Bald Eagle Lake

Bald Eagle Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Bald Eagle Lake
LocationAnoka, Ramsey, and Washington counties, Minnesota
Coordinates45°7′N 93°1′W / 45.117°N 93.017°W / 45.117; -93.017
Typelake
Surface area1,049 acres (4.25 km2)
Average depth13.3 ft (4.1 m)
Max. depth36 ft (11 m)

Bald Eagle Lake is a lake in Anoka, Ramsey, and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Bald Eagle Lake was named from the fact bald eagles nested on the lake island.[2] Bald Eagle Lake is known for its muskellunge population and is stocked with walleye and muskellunge. [3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bald Eagle Lake
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 437.
  3. ^ https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/fisheries/eastmetro/lakes/baldeagle.html