The drawdown of Devils Lake is underway. The Department of Water Resources opened the gates to east and west end outlets on Thursday. Since freeze-up last fall the lake has climbed 3.5 feet to date.
Since the early 1990’s the size of the Devils Lake has more than doubled.
DWR Director Andrea Travnicek says downstream river flows and water quality conditions will continue to be monitored and outlet operations will be adjusted as necessary to ensure they’re being operated as efficiently and responsibly as possible.
When operating at full capacity the outlets combined are able to discharge 600 cubic feet per second. The lake is expected to potentially rise to a peak elevation of around 1,451 feet by mid-summer.
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