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CMP Part 3A. Environmental Protection Plan <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 3A, Page 4 <br />Table 3A-1: Lake Minnetonka Physical Statistics <br /> Lake Minnetonka Portion within City of <br />Orono <br />% in Orono <br />Water Surface Area 14,300 acres 4,750 acres 33% <br />Shoreline Length 131 miles¹ 40.4 miles² 31% <br />Watershed Area 71 sq. mi. dry land 22 sq. mi. wetlands <br />7 sq. mi. other water bodies 23 sq. mi. basin <br />of Lk. Mtka 123 sq. mi. <br />13.4 sq. mi. <br />2.7 sq. mi. <br />0.6 sq. mi. <br /> 7.4 sq. mi. <br />24.1 sq. mi. <br />19% <br />12% <br />9% <br />32% <br />20% <br />¹ MCWD Water Resources Management Plan ²City calculation <br /> <br />ORONO’S LAKES, CREEKS AND WETLANDS <br /> <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. Table 3A-2 below provides some general information on all of <br />Orono’s lakes. <br />Table 3A-2: Lake Sizes and Shoreland Classifications <br />Lake Classification Total Basin <br />Area (Acres) <br />Basin Area in <br />City of <br />Orono <br />(Acres) <br />OHWL <br />DNR MPCA <br />Protected Waters <br />Inventory Number Impaired <br />Water <br />Natural Environment (NE) <br />Lake Classen 117 117 974.5' 27-162 N <br />Dickeys Lake 20.6 20.6 974.5' 27-161 N <br />French Lake (South Basin Only) (Includes 78 <br />ac. wetlands) 26 26 985.5' 27-140 Y <br />Lydiard Lake 89 89 930.0' 27-159 N <br /> (Includes 20 ac. wetlands) <br />Lake Katrina 133 26 970.9' 27-154 N <br /> (Includes 26 ac. wetlands in Orono) <br />Recreational Development (RD) <br />Long Lake 320 210 944.3' 27-160 N <br />Mooney Lake 118 10 988.0' 27-134 Y <br />Tanager Lake (Part of Lk Mtka) -74 -74 929.4' 27-149 Y <br />General Development (GD) <br />Forest Lake (Part of Lk Mtka) -127 -127 929.4' 27-133 Y <br />Lake Minnetonka 14,310 4,750 929.4' 27-133 Y <br />Source: City Records, DNR, MPCA Impaired waters list, 2014 <br />