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Minnesota aquatic management areas

244 records, 18,081 acres on file.

244Records

18,081Acres

Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public Domain Mark 1.0)

Minnesota aquatic management areas: the largest

Aquatic management areas protect shoreline along lakes and trout streams. DNR says the program covers more than 700 AMAs; its finder lists 478. Only General Use parcels allow hunting and trapping, so the 244 AMAs here each hold at least one General Use parcel, while 229 angling-only easement or restricted AMAs are on the closed list. General Use means angling, non-motorized travel, wildlife observation, hunting and trapping. Easement parcels are for angling only, and Restricted Use parcels are closed to hunting, so check the parcel table on each AMA page. Most AMAs are narrow strips along water: they suit waterfowl, deer travel corridors and furbearers more than big walk-in hunts.

AMA

Blackhoof River AMA

1,572Acres

CarltonCounty

153, 154DPA

AMA

Sucker River AMA

1,091Acres

St. LouisCounty

130, 133DPA

AMA

Knife River, West Branch AMA

985Acres

St. Louis +1Counties

130, 133DPA

AMA

French River Headwaters AMA

522Acres

St. LouisCounty

133DPA

AMA

Devil Track River AMA

403Acres

CookCounty

126DPA

AMA

White Earth AMA

401Acres

BeckerCounty

298DPA

AMA

Vermillion River AMA

398Acres

DakotaCounty

605DPA

AMA

Blue Earth River AMA

376Acres

Blue Earth +1Counties

253DPA

Every one of the 244 aquatic management areas

Place	County	Acres	DPA	Water
Agate Rearing Pond AMA	Cass	30	604	Agate
Ah Gwah Ching AMA	Cass	41	259	Leech
Allen Lake AMA	Crow Wing	73	172	Allen
Allen's Point AMA	Cass	1.1	197	Leech
Andrusia Lake AMA	Beltrami	6.2	197	Andrusia
Arrowhead Lake AMA	Crow Wing	161	604	Arrowhead +1
Baby Lake AMA	Cass	8.4	172	Baby
Bad Medicine Lake AMA	Becker	21	298	Bad Medicine
Balm Lake AMA	Beltrami	154	684	Balm
Barnes Springs AMA	Pine	120	159	Barnes Spring
Bay Lake AMA	Crow Wing	46	155	Bay
Bear Island AMA	Cass	86	197	Leech
Beaver Falls AMA	Renville	6.6	281	Minnesota River
Bender AMA	Itasca	50	169	Williams
Benton Lake AMA	Lincoln	22	286	Benton
Bertha Moody AMA	Crow Wing	211	604	Gladstone
Big Birch Lake AMA	Todd	0.9	215	Big Birch +1
Big Chippewa Lake FMA	Douglas	12	213	Chippewa
Big Pine AMA	Pine	54	156, 157	Pine River +1
Big Sandy AMA	Aitkin	52	173	Big Sandy
Big Stony Lake AMA	Hubbard	57	241	Big Stony
Big Trout Lake AMA	Crow Wing	13	604	Big Trout
Big Twin Lake AMA	Martin	0.3	252	Big Twin
Bingham Lake AMA	Cottonwood	19	296	Bingham
Birds Eye Lake AMA	Itasca	223	197	Sand +1
Blackduck Lake AMA	Beltrami	15	684	Blackduck
Blackhoof River AMA	Carlton	1,572	153, 154	Blackhoof River +1
Bliss AMA	Douglas	11	213	Miltona
Blue Earth River AMA	Blue Earth, Faribault	376	253	Blue Earth River
Bog Lake AMA	Becker	24	258	Straight
Bottle Lake AMA	Hubbard	60	259	Lower Bottle
Brickyard AMA	Redwood	139	281, 290	Minnesota River
Bucks Mill AMA	Becker	62	239	Pelican River +1
Buetow AMA	Cass	234	197	Leech
Bullhead Lake AMA	Becker	204	298	Bullhead
Buttermilk Run AMA	Murray	28	295	–
Cannon River AMA	Rice	212	292	Cannon River
Caron Lake AMA	Rice	86	292	Caron
Carter Lake AMA	Beltrami	4.0	684	Carter
Cedar Creek FMA	Mille Lacs	366	157	Mille Lacs +1
Cedar Lake AMA	McLeod, Meeker	14	685	Cedar
Cedar River AMA	Mower	45	255	Cedar River
Child Lake AMA	Cass	2.0	172	Child
Circle Lake AMA	Rice	1.9	605	Circle
Clam Lake AMA	Martin	6.8	252	Clam
Clear Lake AMA	Aitkin	9.9	155	Clear
Coolridge Creek AMA	Winona	49	645	Coolridge Creek
Coolridge, Hemmingway, PineCreek AMA	Winona	3.5	645	Pine Creek +1
Cory Brook AMA	Cass	39	246	Cory Brook
Cotton Lake AMA	Becker	7.6	258	Cotton
Cottonwood River AMA	Brown	17	290	Cottonwood River
Crawford Island AMA	Itasca	35	679	Bass
Cross Lake AMA	Pine	18	159	Cross
Cuyuna Scout Camp AMA	Crow Wing	243	604	Pickerel +2
Dead Lake AMA	Otter Tail	111	239	Dead
Dead River-Walker Lake AMA	Otter Tail	72	239	Walker +1
Detroit Lakes Headquarters AMA	Becker	83	239	Sallie
Devil Track River AMA	Cook	403	126	Devil Track and Elbow Creek +4
Dixon Lake AMA	Itasca	86	169	Dixon
Dohn Lake AMA	Todd	4.2	215	Dahn
Donna Lake AMA	St. Louis	124	130	Donna
Dudley-Kelly AMA	Rice	8.2	292	Kelly
Dunn's Lake AMA	Meeker	3.9	277	Dunns
Eagle Lake AMA	Otter Tail	6.3	240	Eagle
East Lost Lake AMA	Otter Tail	25	239	East Lost
East Twin Lake AMA	Crow Wing	5.0	604	East Twin
Elbow Lake AMA	Becker	52	298	Elbow +1
Elizabeth Lake AMA	Kandiyohi	69	283	Elizabeth
Etna Creek AMA	Fillmore	63	647	Etna Creek +1
Fifth Crow Wing AMA	Hubbard	73	241	Fifth Crow Wing
First Crow Wing AMA	Hubbard	275	246	Bender Creek
Fish Lake AMA	Otter Tail	0.3	239	Fish
Five Mile Point AMA	Cass	32	197	Leech
Flowage Lake AMA	Aitkin	26	171	Flowage
Floyd Lake AMA	Becker	23	258	Floyd
Fourth Crow Wing AMA	Hubbard	17	259	Fourth Crow Wing +1
Frank Rose AMA	Marshall	102	260	Red River
Franklin Lake AMA	Otter Tail	13	239	Franklin
French River Headwaters AMA	St. Louis	522	133	French River
Games Lake AMA	Kandiyohi	32	277	Games
Garrison AMA	Crow Wing	24	155	Garrison Creek +1
Gilbert Lake AMA	Crow Wing	169	604	Gilbert
Girl Lake AMA	Cass	5.6	172	Girl
Gould Lake AMA	Cass	11	197	Leech
Grace Lake AMA	Hubbard	13	684	Grace
Grassy Point AMA	Cass	15	604	Gull
Greenwood Lake AMA	Crow Wing	148	604	Greenwood
Gribben Creek AMA	Fillmore	26	648	Gribben Creek
Gull Lake AMA	Beltrami	11	684	Gull
Hazel Lake AMA	Cass	71	197	Hazel
Hill Lake AMA	Aitkin	96	679	Hill Lake
Hinckley AMA	Pine	80	157	Grindstone River
Horseshoe Lake AMA	Le Sueur	165	292	Horseshoe
Horseshoe Lake AMA	Cass	8.3	172	Horseshoe
Howard Lake AMA	Cass	20	259	Howard
Hungry Lake AMA	Becker	61	241	Hungry
Ida Island AMA	Becker	1.8	239	Ida
Ida Lake AMA	Blue Earth	172	299	Ida
Ida Lake AMA	Douglas	36	213	Ida
Island Lake AMA	Becker	1.2	258	Island
Island Lake AMA	Cass	17	172	Island
Jennie Lake AMA	Meeker	5.9	685	Jennie
Jewett Lake AMA	Otter Tail	12	239	Jewett
Johnson Lake Island AMA	Itasca	4.2	679	Johnson
Kabekona Lake AMA	Hubbard	40	259	Kabekona River +1
Kabekona River AMA	Hubbard	6.7	684	Kabekona River
Kasota Lake AMA	Kandiyohi	5.5	283	Kasota
Kid/Lost AMA	Cass	12	172	Kid
Knife Lake FMA	Kanabec	18	157	Knife
Knife River AMA	Lake, St. Louis	5.0	133	Kife River +3
Knife River, West Branch AMA	St. Louis, Lake	985	130, 133	Knife River, Little West Br trib +3
Koronis Lake AMA	Meeker	52	277	Lake Koronis Creek +1
Lake Seven AMA	Otter Tail	10	239	Scalp
Lake Six AMA	Otter Tail	8.2	239	Six
Larson Lake AMA	Cass	25	172	Larson
Laura Lake AMA	Cass	127	172	Laura
Leech Lake AMA	Cass	54	197	Leech
Leek/Towbridge Lake AMA	Otter Tail	11	239	Leek (Trowbridge)
Lester Lake AMA	Hubbard	120	259	Lester
Lief Lake AMA	Becker	5.6	239	Leif
Linwood Lake AMA	Anoka	49	227	Linwood
Little Birch Lake AMA	Todd	24	215	Little Birch
Little Boy Lake AMA	Cass	0.6	172	Little Boy
Little Cannon River AMA	Goodhue	77	293	Little Cannon River
Little Cormorant Lake AMA	Becker	14	239	Little Cormorant
Little Floyd Lake AMA	Becker	6.0	258	Little Floyd
Little Knife AMA	Kanabec	168	157	Little Knife River
Little Otter Creek AMA	Carlton	202	156, 199	Little Otter Creek
Little Pelican Lake AMA	Otter Tail	7.0	239	Little Pelican
Little Pelican Lake AMA	Crow Wing	32	604	Little Pelican
Little Toad Lake AMA	Becker	8.5	241	Little Toad
Little Turtle Lake AMA	Beltrami	8.3	684	Little Turtle
Little Woman Lake AMA	Cass	14	172	Little Woman
Lizzie Lake AMA	Otter Tail	2.8	239	Lizzie
Long Lake AMA	Becker	33	239	Long
Long Lake AMA	Meeker	3.3	685	Long
Long Lake AMA	Otter Tail	34	239	Long
Loon Lake AMA	Otter Tail	3.3	239	East Loon
Loon Lake AMA	Jackson	0.8	250	Loon
Lost Lake AMA	Cass	6.5	197	Leech
Louise Lake AMA	Cass	26	172	–
Love Lake AMA	Crow Wing	29	604	Love
Lower Hay AMA	Crow Wing	3.8	604	Lower Hay
Mann Lake AMA	Cass	15	172	Man
Marshall Lake AMA	Becker	1.8	239	Marshall
Marshall Point AMA	Cass	21	197	Leech
Mary Lake AMA	Douglas	49	273	Mary
Maud Lake AMA	Becker	32	239	Maud
McDonald Lake AMA	Otter Tail	6.6	239	Big McDonald #2
McDougall AMA	Morrison	40	215	Mississippi River
Meadow Lake AMA	Becker	8.3	239	Meadow
Middle Cormorant AMA	Becker	5.2	239	Middle Cormorant
Middle Lake AMA	Kandiyohi	8.8	277	Middle
Miller's Bay AMA	Cass	8.8	197	Leech
Miltona Lake AMA	Douglas	130	213	Miltona
Minniebelle Lake AMA	Meeker	16	283	Minnie-Belle
Monson Lake AMA	Becker	10	239	Munson
Mud River AMA	Aitkin	113	604	Ripple River
Naylor AMA	Dodge	39	233	–
Nesburg's Landing AMA	Renville	7.5	290	Minnesota River
North Brook AMA	Isanti	76	225	–
North Fork Crow River AMA (listed)	Meeker	44	277	Crow River
North Long Lake AMA	Crow Wing	56	604	North Long
North Stanchfield Lake AMA	Isanti	36	225	North Stanchfield
North Turtle Lake AMA	Otter Tail	4.8	239	North Turtle
Norway Lake AMA	Kandiyohi	31	277	Norway
Pelican Lake AMA	Crow Wing	109	604	Pelican
Pickerel Lake AMA	Becker	9.4	258	Pickerel
Pickerel Lake AMA	Hubbard	3.9	259	Pickerel
Pierz Fish Lake AMA	Morrison	57	221	Pierz
Pine Mountain AMA	Cass	92	246, 259	Pine Mountain
Pine River AMA	Crow Wing	3.0	604	Pine River
Plantagenet Lake AMA	Hubbard	108	684	Plantagenet
Quamba Lake AMA	Kanabec	18	157	Quamba
Ramsey Lake AMA	Wright	7.4	219	Ramsey
Red River AMA	Marshall	4.1	260	Red River
Ringo Lake AMA	Kandiyohi	10	277	Ringo
Riverside AMA	Redwood	219	281	Minnesota River
Rock Lake AMA	Becker	24	258	Rock
Rogers Lake AMA	Crow Wing	54	604	Rogers
Roosevelt Lake AMA	Cass, Crow Wing	110	172	Roosevelt
Rush Lake AMA	Jackson	39	250	Rush
Rush Lake AMA	Chisago	89	225	East Rush
Ruth Lake AMA	Crow Wing	20	171	Ruth
Sakatah Lake AMA	Rice	64	292	Cannon River
Sallie Lake AMA	Becker	18	239	Sallie
Sanborn AMA	Redwood	114	295	Cottonwood River
Sand Creek AMA	Pine	81	154	Sand River
Savidge Lake AMA	Le Sueur	11	291	Savidge
Scalp Lake AMA	Otter Tail	0.2	239	Scalp
Scheldorf Creek AMA	Cottonwood	9.8	295	Scheldorf Creek
Shamineau Lake AMA	Morrison	46	248	Shamineau
Shattuck Creek AMA	Fillmore	3.3	648	Nepstad Creek
Shell Lake AMA	Becker	30	258	Shell
Silver Creek AMA	Wright	4.8	229	Silver Creek
Silver Lake AMA	Clay	54	269	Silver
Sixth Crow Wing AMA	Hubbard	6.5	241	Sixth Crow Wing
Snowshoe Lake AMA	Cass	18	172	Little Andrus
So. Branch Vermillion River AMA	Dakota	62	605	Vermillion River, South Branch
So. Fork Root River AMA	Fillmore	25	648	Root River, South Fork
Spectacle Lake AMA	Isanti	16	227	Spectacle
Spider Lake AMA	Hubbard	108	259	Spider
Spire Valley AMA	Cass	122	171, 172	Spring Brook +1
Spirit Lake AMA	Aitkin	13	155	Spirit
Split Rock River AMA	Lake	0.5	131, 133	Split Rock River
St. Catherine Lake AMA	Scott	41	605	St. Catherine
St. Peter AMA	Le Sueur	60	291	Paul's Creek
Stay Lake AMA	Lincoln	49	286	Stay
Steamboat Lake AMA	Cass	54	197	Steamboat
Stony Brook AMA	Cass	221	246, 604	Stony Brook +1
Straight Lake AMA	Becker	28	241	Osage Pond +1
Straight River AMA	Becker, Hubbard	305	241	Straight River
Sucker River AMA	St. Louis	1,091	130, 133	Big Sucker Creek
Sunrise Lake AMA	Chisago	59	236	Sunrise
Swamp River AMA	Cook	235	126	Swamp River +1
Swan Lake AMA	McLeod	3.9	685	Swan
Sybil Lake AMA	Otter Tail	2.2	239	Sybil
Tanglewood Lake AMA	Cass	22	197	Tanglewood
Ten Mile Lake AMA	Cass	73	259	Ten Mile
Tetonka Lake AMA	Le Sueur	26	292	Tetonka
Thompson Lake AMA	Meeker	54	283	Thompson
Toad Lake AMA	Becker	115	258	Toad
Toad River AMA	Otter Tail, Becker	34	241	Big Pine +1
Torkelson Creek AMA	Fillmore	5.4	648	Torkelson Creek
Turtle Lake AMA	Becker	4.7	239	Turtle
Turtle River Lake AMA	Beltrami	28	684	Turtle River
Twin Lake AMA	Becker	2.7	258	Twin
Upper Cormorant AMA	Becker	131	239	Upper Cormorant
Upper Whitefish AMA	Crow Wing	49	604	Whitefish
Vermillion River AMA	Dakota	398	605	Vermillion River
Volney Lake AMA	Le Sueur	1.6	292	Volney
Wabedo Lake AMA	Cass	8.8	172	Wabedo
Washburn Lake AMA	Cass	31	172	Washburn
Webb Lake AMA	Cass	108	172	Webb
West Indian Creek AMA	Wabasha	22	642	West Indian Creek
West Lower Hay Lake AMA, 20 ac	Crow Wing	20	604	Lower Hay
West Rachel Shores AMA	Douglas	4.9	273	Rachel
Whiskey Creek AMA	Crow Wing	106	604	Whiskey Creek
Whispering Ridge AMA	Redwood	279	281	Minnesota River
White Earth AMA	Becker	401	298	White Earth
White Sand Lake AMA	Crow Wing	19	604	White Sand
Whiteface River AMA	St. Louis	188	178	Whiteface River
Wolf Lake AMA	St. Louis	142	118	Wolf
Woman Lake AMA	Cass	117	172	Woman

Minnesota aquatic management areas in pictures

Autumn trees around a lily-pad pond in Minnesota

Spruce, tamarack and aspen lining a calm northern Minnesota lake

Spring river backwater with leafing woods on the far bank in Minnesota

Minnesota aquatic management areas: questions

Can you hunt on an AMA?

Only on its General Use parcels; easement parcels are angling only and Restricted Use parcels are closed.

How big are Minnesota AMAs?

Most are small: the 244 here total 18,081 acres.

Who manages AMAs?

DNR Fisheries, through its area fisheries offices.

Can I drive on an AMA?

No. General Use allows non-motorized travel only.

Are trout streams AMAs?

Many AMAs are trout stream easements; the parcel tables flag trout streams.

Why is an AMA I know missing?

It may hold only easement or restricted parcels; those are on the closed list on the public land hub.

Other photos on this page: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public Domain Mark 1.0); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public Domain Mark 1.0); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public Domain Mark 1.0).