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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 />MPCA <br />Orono <br />Impaired <br />Water <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 />27-161 <br />7 sq. mi. other water bodies 23 sq. mi. basin <br />2.7 sq. mi. <br />12% <br />26 <br />of Lk. Mtka 123 sq. mi. <br />0.6 sq. mi. <br />9% <br />Lydiard Lake <br />89 <br />7.4 sq. mi. <br />32% <br />27-159 <br />N <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. 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 <br />Total Basin <br />Area (Acres) <br />Basin Area in <br />City of <br />Orono <br />(Acres) <br />OHWL <br />DNR <br />MPCA <br />Protected Waters <br />Inventory Number <br />Impaired <br />Water <br />Natural Environment <br />(NE) <br />Lake Classen <br />117 <br />117 <br />974.5' <br />27-162 <br />N <br />Dickeys Lake <br />20.6 <br />20.6 <br />974.5' <br />27-161 <br />N <br />French Lake (South Basin Only) (Includes 78 <br />ac. wetlands) <br />26 <br />26 <br />985.5' <br />27-140 <br />Y <br />Lydiard Lake <br />89 <br />89 <br />930.0' <br />27-159 <br />N <br />(Includes 20 ac. wetlands) <br />Lake Katrina <br />1133 <br />126 <br />1970.9' <br />127-154 <br />N <br />(Includes 26 ac. wetlands in Orono) <br />Recreational Development (RD) <br />Long Lake <br />320 <br />210 <br />944.3' <br />27-160 <br />N <br />Mooney Lake <br />118 <br />10 <br />988.0' <br />27-134 <br />Y <br />Tanager Lake (Part of Lk Mtka) <br />-74 <br />-74 <br />929.4' <br />27-149 <br />Y <br />General Development (GD) <br />Forest Lake (Part of Lk Mtka) <br />-127 <br />-127 <br />929.4' <br />27-133 <br />Y <br />Lake Minnetonka <br />14,310 <br />4,750 <br />929.4' <br />27-133 <br />Y <br />Source: City Records, DNR, MPCA Impaired waters list, 2014 <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 3A, Page 4 <br />