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'''Bachelor Lake''' is a lake in ],<ref>{{GNIS|639546}}</ref><ref></ref> covering approximately 97 acres, in the northeastern part of ].<ref name="Stark">{{cite web |url=https://mnahgp.genealogyvillage.com/brown/brown_county_minnesota_stark_township.htmlt.html |title=Stark Township |accessdate=January 2, 2010}}</ref>{{sfn|Winchel|Upham|1884|page=}}{{sfn|United States Geological Survey. Branch of Geographic Names|page=}}{{sfn|Upham|2001|page=}}{{sfn|Fritsche|1916|page=75}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Bulletin No. 25 – An Inventory of Minnesota Lakes |url=http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/pwi/bulletin25.html |publisher=Minnesota Conservation Department – Division of Waters, Soils, and Minerals |date=1968 |page=6 |access-date=13 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405224500/http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/pwi/bulletin25.html |archive-date=5 April 2017 |url-status=live }}</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 |accessdate=January 2, 2010}}</ref> and the tenth largest of the 32 lakes in Brown County.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}} In Brown County, it is one of three named lakes located in Stark Township, where most of the area's wetlands were drained, leaving only these lakes. The proximate area was described in 1916 as rich ].<ref name="Stark"/>{{Disputed inline|Talk:Bachelor_Lake_(Brown_County,_Minnesota)#False_statement_repeatedly_added|date=January 2020}} It is at an elevation of {{convert|1004|feet}}.<ref></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>


As early as 1894, the lake was named for an unmarried pioneer who lived there.{{sfn|Upham|2017|page=}} It was mentioned before that, though, in a geological study that was conducted from 1872 to 1884.{{sfn|Winchel|Upham|1884|page=}} 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=}}


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.<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> 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>


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==References== ==References==
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===Bibliography=== ===Bibliography===
*{{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 |ref=harv}} *{{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 |authorlink=United States Geological Survey|page=12 |ref=harv}} *{{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 |authorlink1=Warren Upham|date=May 1, 2001 |page=76 |ref=harv}} *{{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|origyear=1920|edition=3rd |volume=17 |date=October 12, 2017|location=St. Paul, Minnesota|publisher=]|page=72 |ref=harv}} *{{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&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=harv}} *{{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
Location of Bachelor Lake in MinnesotaLocation of Bachelor Lake in MinnesotaBachelor Lake
LocationBrown County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°15′22″N 94°39′07″W / 44.256°N 94.652°W / 44.256; -94.652
TypeLake
Surface elevation1,004 feet (306 m)
SettlementsSleepy 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.

See also

References

Citations

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bachelor Lake (Brown County, Minnesota)
  2. Winchel & Upham 1884, p. 563.
  3. United States Geological Survey. Branch of Geographic Names 1987, p. 12.
  4. ^ "Lakes, GIS Summary Table". Minnesota River Basin GIS. Minnesota State University, Mankato. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "Lakes". Minnesota River Basin Data Center. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  7. Bachelor Lake Topographic map
  8. "Brown County Zoning Ordinance" (PDF). Brown County Board of Commissioners. December 17, 2019. p. 82. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  9. 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.
  10. Upham 2017, p. 72.
  11. "Stocking". Minnesota DNR. 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: New Ulm
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Map of Minnesota highlighting Brown County
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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