West-end Devils Lake Outlet Up and Running
April 5, 2012 in WDAZ
DEVILS LAKE, ND (WDAZ-TV) – The west-end pump on Devils Lake is pumping water off the lake sooner than ever before. But there’s not as much water rushing through the outlet as there could be. The west-end outlet may be operational, but it’s only pumping at half-capacity. Continue Reading
DEVILS LAKE, ND (WDAZ-TV) – The Devils Lake City Commission has changed its position on a planned east-end outlet on Devils Lake.
Gravity outlet, proposed in 1999, still makes sense, Devils Lake officials sayCity officials in Devils Lake are dusting off an old plan they believe could provide significant relief from chronic flooding without threatening people and property downstream.
North Dakota will move forward with building an open-channel gravity-flow outlet from Devils Lake, most likely from Stump Lake. “The third outlet will happen, and it shouldn’t take too terribly long to narrow it down to one site,” Gov. Jack Dalrymple said. “This is something that the water commission determined is a needed tool to continue to manage Devils Lake.” 
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