MN REAL ESTATE & LAKE HOMES FOR SALE

This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” Minnesota has 11,842 lakes of 10 acres or more. The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. If all basins over 2.5 acres were counted, Minnesota would have 21,871 lakes. The prevalence of lakes has generated many repeat names. For example, there are more than 200 Mud Lakes, 150 Long Lakes, and 120 Rice Lakes. All but four Minnesota counties (Mower, Olmsted, Pipestone and Rock) contain at least one natural lake.Minnesota’s lakes provide 44,926 miles of shoreline.

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