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<br />City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT <br /> <br />The northern eight acres are within the City of Arden Hills, and the <br />southern ten acres are within the City of Roseville. Northwestern College <br />occupies much of the lake's eastern, northern, and southern shoreline and <br />single family homes are on the west side of the lake. <br /> <br />Drainage into little Johanna Lake comes from Ramsey County Ditch 4, <br />which originates north of County Road C in the City of Roseville and flows <br />out to Lake Johanna. little Johanna Lake and the ditch function as a <br />settling area for stormwater prior to flowing into Lake Johanna. During <br />larger storm events, however, water flows through the water bodies <br />rapidly. which allows little time for unwanted nutrients to settle out of the <br />water. As a result, the quality of little Johanna and Johanna are <br />compromised. <br /> <br />Valentine Lake <br /> <br />Covering approximately 74 acres with a 2.4 square mile watershed, <br />Valentine Lake is located just south of Interstate 694. The lake is <br />classified as an NE lake by the City, County, and DNR. Bethel University <br />owns almost all of the lakeshore; however, the lake can be viewed from <br />Old Highway 10 along the western shoreline. While there are not any <br />formal boat or public access points, the lake is used for fishing by the <br />public. In the future, it may be necessary to develop a formal agreement <br />with Bethel University for public use and a parking lot for users. <br /> <br />The lake has a dominance of blue-green algae and has heavy algal <br />blooms throughout the summer. Water flows southwest out of Lake <br />Valentine into the County Ditch 12 and eventually into Long Lake in the <br />City of New Brighton. <br /> <br />Round Lake <br /> <br />Round Lake is approximately 125 acres in size and has a subwatershed of <br />0.83 square miles. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service owns all of <br />the land around the lake. Public use of the lake is prohibited and there are <br />not any public access points due to contamination in the lake bed from <br />operations on the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant property. <br />There are single family homes on the east side of the lake, apartments <br />and townhomes on the southeast side, and industrial development on the <br />south and west sides. The north side of the lake is bordered by Highway <br />96. None of the adjacent property owners have access to the lake. <br /> <br />DRAFT <br />5/15/2008 <br /> <br />69 <br />