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FGUS83 KDLH 131735
RVSDLH
MNC137-141735-
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1235 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
...THE CLOQUET RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF ISLAND LAKE AND FISH LAKE WILL
REMAIN HIGH FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS...
DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL...MINNESOTA POWER FINDS IT NECESSARY TO
DISCHARGE AROUND 3600 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND INTO THE CLOQUET RIVER
FROM THE ISLAND LAKE AND FISH LAKE RESERVOIRS. THIS DISCHARGE IS
HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS
ALONG THE CLOQUET RIVER...ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS OF HUNTER LAKE
AND BOWMAN LAKE. THESE ACTIONS ARE REDUCING RESERVOIR LEVELS
TO NORMAL FLOOD CONTROL SPACE.
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