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Bearskin Lake is an oligotrophic glacial lake near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) in Minnesota, United States. The name Bearskin Lake is an English translation of the Ojibwe-language name Muko-waiani.[1] Bearskin Lake is a source of control sediment for US federal sediment toxicity studies. Bearskin Lake is home to Camp Menogyn, a YMCA camp only accessible by boat.[citation needed]

Bearskin Lake
West Bearskin Lake, Birch Lake, Muko-waiani
Bearskin Lake
LocationCook County, Minnesota
GroupBoundary Waters Canoe Area
Coordinates48.066°N 90.426765°W / 48.066; -90.426765
Typeoligotrophic, glacial
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area493 acres (200 ha)
Average depth31 ft (9.4 m)
Max. depth78 ft (24 m)
Residence time17 years

Sediments and scientific significance


Due to the cleanliness of the lake and the physical attributes of its sediment, Bearskin Lake sediment is ideal for sediment toxicity testing.[2] Bearskin Lake sediment is used as a control sediment in the federal government's toxicity tests and was used to develop the US EPA's toxicity testing methods.[2]


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References


  1. Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 142.
  2. EPA, OEI, OIAA, US. "Water Topics - US EPA" (PDF). US EPA.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/pubs/sedtox/santaanareport.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. http://rais.ornl.gov/homepage/bjcor-112a1.pdf%5B%5D
  5. "EC Reports". Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  6. Research, US Department of Commerce, NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems. "Task Report". www.glerl.noaa.gov.





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