Bathymetric Mapping of MCWD Lakes
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Project Status:
Completed
About this project:
Bathymetry is the process of mapping the depths of a body of water. The data collected can be compiled into a topographic map or used in a number of other ways to help the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District chart water quality or other changes to a water body. Mapping has been completed at the following locations.
2006
- Christmas Lake (City of Shorewood/Chanhassen; Mapping conducted by the MNDNR)
2008
- Lake Minnetonka
- Dutch Lake (City of Mound)
- Gleason Lake (City of Plymouth)
- Piersons Lake (Laketown Township)
- Schutz Lake (City of Victoria)
2009
- Lake Hiawatha (City of Minneapolis)
- Lake Nokomis (City of Minneapolis)
2010
- Lake Minnewashta (City of Chanhassen)
- Lake Virginia (City of Victoria)
- Langdon Lake (City of Mound)
2011
- Parley Lake (Laketown Township)
- Wassermann Lake (Laketown Township)
2013
- Kelser's Pond (City of Victoria)
- Long Lake (City of Long Lake)
- Taft Lake (City of Richfield)
- Turbid Lake (Laketown Township) (no map at this time)
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