DEVILS LAKE: Prime The Pumps

This year another $90 million will be spent in the Devils Lake basin. This includes $28 million for the outlet; $35 million to move U.S. Highway 281; $6 million to raise Grahams Island road; $7 million to add 3 feet on to the Devils Lake city levee; $3 million for Sully's Hill National Wildlife Refuge; $5 million on U.S. Highway 2; and $6 million for other roads and bridges, according to the State Water Commission. Residents in nearby Nelson County also have been impacted by Devils Lake, which has been flowing into Stump Lake for the past four years. In 2004, Devils Lake water was flowing into Stump Lake at a rate of 30 cubic feet per second. This week the flow increased to nearly 400 cfs. http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/12183369.htm [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on July 23, 2005]

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