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Farquar Lake

Coordinates: 44°45′30″N 93°9′52″W / 44.75833°N 93.16444°W / 44.75833; -93.16444
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Farquar Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Farquar Lake
LocationDakota County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°45′30″N 93°9′52″W / 44.75833°N 93.16444°W / 44.75833; -93.16444
Typelake

Farquar Lake is a 67-acre[1] lake in Apple Valley, Dakota County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[2][3] It has a maximum depth of 10 ft (3 m).[1]

The lake is used as a stormwater pond for the city of Apple Valley.[3] Its water quality is poor. Common fish species present include black bullhead, bluegill, and walleye.[1]

It was most likely named for John Farquhar, a pioneer settler,[4] although it may have been named for James Farquhar, whose name appears on the abstract of land entries in 1874 as the owner of property adjacent to it.[5]

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  1. ^ a b c "Fish Survey of Farquar Lake (ID# 19-0023), Apple Valley, Minnesota in 2021". Apple Valley. Archived from the original on 2025-03-27.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farquar Lake
  3. ^ a b "Farquar Lake". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2025-01-18. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 168.
  5. ^ The Dakota County Genealogist, Volume 10, No.2, July 1996 (PDF). The Dakota County Genealogist. 1996. p. [1].