Lakes / Reservoirs in Southern Minnesota

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Lake name	Lake description
Albert Lea Lake	Hikers wake up to the sun filtering through the trees and the chirping of indigo buntings and eastern bluebirds at Albert Lea Lake in southern Minnesota. A quick hop out of th …
Fountain Lake	Fountain Lake is a sparkling 521-acre southern Minnesota lake, featuring three prominently-placed water fountains. Its shores surround the city of Albert Lea and connect to it …
Lac qui Parle, MN	Thousands of feathered creatures gather here, nesting, breeding and chattering about things only birds would know about. For the myriad sounds the birds make, the Dakota peopl …
Lake Onalaska, MN/WI	Lake Onalaska is a popular year-round recreation destination on the upper Mississippi River, located between La Crosse, Wisconsin and La Crescent, Minnesota. When Thomas G. Ro …
Lake Pepin, MN/WI	Lake Pepin is the largest lake on the Mississippi River, formed about 9,500 years ago by the backup of water behind sediments where the Chippewa River empties into the Mighty …
Lake Shetek, MN	Located near the southwestern corner of the state, Lake Shetek is one of the best known of Minnesota Southern Region Lakes. Shetek means pelican in the Ojibway language; indee …
Lake Washington, MN	Lake Washington is a uniquely-shaped body of water situated just northeast of the Mankato Regional Airport, in Minnesota’s Southern tourism region. While most of the lake’s 1, …
Madison Lake, MN	Madison Lake is a natural, freshwater lake situated in Minnesota’s Blue Earth County. It is a rather large lake, with a surface area of 1,113 acres and a maximum depth of 59 f …
Okamanpeedan Lake, IA/MN (Also known as Tuttle Lake)	Located in Martin County, Minnesota and Emmet County, Iowa, Okamanpeedan Lake is also known as Tuttle Lake. Okamanpeedan is Native American for “nesting place of the herons” s …