trap Lake is situated in the state’s central tourism region. Located in Morrison County just tw … |