PGOLID

Pelican Group of Lakes Improvement District

Celebrating 25 Years

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Stream Monitoring

The Pelican Group of Lakes has 4 impacting streams, including three main stream inlets (Pelican River, Spring Creek, Bob Creek) and one stream outlet (Pelican River). The PGOLID Lake Coordinator monitors 9 stream sites, as shown on the map below. Samples are collected on a monthly basis with additional monitoring following storm events.

INLET / OUTLET LOADING AVERAGE ENTERING AVERAGE EXITING
CHLOROPHYLL-A 3.03 lbs. / day 1.99 lbs. / day
TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS 1188 lbs. / day 652 lbs. / day
FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA 48,615 colonies / day 50,234 colonies / day
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS 13.63 lbs. / day 8.81 lbs. / day
ORTHO PHOSPHORUS 9.80 lbs. / day 7.91 lbs. / day
FLOW 63,644,236 GPD 66,628,510 GPD

QUESTIONS?

PGOLID Water Resource Coordinator
218-846-1465
pgolid@rmbel.info

MAILING ADDRESS

PGOLID
PO Box 336
Pelican Rapids, MN 56572-0336

WHERE WE ARE

The Pelican Group of Lakes is located in Otter Tail County, approximately 13 miles south of Detroit Lakes, and encompasses four lakes: Pelican, Little Pelican, Bass, and Fish.

WHO WE ARE

We are a lake improvement district, which means we are a taxing entity through the county. PGOLID was formed to identify, quantify, study, and manage water resources as to preserve quality.

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