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Lakes Near Minneapolis, Minnesota

554 counted Minnesota lakes sit within 60 miles of Minneapolis - the largest is Minnetonka at 14,206 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Minnetonka	Hennepin	16 mi	14,206 acres	113 ft
Pepin	Goodhue	59 mi	12,299 acres	60 ft
St. Croix River-Stlwtr-Prescott	Washington	24 mi	8,393 acres	78 ft
Clearwater	Wright	47 mi	3,187 acres	73 ft
Waconia	Carver	27 mi	3,080 acres	37 ft
Washington	Meeker	54 mi	2,438 acres	17 ft
White Bear	Washington	15 mi	2,428 acres	83 ft
Forest	Washington	26 mi	2,271 acres	37 ft
Elysian (Main Lake)	Waseca	59 mi	2,215 acres	13 ft
Cedar	McLeod	58 mi	1,860 acres	8 ft
Green	Chisago	31 mi	1,809 acres	32 ft
Big Marine	Washington	26 mi	1,799 acres	60 ft
West Rush	Chisago	50 mi	1,594 acres	42 ft
Cannon	Rice	50 mi	1,593 acres	15 ft
Buffalo	Wright	33 mi	1,552 acres	33 ft
Washington	Le Sueur	58 mi	1,516 acres	51 ft
East Rush	Chisago	50 mi	1,494 acres	24 ft
Spring	Dakota	21 mi	1,494 acres	17 ft
Coon	Anoka	23 mi	1,481 acres	27 ft
Byllesby	Dakota	35 mi	1,368 acres	50 ft
Tetonka	Le Sueur	54 mi	1,358 acres	35 ft
High Island	Sibley	51 mi	1,340 acres	6.5 ft
Jennie	Meeker	52 mi	1,069 acres	15 ft
Francis	Meeker	51 mi	1,053 acres	17 ft
Bald Eagle	Ramsey	16 mi	1,049 acres	36 ft
Sugar	Wright	44 mi	1,014 acres	69 ft
Lower Prior	Scott	18 mi	956 acres	60 ft
Chisago	Chisago	33 mi	944 acres	34 ft
Shields	Rice	43 mi	940 acres	42 ft
Frances	Le Sueur	57 mi	927 acres	60 ft
Medicine	Hennepin	8 mi	924 acres	49 ft
South Center	Chisago	35 mi	910 acres	109 ft
West Lake Sylvia	Wright	50 mi	904 acres	97 ft
Cedar	Rice	48 mi	902 acres	42 ft
Upper Sakatah	Le Sueur	54 mi	892 acres	12 ft
German	Le Sueur	54 mi	889 acres	51 ft
French	Rice	45 mi	876 acres	56 ft
Belle	Meeker	57 mi	864 acres	25 ft
Circle	Rice	39 mi	838 acres	14 ft
Green	Isanti	42 mi	833 acres	28 ft
Independence	Hennepin	19 mi	832 acres	58 ft
Pulaski	Wright	33 mi	813 acres	87 ft
Sunrise	Chisago	37 mi	796 acres	21 ft
Cedar	Scott	30 mi	793 acres	13 ft
Cedar	Wright	44 mi	790 acres	108 ft
Schilling	Sibley	50 mi	763 acres	7 ft
Pearl	Stearns	58 mi	753 acres	17 ft
North Center Lake	Chisago	37 mi	749 acres	46 ft
Howard	Wright	40 mi	745 acres	39 ft
Dora	Le Sueur	46 mi	733 acres	6 ft
Goose	Chisago	46 mi	732 acres	55 ft
Mazaska	Rice	42 mi	688 acres	50 ft
East Jefferson	Le Sueur	54 mi	685 acres	37 ft
Big Swan	Meeker	51 mi	684 acres	32 ft
Minnewashta	Carver	18 mi	680 acres	70 ft
Wells	Rice	48 mi	677 acres	4 ft
Pigs Eye	Ramsey	12 mi	674 acres	4 ft
East Lake Sylvia	Wright	49 mi	669 acres	78 ft
Middle Jefferson	Le Sueur	55 mi	667 acres	8 ft
Silver	Sibley	43 mi	652 acres	8 ft

Showing the 60 largest of 554 counted lakes within 60 miles of Minneapolis.

Sources: Minnesota DNR lake data; lake coordinates from the DNR. Verified October 30, 2026.