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Fall Drawdown Begins Over the past three weeks, water levels across the Minnehaha Creek Watershed have steadily decreased, as rainfall...
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Weekend Storms Bring Significant Rain Most of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed received 3 –4 inches of rain from relatively intense storms Thursday, August...
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Stormy End to July Two intense, back-to-back storms Sunday, July 27, 2025, and Monday, July 28, produced between 1 and...
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Potential for Intense Rain As of Wednesday, July 23, 2025, the National Weather Service (NWS) is predicting between 1 and...
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June Ends with Severe Weather Following last week’s heavy rain, most of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed received over 1 inch...
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Storms Dropped 2-3 Inches of Rain Most of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed received over 3 inches of rain from intense...
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Potential for High Water As of Tuesday, June 24, 2025, the National Weather Service (NWS) is predicting between 2 and...
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Significant Rain Forecasted Since June 2, 2025, MCWD has adjusted Gray’s Bay Dam discharge several times to balance water levels...
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Laker Pioneer Long Lake and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District took another step forward in a nearly decade-long partnership, with...
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Since 2018, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) has worked with communities in the Long Lake Creek Subwatershed to develop...
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Laker Pioneer Just over a decade ago, Long Lake was facing a troubling diagnosis; an impairing amount of phosphorus. The...
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Gray’s Bay Dam Open The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) opened Gray’s Bay Dam on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in...
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