Whale Lake

Whale Lake
Whale Lake on a summer evening.
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Location	West Cook, Cook County, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates	47°53′31.19″N 90°32′43.37″W
Primary outflows	Whale Creek
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	21 acres (8.5 ha)
Max. depth	10 ft (3.0 m)
Surface elevation	1,900 feet (580 m)
Settlements	Grand Marais, Minnesota Cook, Minnesota

Whale Lake is a lake in Cook County in what is known as the Arrowhead Region of northern Minnesota. It is within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, at the base of Eagle Mountain, Minnesota's highest point. Two miles (3 km) from the nearest road, Whale Lake is only accessible via the Eagle Mountain Hiking Trail from the south, or the Brule Lake Trail from the northwest.[1] It offers two campsites to hikers, one on the northern shore near the intersection of the two trails, and the other a few hundred yards away from the western shore.

Whale Lake has been known to contain Bluegill,[2] Northern Pike, [3] Yellow Perch,[3] and more commonly, White Sucker fish.[3]

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  Whale Lake, on an early Spring day
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  Looking southeast over Whale Lake
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  Looking south across Whale Lake. Campsite in the foreground.
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  Looking southwest across Whale Lake

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References

1. Trails of the BWCA, Kekabic Trail Club Maps, The Hungry Beaver, May, June, July, 1996.
2. "Whale Lake details". lake-link.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
3. "Whale Lake Information Report". Lakefinder. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 1973-08-27. Retrieved 2007-09-06.