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Middle Rice Lake

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Project of
Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners Grant Program - FY2012
Fund Source
Outdoor Heritage Fund
Recipient
White Earth Reservation
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2012
End Date
June 2015
Counties Affected
Clearwater
Clearwater
Project Overview
White Earth Reservation is located in Becker, Clearwater, and Mahnomen counties in north-central Minnesota. Created in 1867 by a treaty between the United States and the Mississippi Band of Chippewa Indians, it is one of seven Chippewa reservations in Minnesota. Middle Rice Lake is situated in the southwestern corner of Clearwater County. The project is located immediately upwatershed to Lower Rice Lake, White Earth's premier wild rice harvesting lake on the reservation. The project consists of restoring a large 65 acre drained shallow lake by constructing an earthen dike with sheetpile water control structure. This proposal is to for construction funding.
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
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