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CMP Part 3A. Environmental Protection Plan <br />Table 3A-1: Lake Minnetonka Physical Statistics <br />Lake Classification <br />Lake Minnetonka <br />Portion within City of <br />% in Orono <br />DNR <br />Orono <br />City of Orono <br />Water Surface Area <br />14,300 acres <br />4,750 acres <br />33% <br />Shoreline Length <br />131 miles' <br />40.4 miles2 <br />31% <br />Watershed Area <br />71 sq. mi. dry land 22 sq. mi. wetlands <br />13.4 sq. mi. <br />19% <br />162-P <br />7 sq. mi. other water bodies 23 sq. mi. basin <br />2.7 sq. mi. <br />12% <br />985.5' <br />of Lk. Mtka 123 sq. mi. <br />0.6 sq. mi. <br />9% <br />7.4 sq. mi. <br />32% <br />89 <br />89 <br />4.1 sq. mi. <br />20% <br />' MCWD Water Resources Management Plan 2City calculation <br />ORONO'S LAKES. CREEKS AND WETLANDS <br />Other significant lakes in Orono include Long Lake, Mooney Lake, Lydiard Lake, Lake Classen <br />and Dickey's Lake. Lydiard Lake and Dickey's Lake drain into Long Lake which flows into Long Lake <br />Creek and eventually Tanager Lake (bay) of Lake Minnetonka. Lake Classen drains into Stubbs Bay of <br />Lake Minnetonka and Mooney Lake drains through Plymouth and Wayzata before discharging into <br />Wayzata Bay of Lake Minnetonka. <br />Table 3A-2: Lake Sizes and Shoreland Classifications <br />Lake Classification <br />Total Basin <br />Basin Area in <br />OHWL <br />DNR <br />Area (Acres) <br />City of Orono <br />Protected Waters <br />(Acres) <br />Inventory Number <br />Natural Environment NE <br />Lake Classen <br />117 <br />117 <br />974.5' <br />162-P <br />Dickey Lake <br />26 <br />26 <br />985.5' <br />161-W <br />ch Lake (South Basin Only) (Includes 78 ac. <br />wetlands) <br />89 <br />89 <br />930.0' <br />140-P <br />Lydiard Lake <br />(Includes 20 ac. wetlands) <br />33 <br />33 <br />970.9' <br />159-P <br />Lake Katrina <br />Recreational Development RD <br />Long Lake <br />320 <br />210 <br />944.3' <br />160-P <br />Mooney Lake <br />118 <br />10 <br />988.0' <br />134-P <br />Tanager Lake (Part of Lk Mtka) <br />(74) <br />' <br />General Develo ment GD <br />Forest Lake (Part of Lk Mtka) <br />(127) <br />�14310 <br />(127) <br />929.4' <br />139-P <br />Lake Minnetonka <br />4,750 <br />929.4' <br />133-P <br />Lydiard Lake is the most rural of Orono's lakes, being surrounded by heavily wooded rolling hills. <br />Dickey's Lake has become surrounded by low density residential development over the past 30 years. <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 3A, Page 4 <br />