Lakes Planning Report

The Polk County Land Conservation Department will conduct a comprehensive lake water quality monitoring, sociological survey, watershed evaluation, lake modeling, etc. study of North Pipe Lake in Polk County. Project activities will include; compiling watershed map, conducting a landowner survey, digitizing watershed land uses and estimating P loadings, collecting lake water quality samples, monitoring and mapping groundwater, monitoring lake level and precipitation, monitoring tributary and outlet water quality, updating lake bottom topography, conducting a shoreline video survey, compiling fisheries census data, continuing a project information & education program via newsletter(s), meeting(s), and news release(s), and compiling a final report, including a comprehensive lake management plan. Specific deliverables for this grant project will include: 1) A final report compiling all information collected during the project activities listed above. 2) A comprehensive lake management plan The Department of Natural Resources will be provided with both a paper copy and an electronic copy of the final report. The project results will be disseminated to the public by newsletter(s), public meeting(s), and local newspaper articles.

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