how many lakes are in minnsota?

Answer 1

This is a list of Minnesota lakes. The U.S. state of Minnesota is known as The Land of 10,000 Lakes, but the official count of lakes more than ten acres (40,000 m²) in size is 11,842. The only U.S. state with more lakes than Minnesota is Alaska. Except for Mower, Olmsted, Pipestone and Rock counties, which only have man-made reservoirs, every Minnesota county in the state has natural lakes.

Benton Lake
Big Stone Lake (shared with South Dakota)
Bush Lake
Casey Lake
Cass Lake
Cedar Lake
Christmas Lake in Hennepin and Carver counties.
Crab Lake
Cross Lake in Wabasha County, Minnesota
Crystal Lake
East Side Lake (man-made)
Gull Lake - At least 7 lakes with this name
Kabekona Lake
Keller Lake
Lac qui Parle
Lake Bemidji
Lake Calhoun
Lake Como
Lake George Anoka County, MN
Lake Harriet
Lake Hiawatha
Lake Hubert
Lake Itasca
Lake Kabetogama
Lake Louise, a man-made lake in Lake Louise State Park
Lake Marion
Lake Minnetonka
Lake Nokomis
Lake of the Isles
Lake of the Woods (shared with Canada)
Lake Phalen
Lake Pepin
Lake Saganaga (Deepest natural lake in state at 240 feet, except for Lake Superior)
Lake Superior (shared with Wisconsin, Michigan, and Canada; largest lake in the world by surface area)
Lake Traverse (shared with South Dakota)
Lake Vermilion
Lake Waconia
Lake Winnibigoshish
Leech Lake
Long Lake
Lower Cullen Lake
Maple Lake
Mille Lacs Lake
Mud Lake - Well over 70 lakes Minnesota share this name.
North Long Lake
Okamanpeedan Lake (shared with Iowa)
Orchard Lake
Otter Tail Lake
Portsmouth Mine Pit Lake (man-made) - Deepest lake in state at over 450 feet, except for Lake Superior.
Rainy Lake - headwaters of the Rainy River
Red Lake - Minnesota's largest self-contained lake.
Mud Lake
Upper Red Lake
Lower Red Lake
Rice Lake—over 100 different lakes by this name
Round Lake—nearly 60 different lakes by this name
Sawbill Lake
Silver Lake
Saunders Lake
Spoon Lake
Upper Hay Lake
Vermilion Lake
White Bear Lake

Answer 2

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Answer 3

all your answers can be found at the Minnesota Lakes Association site below. The answer to this question is listed on line 10.

Answer 4

Great question. On NPR the other day, they said there are more than 100-thousand if you count the small ones. The 10,000 is more of a metaphor.

Answer 5

There are 11,842 lakes in Minnesota, with a "lake" having a surface area of 10 acres or greater.

Answer 6

They claim to be the land of 10,000 lakes

Answer 7

There are 11,842 lakes in Minnesota, land of 10,000, and each is a magnificent site.

Answer 8

Minnisota is the land of 10,000 lakes and 6,564 natural rivers and streams.

Answer 9

Land of 10,000 lakes!

Answer 10

1000

Answer 11

1000