Bald Eagle Lake

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Bald Eagle Lake
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Bald Eagle Lake
Location Anoka, Ramsey, and Washington counties, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°7′N93°1′W / 45.117°N 93.017°W / 45.117; -93.017
Type lake
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]

At the center of the lake is an island addressed One Bald Eagle Island. The island is 2.3 acres and contains one house. The home is a fully renovated, 5 bedroom smart home valued at $6.6 million USD. Residents can get across the lake by boat in the summer, or drive across the ice in the winter. There's also a Hovercraft for travel in the fall and spring when the ice is not safe to drive on. [4]

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References

  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
  4. Goh, Amanda, Buissness Insider, A mansion on a private island in Minnesota is on the market for $6.6 million, and most of it can be controlled by iPad, August 8, 2022 https://www.businessinsider.com/private-island-home-sale-bald-eagle-lake-minnesota-photos-2022-8