The water is still really flowing out of the outlet on the north end of the lake. It's a good thing Hugo dumped the rocks behind the dam or we may have seen a failure this summer. Thanks to Jim Aschman for suggesting it to Hugo. It looks like it was money well spent.
Rick Gwynn stopped by last week to report on the latest news on the dam project. Rick attended a meeting at Hugo City hall, which was attended by Hugo staff and council, our state representative and senator, representatives from the DNR, the Rice Creek Watershed District board, and representatives from the surrounding counties and cities.
In the end, there is now a very high probability that the rebuild of the dam will occur this winter. It looks like the Rice Creek Watershed District board will support funding part of the dam costs and the DNR has some funds to fill in the rest. The RCWD also pointed out a little known state statute that says that state must take ownership of abandoned dams. The DNR said that they would investigate. It was also stated that Hugo was now interested in taking ownership of the dam. So, more news will follow as this develops.
The latest lake clarity reading by lake resident Mike Doran was 7'. My last reading was a week ago and it was shy of 8'.
Looks like we're in for a few days of cold weather. Enjoy!
Regards, Jim
A few more sunset photos: (click to enlarge)
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