Bat Lake is a lake in Cook County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Bat Lake?

Bat Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Fourmile Rustic Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Bat Lake

Cook County, Minnesota27 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Minnesota PCA for this lake.

Area

27 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

0.8 mi

Measured length

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Bat Lake in Cook County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 27 acres.

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Bat Lake is a 27-acre lake in Cook County, Minnesota.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Minnesota DNR LakeFinder. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Bat Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Bat Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota DNR and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Bat Lake

These are the measurements Minnesota PCA publishes for Bat Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

27 acres

Shoreline

0.8 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Bat Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Bat Lake

Fourmile Rustic Campground1.3 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Nearby Lakes in Cook County

Fourmile Lake1 miView →Finger Lake1.4 miView →Elbow Lake2.1 miView →Toohey Lake1.8 miView →Richey Lake—View →North Wigwam Lake1.8 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Bat Lake

Where is Bat Lake?: Bat Lake is a lake in Cook County, Minnesota. Its water-quality measurements are published by Minnesota PCA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bat Lake?: Bat Lake in Cook County, Minnesota has water-quality measurements published by Minnesota PCA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 27 acres.
Is Bat Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Bat Lake?: Bat Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Fourmile Rustic Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.