What is the smallest lake in Minnesota?


What is the smallest lake in Minnesota? Minnesota has many, many basins that hold water, but only those with surface areas over 2.5 square acres are considered to be a lake by most metrics. So, using this convention, the smallest lake in Minnesota is Bass Pond near Pontoria.


Which state has most lakes?

Top 10 States with the Most Lakes
  • #1: Alaska Lakes (3,000,000) ...
  • #2: Wisconsin Lakes (15,000) ...
  • #3: Minnesota Lakes (11,842) ...
  • #4: Michigan Lakes (11,000) ...
  • #5: Washington Lakes (8,000) ...
  • #6: New York Lakes (7,600) ...
  • #7: Florida Lakes (7,500) ...
  • #8: Texas Lakes (6,700)


What is the deepest lake in USA?

At 1,943 feet (592 meters), Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and one of the deepest in the world. The depths were first explored thoroughly in 1886 by a party from the U.S. Geological Survey.


Which country has most lakes?

Here is a look at the top 10 countries with the most lakes.
  • Canada - 879,800.
  • Russia - 201,200.
  • USA - 102,500.
  • China - 23,800.
  • Sweden - 22,600.
  • Brazil - 20,900.
  • Norway - 20,000.
  • Argentina - 13,600.


What is the 1 deepest lake?

Lake Baikal, in Siberia, holds the distinction of being both the deepest lake in the world and the largest freshwater lake, holding more than 20% of the unfrozen fresh water on the surface of Earth. It is also the oldest freshwater lake in the world, with an estimated age of 20 million to 25 million years.


What is the 1 deepest lake in the world?

Situated in south-east Siberia, the 3.15-million-ha Lake Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. It contains 20% of the world's total unfrozen freshwater reserve.