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Reclamation Schedules Audubon Lake Fall Drawdown

Media Contact: Tom Volk, (701) 337-5756, tvolk@gp.usbr.gov
Patience Hurley, phurley@gp.usbr.gov

For Release: September 16, 2004

Beginning this week the Bureau of Reclamation will start lowering water levels on Audubon Lake in north central North Dakota. The water level of Audubon Lake will be lowered as part of annual fall drawdown operations. Boaters, cabin owners and recreation users should take proper precautions regarding changing lake levels to include removing watercraft and equipment before the water recedes.

By November 15, the water level for Audubon Lake will decline approximately 1.5 feet to 1845.00 completing the fall drawdown. The elevation of Lake Audubon at 11:30 a.m. on September 15 was 1846.50.

Annual fall drawdown operations are conducted on Audubon Lake for the following reasons:

• To provide for water freshening to improve water quality.
• To coincide with the southerly migration of waterfowl and shorebirds, providing exposed shoreline areas for feeding and loafing.
• To help reduce wave erosion of islands in the fall and ice damage during the winter and spring due to ice heave and breakup.

For more information, please contact Tom Volk, Bureau of Reclamation, 701.337.5756 or via email at tvolk@gp.usbr.gov.

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