• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Subscribe
Program Guide
Watch Live

CCX Media

Skip NavigationMenu
  • News
    • Close
        • CCX News
          • CCX News Home
          • Daily Newscast
          • News Stories
          • CCX News Special Reports
          • CCX Media Schools
          • Current Weather
          • COVID-19 Impact
          • Local Vote 2020
        • Feature Segments

          • Business Matters
          • School Spotlight
          • Standout Student
          • Weekend Showcase
          • Seasonal Features
        • News Tip

          Send us a story idea or news tip!
          Facebook Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Sports
    • Close
        • CCX Sports
          • CCX Sports Home
          • Sports Tips
          • Hall of Fame
          • Upcoming Event Coverage
          • Play of the Week
        • Sports Coverage

          Adapted SportsAdditional SportsBaseballBasketballFootball
          GymnasticsHockeyLacrosseSoccerSoftball
          Swimming & DivingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWrestling
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
          Shop/Order
    • Close
  • Cities
    • Close
        • CCX Cities
          • CCX Cities Home
          • The Connection
          • In The Community
          • Our Town’s Story
          • Community Resources
          • CCX Media Schools
          • City Meetings
          • COVID-19 Impact
          • Local Vote 2020
        • Your City

          Brooklyn Center
          Brooklyn Park
          Crystal
          Golden Valley
          Maple Grove
          New Hope
          Osseo
          Plymouth
          Robbinsdale
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Create
    • Close
        • CCX Create
          • CCX Create Home
          • Channels
          • Resources
          • Meet The Create Team
          • CCX Create Virtual Tour
        • Get Creative

          • Make Your Own Show
          • Free Classes
          • Contact Us
        • RueShare

          • Member Login
          • Member Guide
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Subscribe
  • Program guide
  • Watch Live
  • COVID Info

Communities Still Dealing with Long, Wet Spring

4:04 PM | Monday, June 3, 2019

Mother Nature has not been kind this spring. Crystal Lake is higher than normal because of our recent rainfalls.

“The last big rain we were sitting in the house watching the rain just get closer and closer to the house,” explained Robbinsdale resident Paul Green.

Part of his lawn is in the lake.

Crystal Lake doesn’t have a natural outlet. A pump in Sanborn Park controls the water level.

“This year we set up a different system that takes the water from basically Crystal Lake to the Ryan Lake chain, but it does it inside a storm sewer,” said Robbinsdale city manager Maria Glick.

According to DNR official Dan Scollan, the DNR received a Water Appropriation Permit application on Tuesday, May 28th from Richard McCoy, public works director for the City of Robbinsdale, to pump water from Crystal Lake into Ryan Creek. Water Appropriation Permits are required for anyone using water over 10,000 gallons per day or 1 million gallons per year.

The ordinary high water elevation for Crystal Lake is 847.5 feet. The DNR estimates that the total volume of water pumped would be about 40 million gallons.
Currently, three pumps are draining the lake. Over the weekend, the city installed a pump along Chowen Avenue.

“The lake level has only come down a small amount,” said Glick.

Tuesday or Wednesday, crews are bringing in a much bigger and quieter pump. That pump will run non-stop until lake levels drop to about a foot and a half.

Robbinsdale officials say it could take up to seven weeks before the lake returns to normal levels.

Sonya Goins, reporting

Robbinsdale

Related Stories

Robbinsdale Superintendent Candidates Narrowed Down to Two:  The selection for Robbinsdale Area… Read More
Robbinsdale Declares Curfew Tuesday Starting at 10 p.m.:  The city of Robbinsdale has declared a… Read More
Monday Night Curfew in place for Hennepin, Anoka and Ramsey Counties:  Governor Tim Walz ordered a 7… Read More
BBB: Don’t Show Off Your COVID-19 Vaccine Card on Social Media:  It may be tempting to show off your… Read More
Health Officials: Variants Leading to Spike in COVID-19 Cases Among Youth:  When Governor Tim Walz… Read More
DFL Lawmakers Tout Public Safety Bill with Police Reform Measures:  Local DFL lawmakers on Thursday… Read More

Footer

NAVIGATE

  • CCX Media
  • NEWS
  • SPORTS
  • CITIES
  • CREATE
  • Job Opportunities
  • Meet the CCX Media Team
  • ABOUT CCX MEDIA
  • Annual Programming Reports
  • CABLE COMMISSION

SUBSCRIBE

Get email updates for daily story previews. “Week in Review” video links, and programming previews.

Subscribe Today

CONNECT

HAVE A NEWS TIP? CALL OUR TIPLINE AT:  763-533-1710
Send us story ideas and comments!
Get in touch with us
               
 NEWS   SPORTS
 SHOP/ORDER

LOCATION

CCX Media/NWCT
6900 Winnetka Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

Main Phone:  763-533-8196

CCX Media is a service of Northwest Community Television serving the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, including Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.
Copyright © 2021 Northwest Community Television | All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement
Web Design and Development by CEL Marketing PR Design and BizzyWeb | Log in