Boaters Should Slow Down As Water Levels Rise In Stearns County

STEARNS COUNTY (WJON News) -- Recent heavy rains have the Stearns County Sheriff's Office issuing a No Wake restriction on some area lakes.

Lake levels in the Clearwater Lake area have risen to the point where a No Wake restriction is being issued for Clearwater Lake, Grass Lake, Lake Augusta, and Lake Caroline. The restriction is for boats within 300 feet of shore.

High water levels in the Cold Spring and Richmond area have sheriff's officials requesting that boaters take precautions with their speed when they are within 300 feet of shore to protect shorelines from damage.

Lake levels are historically prone to changing quickly on the Horseshoe Chain of Lakes, Lake Koronis, Rice Lake, and Two Rivers Lake.

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