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1. ray holzhey Feb 27th, 2010 at 4:01 pm

   — On Fri, 2/12/10, Bauer, Shannon L MVP wrote:

   From: Bauer, Shannon L MVP
   Subject: Corps to begin early drawdown of Lake Traverse Feb. 16
   To:
   Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 8:27 AM
   NEWS RELEASE
   Feb. 12, 2010
   U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
   St. Paul District
   MVP-PA-2010-020
   Contact:
   Shannon Bauer: 651-290-5108, 612-840-9453, shannon.l.bauer@usace.army.mil

   Corps to begin early drawdown of Lake Traverse Feb. 16

   ST. PAUL, MINN. – Normally the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul
   District, begins drawing down Lake Traverse on March 1, however, due to
   excessive fall and winter moisture in the Red River of the North river basin
   drawdown will begin early. Drawdown at Orwell Lake will begin according to
   established schedule on March 1.

   Air and ground reconnaissance completed by the National Weather Service,
   Corps of Engineers and local cooperators indicate a basin wide snow-water
   equivalent of more than 3 inches in the Lake Traverse basin. As such, the
   Corps of Engineers will drawdown the reservoir to a Category II drawdown of
   974.5 feet by the end of March, starting Feb. 16. The lake is presently at an
   elevation of 976.7 feet. Outflows from Lake Traverse will be passed through
   Mud Lake and down the Bois de Sioux River.

   Outflows at White Rock Dam will be increased to 400 cfs on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
   March 1, outflows will be increased to 1,100 cfs as per normal drawdown. Due
   to increased water flows on the Bois de Sioux River, ice conditions could
   deteriorate and become unsafe as far downstream as Wahpeton, N.D., and
   Breckenridge, Minn. Fisherman and snowmobilers should be cautious. Remember,
   there is no such thing as 100 percent safe ice on any water body.

   Reconnaissance also indicates a basin wide snow-water equivalent of more than
   3 inches in the Orwell Lake basin. As such, the Corps of Engineers will
   drawdown Orwell to a Category II drawdown level of 1,050 feet by the end of
   March, starting March 1. The lake is presently at an elevation of 1,064.1
   feet. Discharges from Orwell are presently at 750 cfs and will be increased
   beginning March 1 to accomplish this drawdown.

   The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, serves the American
   public in the areas of environmental enhancement, navigation, flood damage
   reduction, water and wetlands regulation, recreation sites and disaster
   response. It contributes around $175 million to the five-state district
   economy. The more than 638 employees work at more than 40 sites in five
   upper-Midwest states. For more information, see http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil.

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