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Lake Minnetonka

283 m928 ft
Area
54 km²
Max depth
34 m
Tonight
62°FCloudy · Wind 15–20 mph SSE

Lake Minnetonka is a lake at 283 m above sea level in Minnesota, United States, 54 km² in area and 15.9 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
283 m
Length
15.9 km
Shoreline
192.1 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Lake Minnetonka in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

15.9 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
192.1 km
3D map

Lake Minnetonka 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 17.9 × 17.9 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Minnetonka terrain and contours

5 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Minnetonka elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Lake Minnetonka weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 62°F (17°C) · 6% chance of precipitation · Wind 15–20 mph SSE

Lake Minnetonka forecast for about 290 m.

  • Tonight62°6%15–20 mph SSE
  • Sat46°74°60%10–20 mph SW
  • Sun41°54°44%5–10 mph N
  • Mon40°49°68%10 mph NE
  • Tue45°54°63%10 mph E
  • Wed42°61°41%10 mph S
  • Thu39°55°15%5–10 mph WNW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:57 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Minnetonka

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Minnetonka, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest campsite

    Big Island

    0.8 km E · +1 more within 5.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    2.1 km SSW

    +2 more within 2.2 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Big IslandCampsite0.8 km E
Parking2.1 km SSW
Parking2.1 km SW
Parking2.2 km SW
Shaver CampgroundCampsite5.3 km NE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 17.9 × 17.9 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 98% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
98.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
1.8%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 320 km² view
Relief in view
76 m low point 256 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 49.8%Water 21.4%Grassland 18.1%Built-up 6.7%Cropland 2.5%Wetland 1.4%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 9.0 km; 2,331 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee382
  • Monarch274
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee227
  • Bloodroot217
  • American Toad203
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit199
Where it sits

Where Lake Minnetonka sits

Region
Minnesota23United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake Minnetonka downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-10)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia