Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro by maximum depth
This is a comparison for lakes we have listed within USA > Midwest > Minnesota > Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro > - Compared by Deepest Lakes in feet.Note: For some lakes, lake depth data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 19 articles we have published for Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro lakes.
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Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Elmo (Midwest, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Minnesota, USA) |
140 ft | Shining like a jewel in an oasis of green, Lake Elmo is located along the eastern city limits of St. Paul, Minnesota. This 281-acre lake has been offe… |
| Lake Minnetonka (Midwest, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Minnesota, USA) |
113 ft | Lake Minnetonka’s 14,000 acres contain many bays and coves, resembling a collection of smaller lakes. “Minnetonka” comes from the Sioux language meani… |
| Chisago Lakes (Midwest, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Minnesota, USA) |
109 ft | About 130 years ago, the Chisago Lakes Chain of Lakes was undivided, linked together as one big lake. The Swedish settlers called the 5,400-acre body… |
| Lake Sylvia (Midwest, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Minnesota, USA) |
97 ft | Also known as West Lake Sylvia, East Lake Sylvia, Twin Lake, Greater Lake Sylvia The kayaker slips into the water a paddles slowly out into West Lake Sylvia. It is barely light, and there is no one awake but the fishermen and loons… |
| Phalen Chain of Lakes (Midwest, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Minnesota, USA) |
91 ft | Also known as Lake Phalen, Round Lake, Lake Keeler, Lake Gervais, Spoon Lake, Kohlman Lake Lake Phalen and the Phalen Chain of Lakes provide the City of St. Paul with a major source for water-based fun. The lakes officially included in the c… |
| Lake Calhoun (Midwest, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Minnesota, USA) |
90 ft | Also known as Minneapolis Chain of Lakes Thousands of people come to Minneapolis’ Chain of Lakes every year. The five beautiful lakes (Lake Harriet, Cedar Lake, Brownie Lake, Lake of the Isle… |
| White Bear Lake (Midwest, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Minnesota, USA) |
83 ft | White Bear Lake is both a lake and a lakefront community in Ramsey County, Minnesota which attracts year round visitors from across the country. Just… |
| Maple Lake MN (Midwest, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Minnesota, USA) |
76 ft | The peaceful body of water known as Maple Lake is tucked into Minnesota’s Metro tourism region, about 45 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The lake is s… |
| Clearwater Lake MN (Midwest, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Minnesota, USA) |
73 ft | Just north of Minnesota’s small city of Annandale is Clearwater Lake, a popular residential lake in an area with abundant bodies of water. Visitors an… |
| Prior Lake (Midwest, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Minnesota, USA) |
60 ft | Also known as Lower Prior Lake, Upper Prior Lake Thousands of years ago, when glaciers crept through the part of North America that is now Minnesota, they left behind a series of natural features tha… |
| Medicine Lake (Midwest, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Minnesota, USA) |
49 ft | Medicine Lake, in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metro Region, is an example of how a concerned community takes care of their natural resources. The 936-a… |
| Lake Waconia (Midwest, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Minnesota, USA) |
37 ft | Also known as Clearwater Lake (historic) Lake Waconia is one of the lesser-known large lakes in the Minneapolis Metro Region. At nearly 3100 acres, the lake offers plenty of play space for wa… |
