ST. PAUL, MINN. (KCSi-T.V. News Feb 25, 2013)  – The U.S. Army Corps  of Engineers will decide whether to continue the ongoing drawdown at
Lake Ashtabula, north of Valley City, during the same time frame.

The conservation level for Lake Ashtabula is 1,266 feet. The Corps began the drawdown in October, 2012, and the current elevation is 1,263 feet. The Corps will determine a new target drawdown elevation to be achieved by March 31 once the snow surveys are completed. Once the Corps determines the drawdown level, additional flow can be expected downstream of the reservoir.

These flows will severely degrade river ice conditions, and the Corps urges caution near the river during this time.