Cokato Lake Wright County Hydrologic Investigation

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Description
In recent years, heavy rainfall has caused high lake level conditions on Cokato Lake. Members of the lake association feel that high water problems will continue due to recent culvert changes within the watershed, and continued growth within the city of Cokato. The lake association would like the Department to improve the outlet to accommodate the increase in water coming into the lake. The existing outlet structure, which is owned by the DNR Division of Fisheries, was constructed in 1965. The Surface Water Unit within DNR Waters was requested to conduct a hydrologic evaluation of Cokato Lake and its watershed, with an emphasis on the specific concerns raised by the lake association. Cokato Lake is located in southwestern Wright County, approximately two miles north of the city of Cokato. Cokato Lake outlets directly to the North Fork Crow River, which is slightly more than a mile downstream of the lake outlet – as the crow flies.
Date Issued
2005
Number of Pages
11
Decade
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Minnesota Water Research Digital Library
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