Bachelor Lake is a lake in Brown County, Minnesota in the northeastern part of Stark township.[1][2][3] Covering 79.80 acres,[4] it is an officially protected water of the State of Minnesota.[5] The lake is within the Cottonwood River Major Watershed.[6] The lake’s elevation is 1,004 feet (306 m),[7] and it is zoned as a shoreland area which is regulated as a shoreland management water.[4][8]
Bachelor Lake was named for an unmarried homesteader who lived in Stark Township, Brown County, Minnesota.[9][10]
In the spring of 2016, the Minnesota DNR utilized Bachelor Lake as a rearing pond for walleye. Approximately 5,000 fry per littoral acre (an acre that is less than 15 feet deep) were stocked in Bachelor Lake. The fall harvest following the stocking of walleye fry produced 538 pounds (244 kg) of fingerlings.[11]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bachelor Lake (Brown County, Minnesota)
- ^ Winchel & Upham 1884, p. 563.
- ^ United States Geological Survey. Branch of Geographic Names 1987, p. 12.
- ^ a b "Lakes, GIS Summary Table". Minnesota River Basin GIS. Minnesota State University, Mankato. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Final Designation of Protected Waters and Wetlands Within Brown County, Minnesota" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Natural Resources DIVISION OF WATERS. p. 2. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ "Lakes". Minnesota River Basin Data Center. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ Bachelor Lake Topographic map
- ^ "Brown County Zoning Ordinance" (PDF). Brown County Board of Commissioners. December 17, 2019. p. 82. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ Upham, W. (2001). Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-87351-396-8. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ Upham 2017, p. 72.
- ^ "Stocking". Minnesota DNR. 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
Bibliography
- Fritsche, Louis Albert (December 31, 1916). History of Brown County, Minnesota: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Vol. I. Indianapolis, Indiana: B.F. Bowen & Co. p. 75.
- United States Geological Survey. Branch of Geographic Names (1987). Minnesota Geographic Names Information System: Alphabetical List. p. 12.
- Upham, Warren (May 1, 2001). Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. St. Paul, Minnesota. p. 76. ISBN 9780873513968.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Upham, Warren (October 12, 2017) [1920]. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Vol. 17 (3rd ed.). St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 72.
- Winchel, N.H.; Upham, Warren (1884). Geology of Minnesota. Vol. 1. John Smith and Harrison State Printers, Pioneer Press Company, Printers. p. 563. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
External links
- Bachelor Lake Topo Map in Brown County MN
- Bachelor Lake Topographic map
- Minnesota DNR "Lakefinder" entry for Bachelor Lake, with links for
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