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Working on a Lake Poinsett Improvement Plan

Working on a Lake Poinsett Improvement Plan

Jay Gilbertson Photo: WNAX


The East Dakota Water Development District based in Brookings is working with residents around Lake Poinsett
on an improvement plan.
East Dakota Manager Jay Gilbertson says they have been working on a plan for a while…..

Gilbertson says the lake has had high water for a while….

Gilbertson says finding consensus on managing the lake is difficult….

Lake Poinsett drains into the Big Sioux River.

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