Sleepy Eye Lake (Brown County, Minnesota)

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Sleepy Eye Lake
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Sleepy Eye Lake
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Sleepy Eye Lake
Location Brown County, Minnesota,
United States
Coordinates 44°18′26″N94°44′2″W / 44.30722°N 94.73389°W / 44.30722; -94.73389
Type Natural
Basin  countries United States
Surface area263.30 acres (1,065,500 m2) [1]
Max. depthdepth21 feet (6.4 m)
Settlements Sleepy Eye

Sleepy Eye Lake is a lake in Brown County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [2] The lake is a 263-acre protected body of water. [1] Maximum depth is about 21 feet (6.4 m). [3]

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History

Sleepy Eye Lake was named for Chief Sleepy Eye. [4] Between 1931 and 1932, The lake dried out. The lake has filled and is used for recreation and fishing. [5] [6] In 2020 the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency decided to remove Sleepy Eye Lake from their impaired water list. The lake has improved nutrient levels. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Lakes within the Cottonwood River Major Watershed". mrbdc.mnsu.edu. Minnesota River Basin Data Center. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sleepy Eye Lake (Brown County, Minnesota)
  3. ↑ "Sleepy Eye Lake (MN) – Fishing, Map & Access". Lake-Link. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
  4. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  304.
  5. ↑ "Skating or fishing - Sleepy Eye loves ice!". Gannett Co., Inc. Sleepy Eye News. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sleepy Eye Lake Fishing Derby set for Sunday". The Journal. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "MPCA releases latest list of state's impaired waters". Gannett Co., Inc. Montevideo American-News. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.


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