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► <br />i m . - • • - ' <br />• • • \•fc • • • <br />t I ^ •'N * •\ <br />14600 Minnetonka Boulevard <br />Minnetonka, Minnesota 55345-1597 <br />/ <br />■ ,/ <br />office: (612) 939-6320 fax: (612) 939-8244 <br />OISTF.ICT ADMINISTRATOR: £!'en8 Sones <br />LA k£ MINNETCHKA <br />BOARD OF MANAGERS: Tho-nas Maoie. Jr. Pr»». • C Woocrow Love • Jort^ E. TTwnas <br />C^fKSon Lnoley • fhomas N UBountv • Marra 3. Harwei • ®ameia G. Blixt <br />July 13, 1994 <br />/ <br />• A <br />Ms. Luvume Hanson <br />City of Long Lake <br />P.O. Box 606 <br />Long Lake, MN 55356 <br />' , A <br />y <br />JUL 2 2 1994 <br />Dear Ms. Hanson: <br />1 have enclosed a copy of the Long Lake Diagnostic Feasibility Study. This study <br />shows that Long Lake is hypereutrophic and has water quality similar to Lake of the <br />Isles and some of the poorer bays of Lake Minnetonka. Compared with the water <br />quaUty of other lakes in the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, Long Lake would <br />fall in the bottom third. <br />In the northern hardwoods area of Minnesota, roughly a 100-150 mile wide arc in <br />central Minnesota following the Mississippi River, Long Lake would not be <br />considered swimmable about half the time during the summer months. This is due <br />primarily to nuisance algae and other aesthetic factors and not to health risk favtors. <br />Farther south, where people are used to poorer quality lakes. Long Lake would be <br />considered swimmable for longer periods during the summer. <br />I hope this answers your questions. If you would like any additional intormation <br />please give me a call at (612) 479-4208. <br />Sincerely, <br />MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT <br />District Engineer <br />PJM/elm <br />X. <br />\ <br />i <br />AH—