Lake Minnetonka is a lake located about 16 miles west-southwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lake Minnetonka has about 23 named bays and areas. The lake lies within Hennepin and Carver counties and is surrounded by 13 incorporated municipalities. At 14,528 acres, it is Minnesota's ninth largest lake.
Lake Minnetonka was formed around 10,000 years ago during the retreat of the Laurentide Ice Sheet.
