Water Level Updates

MCWD Classified with Severe DroughtThe U.S. Drought Monitor map releases an update every week. The July 11, 2023 drought map for Minnesota,...
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MCWD Classified with Moderate DroughtThe U.S. Drought Monitor map releases an update every Thursday. The June 13, 2023 drought map update for...
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MCWD Classified as Abnormally Dry The U.S. Drought Monitor map is updated every Thursday. The May 30, 2023 drought map update for Minnesota,...
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2022 Precipitation & Drought Summary The Twin Cities ended 2022 with 22.97 inches of total precipitation, which was 8.65 inches...
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Drought conditions have expanded across Minnesota. The September 27, 2022, U.S. Drought Monitor map update (shown below on the right), identifies that 4.37% of...
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The U.S. Drought Monitor map for Minnesota is updated every Thursday. The July 21, 2022, drought map update identifies that approximately 1.46%...
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Dry conditions across Minnesota began in 2020 and expanded rapidly across the state during the summer of 2021. The Minnehaha...
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The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) opened the Gray’s Bay Dam for the first time in 2022 on Wednesday, June...
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Gray’s Bay dam was closed on Wednesday, July 21, as required by the dam’s operating plan when Lake Minnetonka falls...
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The Gray’s Bay Dam was opened for the first time in 2021 on Friday, May 14. Due to dry weather...
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Gray’s Bay dam was closed on Monday, October 5, as required by the dam’s operating plan when Lake Minnetonka falls...
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Potential High Water Update Rainfall totals between September 9-12 totaled on average between approximately 2.5 – 3.3 inches according to the Hennepin...
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