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Houses On Water in Minnesota, United States
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Minnesota has the most lakes in the lower 48 states. The state with the most lakes is Alaska and not Minnesota despite the "10,000 Lakes" slogan on its license plates.
Lakes in Minnesota
(alphabetical)
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Lake Name
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Full Pool *
(MSL) **
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Acres
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River
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Map
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Alexandria Chain
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6,268
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Andrusia
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1,510
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Ann
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Arrowhead
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308
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Bald Eagle
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1,012
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Bass
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2,407
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Battle
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Bear
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Beltrami
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Bemidji
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6,420
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Big Birch
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2,112
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Big Pine
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4,725
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Big Sandy
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6,526
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Big Stone
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12,610
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Minnesota River
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Birch
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Black Duck
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2,596
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Bowstring and Sand
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13,548
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Boyer
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310
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Burntside
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7,313
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Calhoun
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421
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Cass
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15,958
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Chisago
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5,357
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Clamshell
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189
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Colby
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67
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Cullen Chain
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1,329
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Deer
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4,032
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East Silent
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310
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Fish
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2,500
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Fish Trap
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1,175
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Granite
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353
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Gull
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9,418
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Harriet
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353
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Hubert
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1,294
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Independence
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844
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Island
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7,335
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Island and Loon
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221
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Kabekona
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2,252
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Kabetogama
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25,760
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Lac qui Parle
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6,400
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Lake of the Woods
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300,000
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Leech
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112,835
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Lewis
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178
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Lida
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5,564
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Lizzie
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4,035
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Madison
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Maple , MN
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777
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Mary
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2,371
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Medicine
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886
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Mille Lacs
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132,516
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Miltona
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5,838
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Minnetonka
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3,161
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Minnewaska
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7,110
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Moose
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1,273
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North Lindstrom
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160
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North Long
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Norway
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2,496
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Okamanpeedan
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2,294
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Onalaska
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7,688
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Osakis
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6,270
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Otter
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Otter Tail
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13,725
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Pelican
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8,253
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Pelican -Otter Tail County
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3,925
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Pelican -St. Louis County
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10,945
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Pepin
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40
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Pickerel
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311
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Pimushe
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Pokegama
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6,612
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Prior
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1,164
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Rainy
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227,500
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Rush
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5,338
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Saganaga
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Shetek
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3,598
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South Lindstrom
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1,323
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Spirit
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Star
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4,721
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Superior
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20,255,000
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Sylvia
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1,524
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Ten Mile
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Traverse
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11,200
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Upper Red
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Vermilion
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40,557
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Waconia
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3,104
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Washington
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1,487
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White Bear
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2,416
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Whitefish
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Winnibigoshish
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58,544
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Woman
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4,782
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