US Edition"Mechanical Issue" Unexpectedly Drains One of Minnesota's 10,000 Lakes, State DNR Says | News Channel 3-12
A mechanical valve failure caused Lake Alice to drain, closing the swimming beach and causing a fish kill, with impacts expected to last 4 to 6 weeks, officials said.
- A news release says visitors should avoid Lake Alice in William O’Brien State Park after a mechanical failure over the weekend caused a “significant drawdown” that left only a stream.
- Amid rising water levels, DNR crews on Friday opened the 65-year-old water-control structure’s valve, but staff found it stuck open on Saturday due to a mechanical issue.
- In the aftermath of the drawdown, Chopper 5 footage shows Lake Alice, normally 26 acres and 9 feet deep, reduced to a stream on Monday.
- Amid the drawdown, DNR says the swimming beach is closed and all water recreation on Lake Alice will be impacted for at least four to six weeks.
- Minnesota DNR says it could take weeks to refill the manmade lake and at least a month to restore water levels, with a preliminary assessment due by this week.
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"Mechanical issue" unexpectedly drains one of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes, state DNR says | News Channel 3-12
By Aki Nace, Lisa Meadows Click here for updates on this story Minnesota (WCCO) — Officials are working to restore a lake northeast of the Twin Cities after a “mechanical issue” caused nearly all the water to drain. Alice Lake in William O’Brien State Park is typically 9 feet deep and stretches 26 acres, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. However, recent rains caused the water level to rise and flow over into the St.…
A popular lake at William O'Brien State Park is empty, and it happened by accident
A popular lake at William O’Brien State Park is empty. And it happened by accident. Minnesota DNR spokesperson Sara Berhow says it was due to a failure in the water control system in the man-made lake.
Dam failure results in ‘significant drawdown’ of Lake Alice in William O’Brien State Park
Visitors are being warned to avoid Lake Alice in William O’Brien State Park in northern Washington County after a dam failure over the weekend caused a “significant drawdown” of the lake level, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials said. The swimming beach at the lake is closed, and there has been a fish kill in the lake, according to an alert posted on the park’s website. DNR officials are “responding to the issue, but visitors sh…
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