
Minnesota Lakes by Region
Minnesota : Central (45)
- Alexandria Chain of Lakes
- Lake Irene
- Ann Lake
- Lake Lida
- Battle Lake
- Lake Lizzie
- Bay Lake
- Lake Mary
- Bear Lake
- Lake Minnewaska
- Big Birch Lake
- Lake Osakis
- Big Pine Lake
- Lake Owasso & Lake Josephine
- Big Stone Lake
- Lake Traverse
- Big Trout Lake
- Lewis Lake
- Brainerd Lakes
- Mille Lacs Lake
- Cedar Lake
- North Long Lake
- Clamshell Lake
- Norway Lake
- Clearwater Lake
- Otter Tail Lake
- Cross Lake
- Pelican Lake-Crow Wing County
- Cullen Chain of Lakes
- Pelican Lake-Otter Tail County
- Cuyuna Lakes, Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area
- Roosevelt Lake
- East Silent Lake
- Rush Lake
- Farm Island Lake
- Smith Lake
- Fish Trap Lake
- South Long Lake
- Green Lake
- Star Lake
- Gull Lake
- Whitefish Chain of Lakes
- Horseshoe Chain of Lakes
- Whitefish Lake
- Lake Alexander
Minnesota : Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro (19)
- Bass Lake
- Lake Sylvia
- Chisago Lakes
- Lake Waconia
- Clearwater Lake
- Long Lake
- Colby Lake
- Maple Lake, MN
- Granite Lake
- Medicine Lake
- Lake Calhoun
- Minneapolis Chain of Lakes
- Lake Elmo
- Phalen Chain of Lakes
- Lake Harriet
- Prior Lake
- Lake Minnetonka
- White Bear Lake
- Lake Nokomis
Minnesota : Northeast (24)
- Big Sandy Lake
- Moose Lake
- Birch Lake
- Namakan Lake
- Bowstring Lake
- Otter Lake
- Burntside Lake
- Pelican Lake-St. Louis County
- Crane Lake
- Pokegama Lake
- Cut Foot Sioux Lakes
- Rainy Lake
- Deer Lake
- Saganaga Lake
- Gunflint Lake
- Sea Gull Lake
- Kabetogama Lake
- Siseebakwet Lake
- Lake Superior
- Snowbank Lake
- Lake Vermilion
- Wabana Lake
- Lake Winnibigoshish
- White Iron Lake
Minnesota : Northwest (21)
- Beltrami Lake
- Lake Plantagenet
- Big Sand Lake
- Lake Winnibigoshish
- Blackduck Lake
- Leech Lake
- Boyer Lake
- Little Boy Lake
- Cass Lake
- Pickerel Lake
- Detroit Lake
- Pimushe Lake
- Kabekona Lake
- Spirit Lake
- Lake Andrusia
- Ten Mile Lake
- Lake Bemidji
- Upper Red Lake
- Lake Itasca
- Woman Lake Chain
- Lake of the Woods
Minnesota : Southern (9)
Minnesota Lakes and Reservoirs
Minnesota Lakes A-Z
- Albert Lea Lake
- Gull Lake
- Maple Lake, MN
- Alexandria Chain of Lakes
- Gunflint Lake
- Medicine Lake
- Ann Lake
- Horseshoe Chain of Lakes
- Mille Lacs Lake
- Bass Lake
- Kabekona Lake
- Minneapolis Chain of Lakes
- Battle Lake
- Kabetogama Lake
- Moose Lake
- Bay Lake
- Lac qui Parle
- Namakan Lake
- Bear Lake
- Lake Alexander
- North Long Lake
- Beltrami Lake
- Lake Andrusia
- Norway Lake
- Big Birch Lake
- Lake Bemidji
- Okamanpeedan Lake
- Big Pine Lake
- Lake Calhoun
- Otter Lake
- Big Sand Lake
- Lake Elmo
- Otter Tail Lake
- Big Sandy Lake
- Lake Harriet
- Pelican Lake-Crow Wing County
- Big Stone Lake
- Lake Irene
- Pelican Lake-Otter Tail County
- Big Trout Lake
- Lake Itasca
- Pelican Lake-St. Louis County
- Birch Lake
- Lake Lida
- Phalen Chain of Lakes
- Blackduck Lake
- Lake Lizzie
- Pickerel Lake
- Bowstring Lake
- Lake Mary
- Pimushe Lake
- Boyer Lake
- Lake Minnetonka
- Pokegama Lake
- Brainerd Lakes
- Lake Minnewaska
- Prior Lake
- Burntside Lake
- Lake Nokomis
- Rainy Lake
- Cass Lake
- Lake of the Woods
- Roosevelt Lake
- Cedar Lake
- Lake Onalaska
- Rush Lake
- Chisago Lakes
- Lake Osakis
- Saganaga Lake
- Clamshell Lake
- Lake Owasso & Lake Josephine
- Sea Gull Lake
- Clearwater Lake
- Lake Pepin
- Siseebakwet Lake
- Colby Lake
- Lake Plantagenet
- Smith Lake
- Crane Lake
- Lake Shetek
- Snowbank Lake
- Cross Lake
- Lake Superior
- South Long Lake
- Cullen Chain of Lakes
- Lake Sylvia
- Spirit Lake
- Cut Foot Sioux Lakes
- Lake Traverse
- Star Lake
- Cuyuna Lakes, Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area
- Lake Vermilion
- Ten Mile Lake
- Deer Lake
- Lake Waconia
- Upper Red Lake
- Detroit Lake
- Lake Washington
- Wabana Lake
- East Silent Lake
- Lake Winnibigoshish
- White Bear Lake
- Farm Island Lake
- Leech Lake
- White Iron Lake
- Fish Trap Lake
- Lewis Lake
- Whitefish Chain of Lakes
- Fountain Lake
- Little Boy Lake
- Whitefish Lake
- Granite Lake
- Long Lake
- Woman Lake Chain
- Green Lake
- Madison Lake
Lakes in MN
Lake Name | Lake Summary |
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Albert Lea Lake | Hikers wake up to the sun filtering through the trees and the chirping of indigo buntings and eastern bluebirds at Albert Lea Lake in southern Minnesota. ... |
Alexandria Chain of Lakes |
![]() A favorite for family vacations in Minnesota's Central Lakes region is the group of lakes known as the Alexandria Chain of Lakes. The lakes nearly surround ... |
Ann Lake |
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Bass Lake | Sipping coffee on the deck overlooking 220-acre Bass Lake is a gift, a chance to let the stress melt away. As the mist rises off the water, the loons ... |
Battle Lake |
Also known as: East Battle Lake, West Battle Lake Connected by Battle Creek, West Battle Lake and East Battle Lake sprawl across over 7,500 acres of central Minnesota in Ottertail County. With more than ... |
Bay 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 the ... |
Bear Lake | Sunny days, solitude and shoreline - that's what you'll find at Bear Lake. Located in Minnesota's Central Region, little Bear Lake provides them all. ... |
Beltrami Lake |
Also known as: Turtle River Chain of Lakes Lake Beltrami is a sparkling body of water situated snugly in Minnesota's Northwest Tourism Region. This crystal clear lake is a part of the Turtle River ... |
Big Birch Lake | 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 center ... |
Big Pine Lake | Snowmobiles race through the snow-covered countryside of central Minnesota, darting between Big Pine Lake and the area's other lakes. With the ice huts ... |
Big Sand Lake |
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Big Sandy Lake | Big Sandy Lake is located in Minnesota's northeast Aitkin County, home to over one million acres of hardwood forest and 365 lakes. With the majority of ... |
Big Stone Lake | Big Stone Lake's sparkling blue water covers 12,360 acres and forms the border between western Minnesota and northeastern South Dakota. This picturesque ... |
Big Trout Lake |
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Birch Lake | Located in St. Louis County Minnesota and the Superior National Forest, Birch Lake is an escape from the hustle and bustle of the concrete civilizations ... |
Blackduck Lake | Bald eagles gracefully swoop over elegant sandbars and around the large, peaceful island situated directly in the middle of Blackduck Lake. Located just ... |
Bowstring Lake | Be it fishing, wakeboarding, canoeing or just simply wildlife watching, Bowstring Lake fulfills its visitors every vacation need. Set in Itasca County ... |
Boyer Lake | Boyer Lake is a scenic, 383-acre lake in western Becker County, Minnesota. With its many small islands, bays, and peninsulas, the lake is a favorite with ... |
Brainerd Lakes |
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Burntside Lake |
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Cass Lake |
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Cedar Lake | Visitors never tire of exploring Cedar Lake, Minnesota with its many twists, turns, bays, and coves. Cedar Lake is a spring- and small stream-fed lake ... |
Chisago Lakes |
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Clamshell Lake |
Also known as: Whitefish Chain of Lakes Peals of laughter are often heard when central Minnesota's Clamshell Lake comes into view. Walking through the trees towards its sandy shoreline reveals ... |
Clearwater Lake | Just north of Minnesota's small city of Annandale is Clearwater Lake, a popular residential lake in an area with abundant bodies of water. Visitors and ... |
Colby Lake | Situated just southeast of Minnesota's illustrious Twin Cities, the cozy Colby Lake is comprised of 67 acres in Washington County. It features an average ... |
Crane Lake | Tucked into the vast and remote wilderness of northeastern Minnesota, Crane Lake is a picture of beauty seemingly taken before the rise of civilization. ... |
Cross Lake |
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 Minnesota ... |
Cullen Chain of Lakes |
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 Minnesota. ... |
Cut Foot Sioux Lakes |
![]() Few people have heard of the Northeast Minnesota destination of Cut Foot Sioux Lakes. Connected to neighboring Lake Winnibigoshish, the Cut Foot Sioux ... |
Cuyuna Lakes, Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area |
![]() Little known but extra special are the many lakes within the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area in central Minnesota. Nature lovers and recreational ... |
Deer Lake |
![]() 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 ... |
Detroit Lake | Minnesota's Detroit Lake offers visitors an impressive number of things to do, both in and out of the water. The lake offers 3,067 acres of year-round ... |
East Silent Lake | 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 ... |
Farm Island Lake |
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Fish Trap Lake | 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 two ... |
Fountain Lake | Fountain Lake is a sparkling 521-acre southern Minnesota lake, featuring three prominently-placed water fountains. Its shores surround the city of Albert ... |
Granite Lake | Granite Lake is an awesome natural treasure situated on the western edge of Minnesota's Metro tourism region. Composed of 353 acres of surface area and ... |
Green Lake |
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Gull Lake |
![]() Gull Lake, located in the Central Region of Minnesota's "Land of 10,000 Lakes", boasts 9,418 surface acres and 38 miles of pristine shoreline. The deep, ... |
Gunflint Lake |
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Horseshoe Chain of Lakes |
![]() The Horseshoe Chain of Lakes in Central Minnesota has been a well-loved vacation destination for many years. The chain of over a dozen lakes along the ... |
Kabekona Lake |
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Kabetogama Lake |
![]() Located just a few miles from the Canadian border in St. Louis County, Minnesota's Kabetogama Lake is every bit as unique as its name implies. This freshwater ... |
Lac qui Parle | Thousands of feathered creatures gather here, nesting, breeding and chattering about things only birds would know about. For the myriad sounds the birds ... |
Lake Alexander |
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: ... |
Lake Andrusia |
Also known as: Andrusia Lake The "Mighty Mississippi River," made legendary in songs and novels, travels 2,552 miles from its start to its delta at the Gulf of Mexico. The headwaters ... |
Lake Bemidji |
![]() A cornucopia of soothing sound, rejuvenating sights and the invigorating scents of nature at work, Lake Bemidji is one of Minnesota's natural gems. A ... |
Lake Calhoun |
![]() Thousands of people come to Minneapolis' Chain of Lakes every year. The five beautiful lakes (Lake Harriet, Cedar Lake, Brownie Lake, Lake of the Isles ... |
Lake Elmo |
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Lake Harriet |
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Lake Irene |
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Lake Itasca |
![]() The headwaters of the mighty Mississippi River originate at 1,162-acre Lake Itasca. Wild and impressive, this beautiful lake is surrounded entirely by ... |
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 ... |
Lake Lizzie | 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 the ... |
Lake Mary | Covering 2,371 acres, Lake Mary is one of the larger lakes in the Alexandria Lakes Area in Douglas County, Minnesota. Although certain areas of the lake ... |
Lake Minnetonka |
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Lake Minnewaska |
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 ... |
Lake Nokomis |
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Lake of the Woods |
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Lake Onalaska |
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Lake Osakis |
![]() Lake Osakis, stretched across the prairie in the Central Region of Minnesota, has been a vacation destination for several generations of 'lake lubbers'. ... |
Lake Owasso & Lake Josephine |
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Lake Pepin |
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Lake Plantagenet |
![]() Lake Plantagenet holds a special place in the hearts of fishermen in Northwest Minnesota. Where else can you find fighting muskie with a four-foot size ... |
Lake Shetek |
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Lake Superior |
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Lake Sylvia |
Also known as: West Lake Sylvia, East Lake Sylvia, Twin Lake, Greater Lake Sylvia The kayaker slips into the water a paddles slowly out into West Lake Sylvia. It is barely light, and there is no one awake but the fishermen and loons. ... |
Lake Traverse | Lake Traverse straddles the border of Minnesota's Central tourism region and South Dakota's northeastern Great Lakes and Prairie region. Covering more ... |
Lake Vermilion |
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Lake Waconia |
![]() Lake Waconia is one of the lesser-known large lakes in the Minneapolis Metro Region. At nearly 3100 acres, the lake offers plenty of play space for water ... |
Lake Washington |
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Lake Winnibigoshish |
Also known as: Lake Winnie Lake Winnibigoshish is a legend among Minnesota lakes. The lake's impressive size, covering more than 58,500 acres, reaches into both the Northwest and ... |
Leech Lake |
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Lewis Lake | Deep within eastern Minnesota's wilderness sits an enticing body of water known as Lewis Lake. This body of water was naturally formed from the most recent ... |
Little Boy Lake | Paradise comes at very little cost while guests look upon Little Boy Lake's shimmering waters in northern Minnesota. This 1,372-acre lake is moments away ... |
Long Lake |
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Madison Lake | Madison Lake is a natural, freshwater lake situated in Minnesota's Blue Earth County. It is a rather large lake, with a surface area of 1,113 acres and ... |
Maple Lake, MN |
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Medicine Lake |
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Mille Lacs Lake |
![]() August 2015 Update: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued an order August 2, 2015 banning walleye fishing for the rest of the season. The ... |
Minneapolis Chain of Lakes |
![]() The Minneapolis Chain of Lakes is an urban recreation gem of five lakes: Lake Harriet, Lake Calhoun, Lake of the Isles, Cedar Lake, and Brownie Lake. ... |
Moose Lake | The passage of time often brings change and development to certain areas, but northern Minnesota's Moose Lake rests quietly in its remote setting. With ... |
Namakan Lake |
![]() Namakan Lake's delights await the lucky visitor. Covering more than 24,000 acres with many small islands, about half of the lake is located in Minnesota's ... |
North Long Lake |
![]() 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 ... |
Norway Lake |
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Okamanpeedan Lake |
Also known as: Tuttle Lake Located in Martin County, Minnesota and Emmet County, Iowa, Okamanpeedan Lake is also known as Tuttle Lake. Okamanpeedan is Native American for "nesting ... |
Otter Lake | Otter Lake is located among the beautiful waterways and breathtaking scenery of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). This isolated lake lies ... |
Otter Tail Lake | With over 13,000 acres of water and 22 miles of shoreline, Otter Tail Lake is the largest lake in Otter Tail County and is located in the Central tourism ... |
Pelican Lake-Crow Wing County |
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Pelican Lake-Otter Tail County | 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 ... |
Pelican Lake-St. Louis County |
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Phalen Chain of Lakes |
![]() Lake Phalen and the Phalen Chain of Lakes provide the City of St. Paul with a major source for water-based fun. The lakes officially included in the chain ... |
Pickerel Lake |
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Pimushe Lake | He's been out on Pimushe Lake since dawn and hasn't seen anything. Ready to give up, he's walking down an abandoned logging road heading back to the ... |
Pokegama Lake |
Also known as: Lake Pokegama Pokegama Lake has been a premier vacation destination for over 100 years. Located on the southwestern side of Grand Rapids, Minnesota in Itasca County, ... |
Prior Lake |
![]() Thousands of years ago, when glaciers crept through the part of North America that is now Minnesota, they left behind a series of natural features that ... |
Rainy Lake |
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Roosevelt Lake |
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 ... |
Rush Lake |
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Saganaga Lake |
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Sea Gull Lake |
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Siseebakwet Lake |
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 ... |
Smith Lake |
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Snowbank Lake |
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South Long Lake |
![]() 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 ... |
Spirit Lake | The small town of Menahga, Minnesota wraps itself around sparkling, 115-acre Spirit Lake. This popular recreation lake stays busy year round, especially ... |
Star Lake | Star Lake is a 4,721-acre lake located in north-central Otter Tail County approximately four miles west of Dent, Minnesota. The lake's name was derived ... |
Ten Mile Lake |
Also known as: Tenmile Lake Ten Mile Lake is a 5,046-acre spring-fed lake located near Hackensack, in the northwest region of Minnesota. With 25 miles of shoreline and a maximum ... |
Upper Red Lake | Nestled in the Northwest Region of Minnesota, Upper Red Lake has an incredible comeback story and is becoming a popular vacation place for the second ... |
Wabana Lake |
Also known as: Wabana Chain of Lakes Trilling their distinctive call, loons glide across the surface of Wabana Lake, dodging in and out of the mist rising from the exceptionally clear water. ... |
White Bear Lake |
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White Iron Lake | 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 ... |
Whitefish Chain of Lakes |
Also known as: Pine River Reservoir Whitefish Chain of Lakes, also known as the Pine River Reservoir, is one of six Mississippi River Headwater Reservoirs in central Minnesota. Located ... |
Whitefish Lake |
![]() The natural beauty of Whitefish Lake will leave visitors spellbound and ready to leave the cares of the world behind. Nestled in the Central Region of ... |
Woman Lake Chain |
Also known as: Child Lake, Girl Lake, Little Woman Lake, Woman Lake, Squaw Lake The Woman Lake Chain in northwest Minnesota includes four lakes and covers 5,502 acres. Sprawling across Cass County slightly south of the Chippewa National ... |