Lake Minnetonka is a 14,528-acre (59 km2) lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is located west-southwest of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis–St. Paul. The lake is irregularly shaped with numerous bays, peninsulas, and islands that form approximately 125 miles (200 km) of shoreline. The lake is located almost entirely within Hennepin County; however, its southernmost extension, Smithtown Bay, reaches into the City of Victoria, which lies within northeastern Carver County. Lake Minnetonka is divided into two separate sections, the Upper Lake and Lower Lake (which refer to the flow of water from west to east, not geographical location).
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)