LPLA Executive Director, Rylee Main, is the special guest on The Boating Show with Wolf Marine Inc. and Tetzlaff Yacht Sales. The episode provides a great overview of sources of sediment, local impacts, and ways to help.
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KSTP Channel 5 Eyewitness News, 11/30/2017
Author: KSTP Channel 5 Eyewitness News
While the summer boating season has come to an end, it is still the topic of conversation around Lake Pepin - the iconic lake that forms the wide part of the Mississippi River near Red Wing. Boat groundings this summer were at an all-time high, with at least 30 boats needing rescue...
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Red Wing Republican Eagle, 11/28/2017
Author: Mac Becco (formerly Consoer), Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance
Sedimentation continues to fill upper Lake Pepin and wreak havoc for boaters as groundings reach an all-time high. While the exact number of grounded boats is unknown, the local tow boat companies and the Goodhue County Sheriff's Office attest that this year may have set a record number.
With sedimentation rates 10 times above normal, low water levels this year created dangerous conditions for boat navigation with little room for error. The problem gains concern just as planning commences to strategically dredge areas that have filled in at the upper end of the lake.
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