White Bear Lake (Minnesota)

White Bear Lake
Wildwood Amusement Park, early 20th century
Location of White Bear Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Location of White Bear Lake in Minnesota, USA.
White Bear Lake
Location of White Bear Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Location of White Bear Lake in Minnesota, USA.
White Bear Lake
LocationRamsey / Washington counties, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates45°04′29″N 92°58′41″W / 45.07472°N 92.97806°W / 45.07472; -92.97806
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area2,427.66 acres (982.44 ha)[1]
Max. depth83 feet (25 m)[1]
Surface elevation922 ft (281 m)[2]
SettlementsBellaire
Birchwood Village
Dellwood
Mahtomedi
White Bear Lake

White Bear Lake (Dakota: Bde Maṭo Ská ) is a lake in northeastern Ramsey County and western Washington County in the U.S. state of Minnesota, in the northeast part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.[2] The city of White Bear Lake takes its name from the lake.

  1. ^ a b "Lake information report". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "White Bear Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 25, 2011.