| Mille Lacs Lake | |
|---|---|
| Lac des Mille Lacs (French) | |
 Lake in September 2011 | |
  Mille Lacs Lake | |
| Location | Aitkin / Mille Lacs / Crow Wing Counties, Minnesota, US |
| Coordinates | 46°14′17.27″N 93°38′36.29″W / 46.2381306°N 93.6434139°W |
| Type | moraine-dammed lake |
| Primary inflows | Garrison Creek, Seguchie Creek, Peterson Creek, and Thain's River |
| Primary outflows | Rum River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 132,516 acres (207 sq mi; 536 km2) |
| Max. depth | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Surface elevation | 1,251 ft (381 m) |
| Settlements | see list |
Mille Lacs Lake (/məˈlæks/ mə-LAX, also called Lake Mille Lacs or Mille Lacs) is a large but shallow lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is located in the counties of Mille Lacs, Aitkin, and Crow Wing, roughly 75 miles north of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.
Mille Lacs means "thousand lakes" in French. In the Ojibwe language of the people who historically occupied this area, the lake is called Misi-zaaga'igan ("grand lake").