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Dam failure results in ‘significant drawdown’ of Lake Alice in William O’Brien State Park

Visitors are being warned to avoid Lake Alice in William O’Brien State Park in northern Washington County after a dam failure ...

Failing valve drains popular lake inside William O'Brien State Park

The Minnesota DNR says only a stream remains of what was once the 26-acre, 9 foot deep Lake Alice, and the unplanned draw-down has also caused a fish kill.

Lake in William O’Brien State Park dries up after dam valve failure

A popular lake within William O’Brien State Park has dried up after a release valve failed inside the dam that separates it from the St. Croix River. “There has been a drawdown of Lake Alice due to a ...