Lakes
Twin Cities towns with the most lakes
Counting every Minnesota DNR lake of 10 acres or more that touches the city. Each lake has its own page with the lakefront homes for sale on it.
20 places
The list
How we made it: Every city in our community guides, ranked by the number of lakes of 10+ acres touching it (ties go to the city with the bigger largest lake).
- 1EaganDakota County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 15
- Largest lake
- Gun Club Lake
- Its size
- 342 acres
- 2ScandiaWashington County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 14
- Largest lake
- Big Marine Lake
- Its size
- 1,799 acres
- 3PlymouthHennepin County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 14
- Largest lake
- Medicine Lake
- Its size
- 924 acres
- 4Eden PrairieHennepin County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 14
- Largest lake
- Anderson Lake
- Its size
- 363 acres
- 5Lino LakesAnoka County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 13
- Largest lake
- Bald Eagle Lake
- Its size
- 1,049 acres
- 6HugoWashington County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 13
- Largest lake
- Bald Eagle Lake
- Its size
- 1,049 acres
- 7NowthenAnoka County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 13
- Largest lake
- Pickerel Lake
- Its size
- 238 acres
- 8MedinaHennepin County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 12
- Largest lake
- Lake Independence
- Its size
- 832 acres
- 9ShoreviewRamsey County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 12
- Largest lake
- Vadnais Lake
- Its size
- 605 acres
- 10Lake ElmoWashington County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 12
- Largest lake
- Lake Elmo
- Its size
- 257 acres
- 11MinnetonkaHennepin County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 11
- Largest lake
- Lake Minnetonka
- Its size
- 14,206 acres
- 12VictoriaCarver County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 11
- Largest lake
- Lake Minnetonka
- Its size
- 14,206 acres
- 13East BethelAnoka County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 11
- Largest lake
- Coon Lake
- Its size
- 1,481 acres
- 14MinneapolisHennepin County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 11
- Largest lake
- Bde Maka Ska
- Its size
- 424 acres
- 15Maple GroveHennepin County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 11
- Largest lake
- Rice Lake
- Its size
- 365 acres
- 16MaplewoodRamsey County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 11
- Largest lake
- Gervais Lake
- Its size
- 235 acres
- 17GrantWashington County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 11
- Largest lake
- Pine Tree Lake
- Its size
- 176 acres
- 18ColumbusAnoka County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 10
- Largest lake
- Coon Lake
- Its size
- 1,481 acres
- 19Prior LakeScott County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 10
- Largest lake
- Lower Prior Lake
- Its size
- 956 acres
- 20BloomingtonHennepin County
- Lakes of 10+ acres
- 10
- Largest lake
- Long Meadow Lake
- Its size
- 829 acres
Quick answers
Questions about this list
Which Twin Cities town has the most lakes?
Eagan, with 15 lakes of 10 acres or more on its shores, the largest being Gun Club Lake (342 acres). Then Scandia (14), Plymouth (14) and Eden Prairie (14).
How do I find lakefront homes for sale?
Every lake has its own page on our Lake Homes guide with the lakefront listings on it. You can also ask us for new lakefront listings on a lake as they come up.
Sources: Lakes: Minnesota DNR Hydrography (lake outlines, official acreage, shoreline miles and DNR lake numbers). Every place links to our guide to it; open it for schools, Census facts, drive times and homes for sale.
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