Name Origin: The name “Bijou” is quite unique. It’s interesting to note that some sources state that the town got its name from a corruption of the French word “Bonjour”, reasoning that the name is related to the Ojibwe word “Boozhoo”. However, these two words are linguistic false friends, and are not etymologically related.

Lake Formation: Like many lakes in Minnesota, Bijou Lake was likely formed by the movement of glaciers across the state over a very long period of time. When ice chunks got stuck under the soil, they would eventually melt, collapsing the earth and leaving a large hole in the ground. Those craters were called kettles, and once they filled with water, lakes were the result.

Fish species: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch, common carp, white sucker, central mudminnow, fathead minnow, golden shiner, Iowa darter, tadpole madtom

County: Becker
Near: Lake Park
Border water: No
Sentinel Lake: No
DNR ID: 03063800

Size and depth:
Area: 225.12 acres
Littoral Area: 120 acres
Shore length: 5.1 miles
Maximum depth: 27 feet