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Lake Minnetonka
Location of Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota, USA.
Location of Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota, USA.
Lake Minnetonka
Location of Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota, USA.
Location of Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota, USA.
Lake Minnetonka
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LocationHennepin and Carver counties, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates44°56′00″N 93°34′00″W / 44.93333°N 93.56667°W / 44.93333; -93.56667
Primary inflowsSix Mile Creek
Primary outflowsMinnehaha Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area14,528 acres (5,879 hectares)
Max. depth113 ft (34 m)
Shore length1125 mi (200 km)
Surface elevation929 ft (283 m)
IslandsBig Island
Crane Island
SettlementsDeephaven
Excelsior
Greenwood
Minnetonka
Minnetonka Beach
Minnetrista
Mound
Orono
Shorewood
Spring Park
Tonka Bay
Victoria
Wayzata
Woodland
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Minnetonka (Dakota: Mní iá Tháŋka[1]) is a lake located about 16 miles (26 km) west-southwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lake Minnetonka has about 23 named bays and areas.[2] The lake lies within Hennepin and Carver counties and is surrounded by 13 incorporated municipalities. At 14,528 acres (5,879 ha), it is Minnesota's ninth largest lake. It is a popular spot for local boaters, sailors, and fishermen.[3]

Aerial photograph of Lake Minnetonka
  1. ^ Durand, Paul (1994). Where the waters gather and the rivers meet : (ó-ki-zu wa-kpá) (to meet, to unite) : an atlas of the eastern Sioux. Prior Lake, MN: P.C. Durand. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-9641469-0-7. OCLC 32050105.
  2. ^ "Water on the Web | Data | West Upper Bay |". www.waterontheweb.org. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  3. ^ "Lake Minnetonka Information | Orono, MN". www.ci.orono.mn.us. Retrieved 2022-03-30.

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