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McDonald Lake & Lake Level Control Structure

Located one mile east of Gulliver Lake, McDonald Lake is a 1,440-acre lake with a max depth of 10 feet. The legal summer lake level is 608.65 feet NAVD88 and the winter level is 608.23 feet NAVD88.

McDonald Lake's Lake Level Control Structure (LLCS)

Located on the southeast side of the lake, the McDonald Lake LLCS is a 120-foot structure across Bulldog Creek.  

Lake Level Order Updates

  1.  Ensure legal level in court order matches level that has been historically maintained

  2.  Update to most recent lake level survey datum (NAVD88)

  3. Allow for variations in levels due to operation of lake level control infrastructure, weather, etc.

  4. Confirm special assessment district boundaries 

Process to Update Lake Level Order

Develop Recommendations for Lake Levels and Special Assessment District

1

File Petition in

Circuit Court

2

Public Notice of Court Hearing Mailed to Property Owners

3

Court Hearing

4

Court Enters Amended Order

5

McDonald Lake Level Authority Board

  • Craig Reiter, Chair, County Commissioner

  • Jerry Glasscock, Vice Chair, Mueller Township Supervisor

  • Sue Hinkson, Secretary and Treasurer, Doyle Township Supervisor

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