This is a
list of lakes in Minnesota.
Minnesota is known as
The Land of 10,000 Lakes and officially there are 11,842
lakes more than ten
acres (40,000 m²) in size. 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, more than the combined lake (~32,000 mi) and coastal (3,427 mi) shorelines of California.