Lake Assessment Program - Eden and Vails Lakes, Stearns County

Eden and Vails were two of three lakes monitored by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) in Stearns County as part of our Lake Assessment Program (LAP) in 2004. The other lake studied in Stearns County in 2004 was Pelican (73-0118) which is addressed in a separate report. Members of the Eden Lake Association (Association) applied to have both lakes assessed in 2003 with concerns about: algae blooms, winter kill, the city and agriculture runoff. Participants in this overall study effort included Steve Heiskary, Matt Lindon (MPCA), Rolland Stanke, Budd Binsfeld, Mike Linn and Mike and Sandy Weller (Eden Lake Association). Land use and watershed information for Eden and Vails Lake was assembled by Stearns County. Phytoplankton analysis was conducted by Dr. Howard Markus, MPCA. Zooplankton was analyzed by Dr. Bruce Monson, MPCA.