The information presented here I obtained from Minnesota's DNR web site, after doing some searches. I have condensed it here for you.

Q: How many lakes are there?
A: Our auto license plates say "10,000 Lakes", but the actual number is 11,842 (or 11,482 as I have found both numbers used by the DNR) which are 10 acres or larger. Of this number, 5,483 are fishing lakes. For comparison purposes, the "in-bounds" area of a football field is about 1 acre.

Q: Which is the deepest lake?
A: Lake Superior has spots that are over 500 feet, but it is not entirely located within the state. The deepest known inland lake is Lake Saganaga in Cook County, at 280 feet.

Q: What is the most common lake name?
A: Mud Lake. The five most popular lake names are: Mud Lake, Long Lake, Rice Lake, Bass Lake, Round Lake

Q: Which lake has the most shoreline?
A: Lake Vermillion, in St. Louis county, at 290 miles.

Q: Which is the largest lake?
A: The largest inland lake is Red Lake (288,800 acres or 451 square miles). The largest border lakes are Lake Superior (20,364,800 acres total with 962,700 acres in Minnesota) and Lake of the Woods (950,400 acres total with 307,010 acres in Minnesota).

The five largest lakes in Minnesota are:

Red Lake 288,800 acres
Mille Lacs Lake 132,510 acres
Leech Lake 109,415 acres
Winnibigoshish 69, 821 acres
Lake Vermilion 49,110 acres

Did you know..... Minnesota's waters flow outward in three directions: North to Hudson Bay in Canada; East to the Atlantic Ocean; and south to the Gulf of Mexico.

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