High Water Levels - UPDATED
The Stearns County Sheriff Office reminds the public that a No Wake Ordinance is in effect for various lakes within Stearns County. While a few lakes may have dropped in water levels many are still high or continue to rise with the nearly 2 inches of rain received on July 4th. Weather predictions call for an additional 1 inch of rain throughout our area on Friday, July 11th.
This “No Wake” rule is in place for all watercraft users withing 300 feet of the associated shorelines. The affected lakes are:
Two Rivers Lake – Holding Twp.
Rice Lake – Eden Lake Twp.
North Brown’s Lake – Eden Lake Twp.
Big Lake – Munson Twp.
Entire Sauk River Chain of Lakes - Eden Lake, Munson and Wakefield Twp.’s
Grass Lake – Lynden Twp.
Clearwater Lake – Fairhaven/Lynden Twp.
Lake Augusta – Fairhaven Twp.
Lake Caroline – Fairhaven Twp.
The Sheriff’s Office is asking for anyone visiting area lakes this weekend to heed this ordinance and to expect enforcement to be taking place for those violating the ordinance. Those visiting area lakes are asked to be respectful of lakeshore and the possibility of erosion and property damage because of the high-water levels we are currently experiencing.
The Sheriff’s Office is removing the No Wake designation for Long and Crooked Lakes as water levels have dropped to acceptable levels.
Dispatch 320-251-4240 | Records 320-259-3700
Email sheriff@co.stearns.mn.us | Twitter @Stearns_Sheriff
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