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	'''Bachelor Lake''' is a lake in ],<ref>{{GNIS\|639546}}</ref> covering approximately 97 acres, in the northeastern part of ].<ref name="GEO">{{cite book \|last1=Winchel \|first1=N.H. \|last2=Upham \|first2=Warren \|title=Geology of Minnesota \|volume=1 \|date=1884 \|publisher=John Smith and Harrison State Printers \|page=560 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Au9JAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA563&lpg=PA563&dq=bachelor+lake+stark+minnesota&source=bl&ots=oaqVAtPzfR&sig=ACfU3U2K50W-j6loCgv8qXlKi-SUYCZ9Qg&hl=en&ppis=_c&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7i9a_zKfmAhWEq1kKHde9DV0Q6AEwEHoECA4QAQ#v=onepage&q=bachelor%20lake%20stark%20minnesota&f=false \|accessdate=9 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dndRAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA12 \|title=Minnesota Geographic Names Information System: Alphabetical List \|author=]. Branch of Geographic Names \|page=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ho23eS5qjNgC&pg=PA76 \|isbn=9780873513968 \|title=Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia \|first1=Warren \|last1=Upham \|date=May 1, 2001 \|page=12}}</ref>
			'''Bachelor Lake''' is a lake in ] in the northeastern part of ].<ref>{{GNIS\|639546}}</ref>{{sfn\|Winchel\|Upham\|1884\|page=}}{{sfn\|United States Geological Survey. Branch of Geographic Names\|1987\|page=}} Covering 79.80 acres,<ref name=MRBDC>{{cite web\|url=https://mrbdc.mnsu.edu/major/cottonwd/desclake29\|title=Lakes, GIS Summary Table\|publisher=Minnesota State University, Mankato\|work=Minnesota River Basin GIS\|access-date=January 12, 2020}}</ref> it is an officially ] of the State of Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/pwi/BROW_PWILIST.PDF \|page=2 \|publisher=] DIVISION OF WATERS \|title=Final Designation of Protected Waters and Wetlands Within Brown County, Minnesota \|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> The lake is within the ].<ref name="Minnesota River Basin Data Center">{{cite web \| title=Lakes \| website=Minnesota River Basin Data Center \| url=https://mrbdc.mnsu.edu/major/cottonwd/desclake29.html \| access-date=2020-01-10}}</ref> The lake’s elevation is {{convert\|1004\|feet}},<ref></ref> and it is zoned as a shoreland area which is regulated as a shoreland management water.<ref name=MRBDC/><ref name=Zone2019>{{cite web\|url= https://www.co.brown.mn.us/images/Department/Planning_and_Zoning/zoningordinance11.pdf\|title=Brown County Zoning Ordinance\|publisher=Brown County Board of Commissioners\|page=82\|date=December 17, 2019\|access-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref>

			Bachelor Lake was named for an unmarried homesteader who lived in ].<ref name="Upham 2001 p. 76">{{cite book \| last=Upham \| first=W. \| title=Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia \| publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press \| year=2001 \| isbn=978-0-87351-396-8 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ho23eS5qjNgC&pg=PA76 \| access-date=2020-01-10 \| page=76}}</ref>{{sfn\|Upham\|2017\|page=}}
	==History==
⚫	~~As early as 1894, the lake was named for an unmarried pioneer who lived there.<ref>~~{{cite book\|last=Upham\|first=Warren\|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA72\|year=1920\|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society\|page=72}}~~</ref> A geological study of Minnesota was undertaken in 1872 (completed 1884), wherein Bachelor Lake was mentioned.<ref name="GEO"/>~~

			In the spring of 2016, the Minnesota DNR utilized Bachelor Lake as a rearing pond for ]. 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 ] produced {{convert\|538\|lbs\|kg}} of ].<ref name=MDNR>{{cite web\|url=https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/fisheries/hutchinson/stocking.html \| title=Stocking \| publisher=Minnesota DNR \| date=2016\|access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref>
	==Another Bachelor Lake==
	Among Minnesota's ten thousand lakes, another Bachelor Lake is located in ]. This 54 acre lake has a maximum depth of {{convert\|47{feet}}. There anglers cancatch from 13 varieties of fish including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.lake-link.com/minnesota-lakes/aitkin-county/bachelor-lake/6192/ \|title=MINNESOTA LAKES: Bachelor Aitkin County, MN \|publisher=Lake link Minnesota \|accessdate=January 2, 2010}}</ref>

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			*{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nm8_AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA75 \|title=History of Brown County, Minnesota: Its People, Industries and Institutions \|first1=Louis Albert \|last1=Fritsche \|date=December 31, 1916 \|publisher=B.F. Bowen & Co. \|location=Indianapolis, Indiana \|volume=I\|page=75 }}
			*{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dndRAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA12 \|title=Minnesota Geographic Names Information System: Alphabetical List \|author=United States Geological Survey. Branch of Geographic Names \|year=1987 \|author-link=United States Geological Survey\|page=12 }}
			*{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ho23eS5qjNgC&pg=PA76 \|isbn=9780873513968 \|title=Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia \|first1=Warren \|last1=Upham \|location= St. Paul, Minnesota \|author-link1=Warren Upham\|date=May 1, 2001 \|page=76 }}
		⚫	*{{cite book\|last=Upham\|first=Warren\|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA72\|orig-year=1920\|edition=3rd \|volume=17 \|date=October 12, 2017\|location=St. Paul, Minnesota\|publisher=]\|page=72 }}
			*{{cite book \|last1=Winchel \|first1=N.H. \|last2=Upham \|first2=Warren \|title=Geology of Minnesota \|volume=1 \|date=1884 \|publisher=John Smith and Harrison State Printers, ], Printers \|page=563 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Au9JAQAAMAAJ&q=bachelor+lake+stark+minnesota&pg=PA563 \|access-date=9 December 2019}}

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This article is about the lake in Brown County, Minnesota. For other lakes, see Bachelor Lake. Natural lake in the U.S.

Bachelor Lake
Bachelor Lake
Location	Brown County, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°15′22″N 94°39′07″W / 44.256°N 94.652°W / 44.256; -94.652
Type	Lake

Surface elevation	1,004 feet (306 m)

Settlements	Sleepy Eye

Bachelor Lake is a lake in Brown County, Minnesota in the northeastern part of Stark township. Covering 79.80 acres, it is an officially protected water of the State of Minnesota. The lake is within the Cottonwood River Major Watershed. The lake’s elevation is 1,004 feet (306 m), and it is zoned as a shoreland area which is regulated as a shoreland management water.

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

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.

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.
^ "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) . 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
- water level;
- lake and stream water quality assessment information, including
  - water quality summary; and
- list of plant species.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: New Ulm
Cities	Cobden Comfrey‡ Evan Hanska New Ulm Sleepy Eye Springfield	Map of Minnesota highlighting Brown County
Townships	Albin Bashaw Burnstown Cottonwood Eden Home Lake Hanska Leavenworth Linden Milford Mulligan North Star Prairieville Sigel Stark Stately
CDPs	Essig Searles
Unincorporated communities	Dotson Godahl‡ Iberia Leavenworth Linden
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Minnesota portal United States portal

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