Bearskin Lake (Minnesota) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bearskin Lake
West Bearskin Lake, Birch Lake, Muko-waiani
Bearskin Lake Location in Minnesota
Location	Cook County, Minnesota
Group	Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Coordinates	48°03′58″N 90°25′36″W / 48.066°N 90.426765°W / 48.066; -90.426765
Type	oligotrophic, glacial
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	493 acres (200 ha)
Average depth	31 ft (9.4 m)
Max. depth	78 ft (24 m)
Residence time	17 years

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. 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.

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. 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.