East Side Lake
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| East Side Lake | |
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| In winter. Picture taken from the Oakland Avenue bridge over Dobbins Creek looking north-northeast. | |
| Location | Austin, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43°40′16″N 092°57′10″W / 43.67111°N 92.95278°WCoordinates: 43°40′16″N 092°57′10″W / 43.67111°N 92.95278°W |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Dobbins Creek |
| Primary outflows | Dobbins Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
East Side Lake is a 40 acres (16.19 ha) reservoir in Austin, Minnesota in western Mower County[1], which is in the southeast part of the state. It is one of two man-made lakes in Mower County (the other is Lake Louise), which is one of only four counties in Minnesota without a natural lake. The majority of the lake is only 5-6 feet deep.
[edit] Dobbins Creek
The lake's only tributary and only outflow is Dobbins Creek, which starts in Red Rock Township and flows through Nicolville. As reported in the Star Tribune [1], untreated sewage (including feces) from Nicolville is dumped into Dobbins Creek a mere three miles (5 km) upstream from East Side Lake. Fecal bacteria have been measured at up to 11 times the level allowed in surface water by state law.
[edit] References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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