Up-to-date water levels at Sugar Point near Leech Lake Damįor questions or if you would like to comment regarding how lake levels are affecting you, email Timm V. Leech Lake is a beautiful, serene lake located in north-central Minnesota and is known to be the largest lake for recreational activities in Northern Minnesota.
*All elevations are referenced in 1929 NGVD (National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929). The Corps of Engineers provides recreation facilities such as boat ramps, campgrounds, picnic areas, trails and other services within the grounds at Leech Lake Dam. The Leech flows into the Mississippi south of US HWY 2 downstream of the MN DNR Mud/Goose Wildlife Management Area. Leech Lake Dam is located on the Northeast corner of Portage Bay and forms the Leech Lake River. Another example that may impact operational decisions is the Mississippi River channel capacity in the Ball Club/Deer River area of only about 2200 cfs. For example, during wet cycles the Mississippi River in and around the Aitkin area often is forecasted or actually within flood stages that impact the operational decisions of Pokegama, Leech, and Winnie dams to assist with minimizing downstream flood damages. Local conditions are considered as much as possible but downstream flood damage reduction can become priority when warranted. Water levels are governed by a congressionally-approved water control plan that coordinates the operation of each reservoir as needed to achieve water control plan targets throughout varying seasons and weather conditions. The Leech Lake Dam (LLD) is one of six dams operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers within the Mississippi Headwaters Project. The LLA Spring 2021 newsletter contains precipitation-amount history from to, and 90-day outlook weather predictions for the summer of 2021. We have not made a gate change here at the Dam since August and have been operating at minimum outflows (~125 CFS). Leech Lake is located immediately east of White Pass near the Cascade Crest Trail on the north side of Highway 12. Fall precipitation has significantly helped and brought Leech Lake back up but it is still about 7” lower than the bottom of the summer band (an improvement from about 16” in September). of Engineers typically tries to draw down Leech Lake to around 1293.80 by around March, before spring runoff begins.
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