Ditch 25 Plan

By Doug Martin August 2012 Ottertail County is paving the way for Dead Lake to receive additional water from Little McDonald, Kerbs and Paul (LMKP) lakes near Dent by approving the use of Ditch 25 to expand Dead Lake’s watershed to reduce flooding for those lakes....

History of Marion Lake Lodge on Marion Lake

History of Marion Lake Lodge on Marion Lake in Dead Lake Township From the abstract:  72.2 acres 1888 – 1897 property owned as farmland by George Menz and Dominic Hassler 1897 – 1903 owned by Dominick Hassler 1903 – 1905 owned by Levie Carter 1905 –...
10 Year Recorded Water Levels for Dead Lake

10 Year Recorded Water Levels for Dead Lake

Although the reading of the water level gauge located at Dead Lake’s East Weir (Dam) was suspended from mid-2009 to May 2012, the graph indicates that 2012 has been one of drier years. The Red Line indicates the Ordinary High Water Level (OHWL) at 1327.8 FT....

DNR Gets Tougher in Aquatic Invasive Fight

From: Enforcement News Digest, Spring 2012     The agency revealed its new strategies to fight the spread of aquatic invasive species across the state in 2012. The efforts take a two-pronged approach: increase inspections and decontamination of boats at and...