After the high winds of Monday through Wednesday, the ramp here in Minnewaukan is not usable. The docks were toast last fall when high winds did a number on them. We are waiting to get them repaired. The ramp itself is in tough shape due to erosion.
Stay posted here for updates and new developements as they occur as to the ramp situation here on the West Bay.
Kevin, is the water still rising? When we were out last weekend it appreared the water was still rising and there was a lot of water that was coming in from the N and NW yet.
The lake will rise until July. If we get some major rainfall events it will be longer.
Most of the inflow is from my end from the Mauvais Coulee and through Channel A in Six Mile Bay. For the level to stabilize, water has to flow east under two bridges in Mission Bay by the Casino, through two culverts under the Wood/Rutten Road and through 5 more culverts into the channel that flows into Stump Lake south of Lakota.
Once it is into Stump Lake it must rise 15 more feet until it is level with Devils Lake, than the lake will rise. What is happening now is the flow into Stump Lake is less than the flow into the Devils Lake due to the culverts and bridges.
Also you need to take into account the inflow from Lake Alice and Lake Ervin north of Devils Lake that act as buffers to slow the runoff into Devils Lake. They are holding back water and release into Channel A and Mauvais. That is why the lake will continue to rise slowly and seek a stabile level sometime late this summer.
Thanks, after fishing the Channel A area a little, it makes sense. I couldn’t believe the current flowing thru 6 mile.
Game and fish did some work at the ramp Friday and it is usable. We don’t have a dock out yet on the ramp so you can’t launch alone. There is dock off to the side to pick up passengers.
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