Minneapolis is abundantly rich in water from its rivers, lakes, and watersheds.
List of lakes in Minneapolis . Of these , Lake Calhoun is the largest and deepest , covering 421 acre with a maximum depth of 27.4 m. Lake Hiawatha , through which Minnehaha Creek flows , has a watershed of 115840 acre , two orders of magnitude larger than the next largest watershed in the city . Minneapolis . The city is abundantly rich in water , with thirteen lakes , wetlands , the Mississippi River , creeks and waterfalls , many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway .