<P> According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,157 square miles (3,000 km), of which 999 square miles (2,590 km) is land and 157 square miles (410 km) (14%) is water . </P> <P> Crow Wing County has two state forests, the Crow Wing State Forest and the Emily State Forest . It also has the Cuyuna Lakes State Trail which lies in the Upper Mississippi River Basin . The topography of the region is gently rolling to flat, with waters and wetlands generously interspersed with the woodlands that cover the landscape . It is home to an abundance of wildlife . Visitors may see white - tailed deer, cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hare, raccoon, red fox, gray fox, coyote, mink, muskrat, squirrels, and beaver . Occasionally, American black bears may be observed . Bald eagles and osprey frequent the area, and many species of waterfowl also take advantage of the abundant aquatic habitat found in the marshes and lakes of the county . </P> <P> There are many lakes and rivers in Crow Wing County . The main river is the Mississippi River although there are more smaller streams in the county too . It has about 417 recognized lakes . The top ten ranked according to size are: </P> <Ol> <Li> Gull Lake--9,419 acres (38.12 km) </Li> <Li> Pelican Lake--8,254 acres (33.40 km) </Li> <Li> Upper and Lower White Fish Lake--7,372 acres (29.83 km) </Li> <Li> North Long Lake--5,997 acres (24.27 km) </Li> <Li> Lake Edward--2,576 acres (10.42 km) </Li> <Li> Bay Lake--2,393 acres (9.68 km) </Li> <Li> Cross Lake (Minnesota)--1,752 acres (7.09 km) </Li> <Li> Round Lake--1,645 acres (6.66 km) </Li> <Li> Big Trout Lake--1,343 acres (5.43 km) </Li> <Li> Lower South Long Lake--1,312 acres (5.31 km) </Li> </Ol>

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