Largest lakes & reservoirs in Central Minnesota by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 44 articles we have published for Central Minnesota lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Minnesota > Central Minnesota > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Central Minnesota, only the 44 Central Minnesota lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Smith Lake (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
550 ac | Nestled quietly between Lake Osakis and the City of Alexandria, Smith Lake in Minnesota’s Central Region faces little tourist pressure. Not well known … |
Lake Owasso & Lake Josephine (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
375 ac | Twin residential lakes in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, Lake Josephine and Lake Owasso offer a welcome recreational respite from the bustling cit … |
East Silent Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
310 ac | East Silent Lake is located in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, with 328 watery acres and a maximum depth of 48 feet. The lake’s 4.8-mile sandy shoreline … |
Cuyuna Lakes, Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
253 ac | Also known as Blackhoof Lake, Mahnomen Lake, Little Mahnomen Lake, Pascoe Lake, June Lake, Portage Lake, Serpent Lake, Sagamore Mine Lake, Huntington Mine Lake, Pennington Mine Lake, Portsmouth Mine Lake, Mahnomen Mine Lakes #1 and #2 and other small lakes Little known but extra special are the many lakes within the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area in central Minnesota. Nature lovers and recreational … |
Clamshell Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
189 ac | Also known as Whitefish Chain of Lakes Peals of laughter are often heard when central Minnesota’s Clamshell Lake comes into view. Walking through the trees towards its sandy shoreline revea … |
Lewis Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
178 ac | Deep within eastern Minnesota’s wilderness sits an enticing body of water known as Lewis Lake. This body of water was naturally formed from the most r … |
Bear Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
131 ac | Sunny days, solitude and shoreline – that’s what you’ll find at Bear Lake. Located in Minnesota’s Central Region, little Bear Lake provides them all. … |