Largest Lakes in Minnesota

The 100 largest lakes in Minnesota by surface area.

Acreage is the full basin as recorded by the Minnesota DNR, so border waters such as Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake include water on the Canadian side. Lake Superior is not listed. The largest lakes wholly inside Minnesota are Red Lake, Mille Lacs and Leech.

1.Lake of the Woods

Lake of the Woods · Long Point725,583 acres

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2.Rainy Lake

St. Louis · International Falls210,200 acres

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3.Mille Lacs Lake

Mille Lacs · Garrison128,250 acres

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4.Upper Red Lake

Beltrami · Waskish119,294 acres

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5.Leech Lake

Cass · Walker103,444 acres

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6.Lake Winnibigoshish

Cass · Bena56,471 acres

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7.Lake Vermilion

St. Louis · Tower39,272 acres

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8.Lac la Croix

St. Louis · Ely29,597 acres

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9.Basswood Lake

Lake · Ely25,953 acres

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10.Namakan Lake

St. Louis · Ray24,066 acres

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11.Lake Kabetogama

St. Louis · Ray24,034 acres

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12.Saganaga Lake

Cook · Grand Marais18,767 acres

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All 100 lakes

Sorted by rank. Tap a lake for access, fish species and directions.

Lake	County	Border	Acres	Max depth	Score
Lake of the Woodsnear Long Point	Lake of the Woods	Canada	725,583	210 ft	84 out of 100 Lake Score
Rainy Lakenear International Falls	St. Louis	Canada	210,200	161 ft	89 out of 100 Lake Score
Mille Lacs Lakenear Garrison	Mille Lacs	—	128,250	42 ft	81 out of 100 Lake Score
Upper Red Lakenear Waskish	Beltrami	—	119,294	15 ft	76 out of 100 Lake Score
Leech Lakenear Walker	Cass	—	103,444	150 ft	92 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Winnibigoshishnear Bena	Cass	—	56,471	70 ft	79 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Vermilionnear Tower	St. Louis	—	39,272	76 ft	80 out of 100 Lake Score
Lac la Croixnear Ely	St. Louis	Canada	29,597	168 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Basswood Lakenear Ely	Lake	Canada	25,953	111 ft	76 out of 100 Lake Score
Namakan Lakenear Ray	St. Louis	Canada	24,066	150 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Kabetogamanear Ray	St. Louis	—	24,034	80 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Saganaga Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	Canada	18,767	280 ft	79 out of 100 Lake Score
Cass Lakenear Cass Lake	Beltrami	—	15,958	120 ft	92 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Minnetonkanear Mound	Hennepin	—	14,206	113 ft	85 out of 100 Lake Score
Otter Tail Lakenear Ottertail	Otter Tail	—	14,079	120 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Pepinnear Lake City	Goodhue	Wisconsin	12,299	60 ft	76 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Stone Lakenear Ortonville	Big Stone	South Dakota	11,984	16 ft	77 out of 100 Lake Score
Pelican Lakenear Orr	St. Louis	—	11,546	38 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Traversenear Browns Valley	Traverse	South Dakota	10,849	12 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Crooked Lakenear Ely	Lake	Canada	10,360	165 ft	46 out of 100 Lake Score
St. Louis River Estuarynear Duluth	St. Louis	Wisconsin	10,255	55 ft	82 out of 100 Lake Score
Gull Lakenear Nisswa	Cass	—	10,010	80 ft	90 out of 100 Lake Score
Bowstring Lakenear Deer River	Itasca	—	9,528	32 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Sand Point Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	Canada	8,527	184 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake St. Croixnear Stillwater	Washington	Wisconsin	8,393	78 ft	83 out of 100 Lake Score
Pelican Lakenear Breezy Point	Crow Wing	—	8,367	104 ft	82 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Minnewaskanear Long Beach	Pope	—	8,050	32 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Island Lake Reservoirnear Duluth	St. Louis	—	8,001	94 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Whitefish Lakenear Cross Lake	Crow Wing	—	7,714	138 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Dead Lakenear Dent	Otter Tail	—	7,546	65 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Trout Lakenear Tower	St. Louis	—	7,425	98 ft	73 out of 100 Lake Score
Burntside Lakenear Ely	St. Louis	—	7,314	126 ft	87 out of 100 Lake Score
Birch Lakenear Babbitt	St. Louis	—	7,074	25 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Pokegama Lakenear Grand Rapids	Itasca	—	6,721	112 ft	86 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Bemidjinear Lavinia (Beltrami)	Beltrami	—	6,596	76 ft	82 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Osakisnear Osakis	Todd	—	6,389	73 ft	77 out of 100 Lake Score
U.S. Lock & Dam #5 Poolnear Weaver	Wabasha	Wisconsin	6,326	—	44 out of 100 Lake Score
North Long Lakenear Merrifield	Crow Wing	—	6,190	97 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Sandy Lakenear McGregor	Aitkin	—	6,125	84 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
U.S. Lock & Dam #2 Poolnear Saint Paul Park	Dakota	—	5,937	—	40 out of 100 Lake Score
Lac qui Parlenear Milan	Lac qui Parle	—	5,741	15 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Miltonanear Leaf Valley	Douglas	—	5,731	105 ft	83 out of 100 Lake Score
West Battle Lakenear Battle Lake	Otter Tail	—	5,615	108 ft	81 out of 100 Lake Score
Green Lakenear Spicer	Kandiyohi	—	5,569	110 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
North Lida Lakenear Pelican Rapids	Otter Tail	—	5,523	58 ft	65 out of 100 Lake Score
Woman Lakenear Longville	Cass	—	5,520	54 ft	72 out of 100 Lake Score
Rush Lakenear Ottertail	Otter Tail	—	5,276	68 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Ten Mile Lakenear Hackensack	Cass	—	5,080	208 ft	73 out of 100 Lake Score
Knife Lakenear Ely	Lake	Canada	4,919	179 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Pike Baynear Cass Lake	Cass	—	4,756	95 ft	78 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Pine Lakenear Perham	Otter Tail	—	4,728	76 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Snowbank Lakenear Ely	Lake	—	4,655	150 ft	79 out of 100 Lake Score
Whiteface Reservoirnear Markham	St. Louis	—	4,567	35 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Star Lakenear Dent	Otter Tail	—	4,486	94 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Marshnear Correll	Big Stone	—	4,462	5 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Idanear Leaf Valley	Douglas	—	4,445	106 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Ball Club Lakenear Ball Club	Itasca	—	4,335	85 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Brule Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	—	4,327	78 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Deer Lakenear Deer River	Itasca	—	4,093	121 ft	72 out of 100 Lake Score
Gunflint Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	Canada	4,009	200 ft	86 out of 100 Lake Score
Christina Lakenear Melby	Douglas	—	3,971	14 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Pelican Lakenear Pelican Rapids	Otter Tail	—	3,962	55 ft	72 out of 100 Lake Score
Sea Gull Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	—	3,958	145 ft	80 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Renonear Forada	Pope	—	3,809	23 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Height of Land Lakenear Detroit Lakes	Becker	—	3,795	21 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Pelican Lakenear Ashby	Grant	—	3,761	21 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Rice Lakenear Thor	Aitkin	—	3,684	5 ft	22 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Cormorant Lakenear Audubon	Becker	—	3,657	75 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Lakenear Bemidji	Beltrami	—	3,598	35 ft	60 out of 100 Lake Score
Sand Lakenear Squaw Lake	Itasca	—	3,579	70 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Sheteknear Currie	Murray	—	3,462	10 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Boy Lakenear Boy River	Cass	—	3,308	45 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Boulder Lakenear Duluth	St. Louis	—	3,260	18 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Fish Lake Flowagenear Duluth	St. Louis	—	3,259	36 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
White Iron Lakenear Ely	St. Louis	—	3,237	47 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Clearwater Lakenear Annandale	Wright	—	3,187	73 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Shell Lakenear Snellman	Becker	—	3,147	16 ft	73 out of 100 Lake Score
Island Lakenear Northome	Itasca	—	3,108	35 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Waconianear Waconia	Carver	—	3,080	37 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Detroit Lakenear Detroit Lakes	Becker	—	3,067	89 ft	85 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Koronisnear Paynesville	Stearns	—	2,968	132 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Crane Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	—	2,921	80 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Round Lakenear Squaw Lake	Itasca	—	2,860	24 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Insula Lakenear Ely	Lake	—	2,840	63 ft	48 out of 100 Lake Score
Cut Foot Sioux Lakenear Squaw Lake	Itasca	—	2,771	78 ft	72 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Kandiyohi Lakenear Lake Lillian	Kandiyohi	—	2,730	18 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Bass Lakenear Cohasset	Itasca	—	2,715	76 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Blackduck Lakenear Blackduck	Beltrami	—	2,711	28 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Alexandernear Randall	Morrison	—	2,709	64 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Bentonnear Lake Benton	Lincoln	—	2,699	9 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Albert Lea Lakenear Albert Lea	Freeborn	—	2,669	6 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Heron Lake (South Heron)near Lakefield	Jackson	—	2,641	5 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Edwardnear Merrifield	Crow Wing	—	2,628	75 ft	76 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Carlosnear Carlos	Douglas	—	2,605	163 ft	87 out of 100 Lake Score
Clitherall Lakenear Clitherall	Otter Tail	—	2,540	69 ft	72 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Plantagenetnear Nary	Hubbard	—	2,531	65 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Loon Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	Canada	2,498	76 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Swan Lakenear Pengilly	Itasca	—	2,456	65 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Marynear Holmes City	Douglas	—	2,450	40 ft	72 out of 100 Lake Score
Mud Lakenear Wheaton	Traverse	South Dakota	2,449	7 ft	34 out of 100 Lake Score