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==Geography== Onamia is in northern Mille Lacs County, on the south shore of Lake Onamia and {{convert|3|mi|0}} south of [[Mille Lacs Lake]]. U.S. Route 169 passes through the east side of the city, leading south {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Milaca, Minnesota|Milaca]], the [[county seat]], and north {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Garrison, Minnesota|Garrison]] on the northwest shore of Mille Lacs Lake. State Highway 27 passes through Onamia as its Main Street, leading northeast {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Isle, Minnesota|Isle]] at the southeast end of Mille Lacs Lake, and west {{convert|40|mi}} to [[Little Falls, Minnesota|Little Falls]] on the [[Mississippi River]]. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city of Onamia has a total area of {{convert|1.00|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.98|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 2.00%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The city is bordered to the north by Lake Onamia. The lake is fed and drained by the [[Rum River]]; the lake's outlet is in the western part of the city. The Rum River continues south to Milaca and ultimately the Mississippi River at [[Anoka, Minnesota|Anoka]]. [[Mille Lacs Kathio State Park]] is {{convert|4|mi|0}} northwest of the city. Sections of the [[Rum River State Forest]] are located nearby.
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