Bachelor Lake (Brown County, Minnesota) Explained

Bachelor Lake
Location:	Brown County, Minnesota
Coordinates:	44.256°N -94.652°W
Type:	Lake
Cities:	Sleepy Eye
Pushpin Map:	Minnesota
Pushpin Map Alt:	Location of Bachelor Lake in Minnesota

Bachelor Lake is a lake in Brown County, Minnesota in the northeastern part of Stark township. Covering 79.80 acres,^[1] it is an officially protected water of the State of Minnesota.^[2] The lake is within the Cottonwood River Major Watershed.^[3] The lake’s elevation is,^[4] and it is zoned as a shoreland area which is regulated as a shoreland management water.^{[1] [5]}

Bachelor Lake was named for an unmarried homesteader who lived in Stark Township, Brown County, Minnesota.^[6]

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 538lbs of fingerlings.^[7]

See also

• Lakes of Minnesota
• List of fishes of Minnesota

References

Bibliography

• Book: History of Brown County, Minnesota: Its People, Industries and Institutions . Louis Albert . Fritsche . December 31, 1916 . B.F. Bowen & Co. . Indianapolis, Indiana . I. 75 .
• Book: Minnesota Geographic Names Information System: Alphabetical List . United States Geological Survey. Branch of Geographic Names . 1987 . United States Geological Survey. 12 .
• Book: Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia . 9780873513968 . Warren . Upham . St. Paul, Minnesota . Warren Upham. May 1, 2001 . 76 .
• Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. 3rd . 17 . October 12, 2017. St. Paul, Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. 72 .
• Book: Winchel . N.H. . Upham . Warren . Geology of Minnesota . 1 . 1884 . John Smith and Harrison State Printers, Pioneer Press Company, Printers . 563 . 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
  • water level;
  • lake and stream water quality assessment information, including
    • water quality summary; and
  • list of plant species.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lakes, GIS Summary Table. Minnesota State University, Mankato. Minnesota River Basin GIS. January 12, 2020.
2. Web site: Final Designation of Protected Waters and Wetlands Within Brown County, Minnesota . 2 . Minnesota Department of Natural Resources DIVISION OF WATERS . January 2, 2010.
3. Web site: Lakes . Minnesota River Basin Data Center . 2020-01-10.
4. https://www.anyplaceamerica.com/directory/mn/brown-county-27015/lakes/bachelor-lake-639546/ Bachelor Lake Topographic map
5. Web site: Brown County Zoning Ordinance. Brown County Board of Commissioners. 82. December 17, 2019. January 10, 2020.
6. Book: Upham, W. . Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia . Minnesota Historical Society Press . 2001 . 978-0-87351-396-8 . 2020-01-10 . 76.
7. Web site: Stocking . Minnesota DNR . 2016. January 9, 2019.