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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]
Bald Eagle is an unincorporated community in White Bear Township, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. [1] The community took its name from nearby Bald Eagle Lake . [ 2 ]
The City of White Bear Lake was incorporated on October 11, 1921. In 1940, Nellie Geraldine Best painted a tempera mural, Early Voyageurs at Portage, as part of the WPA's nationwide mural project for the post office in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The location of this mural is unknown. It may have been removed during a post office remodeling. [8]
About 10 percent, or approximately 19 sq mi (49 km 2), of the watershed's surface area is occupied by lakes, the largest of which are White Bear Lake at 2,140 acres (8.7 km 2); and Bald Eagle Lake at 1,046 acres (4.23 km 2). Twenty-eight lakes in the watershed exceed 100 acres (0.40 km 2) in size.
This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", Minnesota has 11,842 lakes of 10 acres (4.05 ha) or more. [1] The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. [2] If all basins over 2.5 acres were counted, Minnesota would have 21,871 lakes. [3]
On a recent tour along the shoreline of White Bear Lake, Mike Brooks pointed out the sections that have a bike path, celebrating each newly installed bench, wayfinding sign and light along the way ...
The lake's surface elevation has fluctuated over time, with a recorded high of 926.7 feet (282.5 m) above mean sea level in June 1943, and a recorded low of 918.8 feet (280.1 m) in January 2013, with significant high and low periods throughout.
White Bear Township was organized in 1858, and named after its White Bear Lake. [4] Over the years, the cities of White Bear Lake, Vadnais Heights, Gem Lake, and North Oaks were carved out of the township's original 36 square miles (93 km 2). It now comprises four discontiguous parcels over an area of 9.3 square miles (24 km 2). It is the only ...