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City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT <br />Karth Lake <br />Karth Lake is approximately 15 acres in size and is surrounded by single <br />family homes. There is a City park on the south side of the lake; however, <br />there are not any public boat launches to the lake. <br />Rice Creek Watershed District is conducting water quality monitoring for <br />the lake. The immediate area drains into the lake, and there are also five <br />(5) stormwater inlets draining approximately 170 acres to the lake. Prior <br />to 2004, there was not an outlet for Karth Lake, and the water level <br />steadily increased. The Karth Lake Improvement District was created in <br />2003 to manage the water level, and a pump was constructed in 2004 to <br />control the lake level. Water that is pumped out of the lake flows through <br />storm sewer and ditch systems to Valentine Lake. <br />Sunfish Lake <br />Located on the AHATS property, Sunfish Lake is approximately 11 acres <br />in size. No water quality monitoring has been conducted for the lake. City <br />Hall is southeast of the lake, and the joint Ramsey County/Arden Hills <br />Public Works facility is west of the lake. There is not any residential <br />development around the lake. The lake is not accessible to the public, <br />and public access is not anticipated because the land is owned by the <br />federal government and used for Minnesota National Guard training. <br />Marsden Lake <br />Covering more than 275 acres, Marsden Lake is a large wetland complex <br />(wet meadow) that has been identified by the Minnesota DNR as an <br />important natural community. The entire lake is within the federally owned <br />property that is leased by the Minnesota National Guard. There are not <br />any public access points to the lake. The lake is part of the critical habitat <br />for the Blanding's Turtle, which is classified as "threatened" by the State of <br />Minnesota. <br />Rice Creek <br />Rice Creek flows through the far northwest corner of the City and is the <br />only natural watercourse in the City. There are a number of County <br />drainage ditches connecting the major lakes and providing connections to <br />Rice Creek. Ir Formatted: Pont: (Default) Arial, 20 <br />rPit <br />-I FOrmattetl: Font: (Default) Arial, 30 <br />II Pt <br />DRAFT 66 <br />5ri/z00s <br />