Second in a two-part series on Devils Lake, Mainstreet Radio’s Dan Gunderson reports on the concerns and plans for the lake in northeast North Dakota, which has risen nearly 25 feet in the past six years. Officials say with time running out, they are prepared to take drastic action. North Dakota officials say building an outlet now will control the water….but outlet plans have been stopped by opposition from Minnesota, Canada, and environmental groups.

Nearly 300 million dollars has been spent to protect roads, utilities and the city of Devils Lake. The lake is now starting to overflow into neighboring Stump Lake. That lake is expected to grow by thousands of acres. Within five years Stump Lake could create its own outlet and send an uncontrolled flow of water downstream to cities like Fargo Moorhead and Grand Forks.