Largest lakes & reservoirs in Northeast 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 24 articles we have published for Northeast Minnesota lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Minnesota > Northeast Minnesota > Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in Northeast Minnesota, only the 24 Northeast Minnesota lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Shoreline length in miles | Lake description |
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Bowstring Lake (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
31 mi | Be it fishing, wakeboarding, canoeing or just simply wildlife watching, Bowstring Lake fulfills its visitors every vacation need. Set in Itasca County … |
White Iron Lake (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
26 mi | White Iron Lake is part of a chain of lakes in St. Louis County, Minnesota that also includes Garden Lake, Farm Lake, and South Farm Lake. Part of the … |
Deer Lake, MN (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
25 mi | Also known as Lake of Changing Colors Often called the “Lake of Changing Colors,” Deer Lake is a jewel in Minnesota’s northwoods country. Located northwest of Grand Rapids in south-central … |
Gunflint Lake (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
25 mi | Gunflint Lake holds a special spot in the hearts of outdoors fans in Minnesota’s Northeastern Region. Almost 30 miles northwest of Grand Marais ‘as th … |
Siseebakwet Lake (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
8 mi | Also known as Sugar Sitting atop a brightly-colored towel and looking across Siseebakwet Lake’s crystalline, vividly blue waters might bring up images of the Caribbean or … |
Moose Lake, MN (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
7 mi | The passage of time often brings change and development to certain areas, but northern Minnesota’s Moose Lake rests quietly in its remote setting. Wit … |
Otter Lake, MN (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
2 mi | Otter Lake is located among the beautiful waterways and breathtaking scenery of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). This isolated lake lies … |