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To promote, educate and improve the understanding and comprehensive management of Cross Lake and its watershed.
SPRING MEMBERSHIP MEETING - MAY 17, 2025
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for the Spring Membership Meeting!
What an amazing turnout! It was great to see so many familar & new faces! The information shared by our speakers was informational, thought provoking and quite honestly...invigorating.
A huge thank you to our CLA President, Rachel Wheeler, for her tenacity in securing funding for the Feasibility Study with the Snake River Watershed.
If you were unable to make the meeting, we wanted to make sure to share the information with you.
SNAKE RIVER WATERSHED
Mary Poelman | Snake River Watershed Coordinator
FEASIBILITY STUDY
Snake River Watershed to provide CLA $40,000 in funding to conduct a Feasibility Study to explore potential solutions to address internal nutrient loading in Cross Lake.
What the study will tell us:
- If & what kind of treatments would best address the internal (phosphorous) loading issue
- Pros & Cons of treatment
- Proper dosage of treatments
- Cost estimates for treatment, if appropriate
- Sample Feasibility Study of Ann Lake
High Level Timeline:
- August 2025 - Sediment Core Collection & Laboratory Analysis
- October 2025 - Data Analysis
- December 2025 - Reporting
See the full presentation below for more details!
MOLEAR NANOBUBBLE TECHNOLOGY
Chris Stephan | Jon Morales Moleaer Surface Water Team
- Overview of Nanobubble technology
- Challenges faced by Cross Lake
- Success Stories / Detail of Pokegama pilot
- Treatment options and cost estimates.
See the full presentation below for more details.
DISCLAIMER: This was purely an informational session to educate the membership on the technology, as one possible approach to the internal phosphorous loading issue.
CLA has not contracted with Moleaer, in any way. We will look to the Feasibility Study for their guidance & recommendations.
2025 annual membership drive underway - JOIN NOW!
We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting, educating and improve the understanding and comprehensive management of Cross Lake and its watershed.
WATER QUALITY & AIS UPDATES
CLP Delineation Survey
On April 26, 2025 Freshwater Scientific Services surveyed Cross Lake for Curly Leaf Pondweed (CLP)
A combination of surface observations, sonar reading, and rake tosses to locate and delineate areas of CLP growth.
CLP was encountered in the marked locations on the map.
Water depth was recorded and density of growth.
See the report details
INSPECTION BY THE MN DNR INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM
On July 25, 2024 the Minnesota DNR/Invasive Species specialist, Rich Rezanka conducted a mid-summer delineation inspection of Eurasian water-milfoil .
The entire shoreline of Cross Lake was surveyed for the presence of Eurasian water-milfoil (EWM) and curly-leaf pondweed (CLP)
Read the full report to see the findings.
EURASIAN WATER-MILFOIL TREATMENT
EURASIAN WATER-MILFOIL TREATMENT
On August 16, 2024, Lake Management Inc., as contracted by Cross Lake Assn. , treated for the presence of Eurasian Water-milfoil.
The treatment locations were a direct output of the dilineation inspection completed and permit issued by the MN DNR/Invasive Species Program.
See the attached for details relating to type of treatment used and locations applied.
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2024 BOAT PARADE PICTURES
CAPTAIN JOE & 1ST MATE NANCY
CAPTAIN JOE & 1ST MATE NANCY
CAPTAIN JOE & 1ST MATE NANCY
Thanks Joe & Nancy for being this year's parade Grand Marshalls.
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CAPTAIN JOE & 1ST MATE NANCY
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Second Place Winner
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CAPTAIN JOE & 1ST MATE NANCY
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First Place Winner
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Third Place Winner
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CROSS LAKE ASSN
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HIGH WATER | NO WAKE ORDINANCE [2020-63]
CRITERIA
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM YOUR LAKE ASSN
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM YOUR LAKE ASSN
Slow-No Wake speed 24 hours per day shall be required on Pokegama Lake, Cross Lake, and the section of the Snake River between said lakes when any of the follow conditions is met:
- When Pokegama Lake's water elevation is at or above 935.5' (NGVD29); or
- When Cross Lake's water elevation is at or above 935.0' (NGVD29); or
- When the United States Geological Stream Gauge Station 05338500, located near the Cross Lake Outet, is at 6'.
When high water levels has subsided and have remained below said elevations state above for three (3) consecutive days, said restrictions shall be promptly removed.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM YOUR LAKE ASSN
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM YOUR LAKE ASSN
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM YOUR LAKE ASSN
When No Wake criteria has been met..
- Signage posted at public access points (Hwy 61 & Snake River Dam)
- Social media posts in CLA & surrounding community groups to create community awareness
- Email members & friends of CLA.
- Enact "calling tree" to have banners to posted in strategic locations around the lake.
STATUS | NO CURRENT RESTRICTIONS
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM YOUR LAKE ASSN
STATUS | NO CURRENT RESTRICTIONS
ORDINANCE | 2020-63
To read the full ordinance and details relating to enforcement, exemptions & notifications visit the Pine County official website via link below.
GAUGE HEIGHT RESOURCES
To see the official gauge height :
WATER QUALITY TOPICS
AIS (AQAUTIC INVASIVE SPECIES)
WHAT IS AIS:
At the most basic level, aquatic invasive species are water-dwelling organisms that are not native to Minnesota. The impacts of aquatic invasive species vary. While some invasive species cause damage to ecosystems, others can cause human or economic harm.
WHY MANAGE IT?
- Overtakes habitat and outcompetes native aquatic plants, potentially lowering diversity.
- Provides unsuitable shelter, food, and nesting habitat for native animals.
- Dense mats at the water’s surface inhibit water recreationists.
- When invasive plants become too abundant, they can cause economic or environmental harm.
MORE INFO:
- To learn more about how to identify AIS.
- Where it is located on Cross Lake.
- How to provide your consent to treat.
2024 LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN
In 2023, the Cross Lake/Snake River Association contracted Limnopro Aquatic Science Inc., to create a Lake Management plan.
This lake management plan will provide a beginning framework for managing Cross Lake in an attempt to optimize water quality, plant growth, and fishing conditions for recreation and to reserve property values.
2022 CARP STUDY
WHY DO WE CARE?
Too many carp can have a negative impact on a body of water’s clarity. Carp are bottom feeders and tend disturb the sediment on the bottom of the lake, ultimately resulting in decreased water clarity.
HOW MANY IS TOO MANY?
2021 POINT INTERCEPT SURVEY
In 2021, Cross Lake/Snake River Association contracted Limnopro to conduct an aquatic plant survey.
The survey was conducted both in the late spring, during peak growth of curly-leaf and later in the summer to determine the specific plant community in the lake, after the curly-leaf pondweed dies off.
2024 CERTIFIED BOATER | WALL OF FAME
Thea Berg
WALL OF FAME
Check out all these great kids who have scucessfully completed their MN Boat Safety certification!
William McQuay
Kinley Ziegler
LAKE OPINION SURVEY
WE NEED YOUR INPUT!
2024 LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN
CLA is continuing our partnership with Limnopro Aquatic Science to devise a "Lake Management Plan" for 2024.
A critical input to this plan is YOUR opinion!
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey to help us tailor our lake management plan to your needs & wants!