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CMP Part 3A. Environmental Protection Plan <br />Lake Classen is surrounded by orchards, woods and open fields with a handful of homes overlooking its' <br />waters. The Orono School District maintains a nature study area and waterfowl ponds on Classen's east <br />shore. Mooney Lake's shore is relatively undeveloped in Orono and Medina, but the lake's watershed has <br />received growing pressures from urbanization in Plymouth, including usage conflicts, elevation concerns <br />due to lack of a natural outlet, and urban storm water pollution inflow. <br />Long Lake is the second largest and 2nd most actively used lake in Orono behind Lake Minnetonka. The <br />east and west shores have been developed at rural residential densities. The north shore has mixed rural <br />residential areas and one denser housing cluster dating from the 1930's. The south shore is bordered by <br />the City of Long Lake and is urbanized to the same degree as much of Lake Minnetonka. <br />Long Lake has experienced storm water problems as well as increased usage pressures. In recent years, <br />the expansion of Carp and other fish have suspended solids, degrading water quality. The Cities of <br />Medina, Long Lake, and Orono have agreed to study the issue. <br />Orono also has identified a number of protected tributary streams which are subject to Shoreland <br />regulations. These are shown in the following table: <br />Table 3A-3: Protected Tributary Streams <br />Tributary Name <br />From: <br />To: <br />Section <br />Township <br />Range <br />Section <br />Township <br />Range <br />Long Lake Creek <br />35 (Basin 160-P) <br />118 <br />23 <br />10(Basin 141-P) <br />117 <br />23 <br />"Wolsfeld" Creek <br />27 (City limit) <br />118 <br />23 <br />6(Basin 160-P) <br />118 <br />23 <br />Tributary to Wolsfeld Creek <br />from Holy Name Lake <br />26 (City limit) <br />118 <br />23 <br />27 <br />118 <br />23 <br />Dickeys Lake Creek <br />27 (Basin 161-P) <br />118 <br />23 <br />34 (Basin 160-P) <br />118 <br />23 <br />Stubbs Bay Creek (aka <br />Classen Creek) <br />32 (Basin 162-P) <br />118 <br />23 <br />5 (Basin 133-P) <br />117 <br />23 <br />Painter's Creek <br />30 (Basin 154-P) <br />118 <br />3 <br />31 (City limit) <br />118 <br />23 <br />The second most significant and most universal natural amenity in Orono is its many wetlands and <br />marshlands comprising Lake Minnetonka's upland drainage system. Orono's nearly 1600 acres of <br />marshland and wetlands comprise fully one-sixth of the City's land area. Map 3A-2 indicates how the <br />marshland and drainageways are scattered throughout the City. <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 3A, Page 5 <br />