The name was suggested by Bruce township resident George Balmer, a Scotsman and Todd County Commissioner.

There is a public access boat ramp on the southeast corner of the lake.

Fish species in the lake include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch, bigmouth buffalo, bowfin (dogfish), common carp, white sucker, banded killifish, blacknose shiner, bluntnose minnow, central mudminnow, golden shiner, Iowa darter, Johnny darter, least darter, and tadpole madtom.

[6] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 564 people, 211 households, and 155 families residing in the township.

23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.