Long-term lake-level records are useful for regulatory decision-making, building/development decisions, lake hydrology manipulation decisions, and investigation of possible non-natural impacts. ACD implements a lake-level monitoring program on 23 lakes throughout the county. A gauge is installed in each lake and surveyed so that readings coincide with sea level elevations. The gauge is read weekly by a volunteer who reports to ACD.
ACD reports all lake-level data to the MNDNR. The data is available through the "LakeFinder" feature on the MNDNR website, along with other information about each lake.
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Links:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources LakeFinder