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Current Lake Levels: For current lake levels on Prior Lake and Spring Lake, please visit the Waterbodies section and click on Prior Lake or Spring Lake.
See any carp in lakes, streams or wetlands near you? Report your observations with our new carp observations reporting form at the link below! You can share photos, basic details about the carp and mark the location on a map.
Is your shoreline eroding? Check out this webinar workshop to learn how to manage & improve your shoreline. The workshop will cover different planting techniques and give you all the resources you need to begin your restoration process!
This spring has been great for carp removal, especially in Crystal Cove (aka "Mud Bay"). Check out what PLSLWD employees, Jeff Anderson and Elizabeth Froden, caught this week!
Come check out the beautiful wetland and the rest of the Water Quality Improvements Project at Fish Point Park in Prior Lake! To learn more, click the arrow or visit the park and check out the cool interpretative signs explaining the project!
The District has many volunteer opportunities: monitor District lakes, measure precipitation, join us for clean-up events or help with carp!
Segment 3 of the Prior Lake Outlet Channel, near Kici Yapi Camp.
A peek at the fixed crest weir inside the Prior Lake Outlet Structure. Click the button to check out our interactive StoryMap and learn more about the Outlet Structure!
The weir at the Ferric Chloride Facility, south of Cty Road 13 and downstream of Cty Ditch 13.
Segment 1 of the Prior Lake Outlet Channel, near Jeffers Pond Elementary.
Each year the PLSLWD prepares its Annual Report. Complete information about the work done by the district in 2021 is included in the report.
Check out the Educational/Interpretive signs that were installed at Fish Lake this week. Learn how to create a Rain Garden, Prairie Restoration and Creating a Living Shoreline
This fish was found on Upper Prior while PLSLWD staff were catching carp. Koi is a type of carp. In fact, the word koi is Japanese for carp.
Our mission is to manage and preserve the water resources of the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District to the best of our ability using input from our communities, sound engineering practices, and our ability to efficiently fund beneficial projects which transcend political jurisdictions.
The PLSLWD office (located in the lower level of City Hall) is open Monday-Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
If you need to drop something off in our office and the front window gate is down, feel free to drop your items at the front desk of City Hall.
Click here to read more!
Watershed staff and community volunteers will stencil storm drains within the Watershed District. Use the SignUp Genius below to sign up your group:
Interested in serving your community by working directly with the Watershed District? The PLSLWD is looking for passionate District residents to join the Citizen Advisory Committee! The CAC influences the work of the District by providing input and recommendations to the board on District programs and projects. CAC members are appointed by the Board of Manager and serve three-year terms. CAC meetings are typically held on the last Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm. To read more about the committee and complete the application, click the following link:
https://www.plslwd.org/get-involved/citizen-advisory-committee-cac/
The Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District includes 14 major bodies of water, over 730 wetlands and one County Ditch.
Check out our Projects page to see what we’re doing to manage and preserve our local water resources!