Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District

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.

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Spring Lake alum treatment begins May 21!

Join us for a demonstration at 2pm on May 21 at the Spring Lake boat launch. Visit www.springlakealum.com for more information or contact Jaime Rockney at jrockney@plslwd.org for questions.

Learn more about the alum treatment!

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65 Volunteers at Successful Clean Water Clean-Up

Neighbors, local students, boy scouts and community members all showed up April 29th to rake leaves and pull buckthorn at Crystal Lake Park for our Spring Clean Water Clean-Up! Volunteers removed 1.78 tons of buckthorn and other woody debris and raked over 1.23 tons of leaves! Many hands make light work! Volunteers also had a chance to win one of several rain barrels donated by Lord of the Gears, a robotics team from Prior Lake/Savage middle schools.

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Keeping an Eye on Springtime Lake Levels

District staff continue to monitor local lake levels. Visit our News page for the most recent updates. Current lake levels can be found on the individual lake pages under Waterbodies.

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Sand Point Beach Park Project Underway!

The project at Sand Point Beach Park is now underway and slated to be completed by May 2018. This joint project with the City of Prior Lake will improve the treatment of stormwater from the 82 acres of land which is funneled through the park's stormwater treatment ponds before entering Lower Prior Lake. This project will: 1) expand the two existing stormwater ponds; 2) add iron-enhanced sand filters to treat the stormwater; and 3) add native prairie plantings to the park.

Learn more about the project here!

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Spring Lake Public Boat Launch: Work on Maintenance Project continues this spring

The DNR began work last fall on a maintenance and site improvement project at the launch. Due to project delays the work will be completed this spring, although most work won't begin until spring load restrictions on roads are lifted (approx May 7th). The ramp will be periodically closed during work; the DNR's goal is to generally have the launch open on weekends. Please plan accordingly. Contact the DNR with questions.

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Save Water. Get a Rain Barrel! Cost-share funds available.

Water your flowers and yard with rainwater captured in your own rain barrel! Cost-share is available to District residents and will cover up to $50 of a rain barrel purchase.

Learn More & Apply for Funds

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Colossal Carp Catch on Upper Prior!

We had a successful carp seine Jan 18th on Upper Prior! We are so glad the seine went so well AND that so many people were able to swing by and check out the action! Click the button below for more.

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Prior Lake Students Volunteer at Raymond Park Project

Students from the Eco-Team & AP Environ Studies class at Prior Lake High School helped plant native plants along the shoreline at Raymond Park and spread mulch for a new trail through the park. Their work was part of a larger shoreline and habitat restoration project at the park.

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Fish Point Park

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!

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Successful Burn at Spring Lake Wetland!

A prescribed burn was successfully completed on April 5th at the Spring Lake Wetland. Visit our News section to learn more and our Facebook page for video and photos (www.facebook.com/PLSLWD/).

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Segment 3 of the Prior Lake Outlet Channel, near Kici Yapi Camp.
Prior Lake Outlet Structure

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!

Learn More about the Outlet Structure

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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.
Shoreline restoration at Waltz's Beach.

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One of the many beautiful wetlands located within the Watershed District.
Local residents can learn about shoreline restorations and planting for clean water at our free workshops which are co-hosted with the Scott Soil & Water Conservation District. PLSLWD residents are also eligible for Cost-Share funds to help implement projects on their property.

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Welcome to the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District

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.

Waterbodies

The Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District includes 14 major bodies of water, over 730 wetlands and one County Ditch.

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Current Projects

Check out our Projects page to see what we’re doing to manage and preserve our local water resources!

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News & Events

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