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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Green Lake MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
13 mi | Minnesota’s moniker is the ‘Land of 10,000 Lakes,’ and 5,560-acre Green Lake became known as the ‘Gem of 10,000 Lakes’ during its development in the e … |
Big Birch Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
13 mi | Big Birch Lake lies at the heart of Minnesota. With sparkling water spread across Todd and Stearns County lines, Big Birch Lake is at the geographic c … |
Rush Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
10 mi | Rush Lake is a 5,338-acre natural lake located in central Otter Tail County in the Central Region of Minnesota. Rush Lake is part of the Otter Tail Ri … |
Big Trout Lake (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
9 mi | One of the prettiest places to watch the sun rise in Central Minnesota is Big Trout Lake. This popular lake on the Whitefish Chain of Lakes is wonderf … |
Roosevelt Lake MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
9 mi | Also known as Crooked Lake -historical Roosevelt Lake is the kind of place that evokes generations of memories. Located about 45 miles north of Brainerd, Roosevelt Lake is at the north end … |
Ann Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
8 mi | In a land with thousands of lakes, a spot like Ann Lake might be overlooked. But this lake in Minnesota’s Central Region might well be the perfect spo … |
Smith Lake (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
6 mi | Nestled quietly between Lake Osakis and the City of Alexandria, Smith Lake in Minnesota’s Central Region faces little tourist pressure. Not well known … |
Big Pine Lake (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
6 mi | Snowmobiles race through the snow-covered countryside of central Minnesota, darting between Big Pine Lake and the area’s other lakes. With the ice hut … |
Lake Lizzie, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
5 mi | Located six miles northeast of Pelican Rapids in Otter Tail County, Lake Lizzie is a 4,035-acre lake connected to Pelican Lake and Prairie Lake via th … |
Lake Owasso & Lake Josephine (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
5 mi | Twin residential lakes in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, Lake Josephine and Lake Owasso offer a welcome recreational respite from the bustling cit … |
East Silent Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
4 mi | East Silent Lake is located in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, with 328 watery acres and a maximum depth of 48 feet. The lake’s 4.8-mile sandy shoreline … |
Cuyuna Lakes, Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
4 mi | Also known as Blackhoof Lake, Mahnomen Lake, Little Mahnomen Lake, Pascoe Lake, June Lake, Portage Lake, Serpent Lake, Sagamore Mine Lake, Huntington Mine Lake, Pennington Mine Lake, Portsmouth Mine Lake, Mahnomen Mine Lakes #1 and #2 and other small lakes Little known but extra special are the many lakes within the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area in central Minnesota. Nature lovers and recreational … |