Turtle - 31072500
Itasca County

Water Level Data

Period of record: 03/10/1960 to 06/07/2023
# of readings: 997
Highest recorded: 1352.78 ft (05/30/1996)
Lowest recorded: 1350.69 ft (10/05/2003)
Recorded range: 2.09 ft
Last reading: 1351.9 ft (06/07/2023)
Ordinary High Water Level (OHW) elevation: 1351.8 ft
Datum: NGVD 29 (ft)

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Benchmarks

Elevation: 1354.24 ftDatum: NGVD 29 (ft)
Date Set: 05/20/2009Location: T59R26S7
Description: Found 2019. Bolt in west side of Power Pole, 25' from water's edge, on east side of trail to bridge to McKenzie Island at end of McKenzie Island Rd, Marcell.
Elevation: 1358.71 ftDatum: NGVD 29 (ft)
Date Set: 05/29/2019Location: T59R26S7
Description: Found 2022 for use only with prior permission of landowner. Top of well cap, west of house entrance, on west side of lot, lot east of bridge to Mackenzie Island, at private property, 50454 Mackenzie Island Rd, Bigfork.
Elevation: 1353.53 ftDatum: NGVD 29 (ft)
Date Set: 08/19/1981Location: T59R27S1
Description: Bent 16d spike in notched north (upstream) root of a twin (12", 10") ash, approximately 15' from waters edge and approximately 20' downstream of remains of old makeshift piling on right bank of outlet.
Elevation: 1350.34 ftDatum: NGVD 29 (ft)
Date Set: 05/17/1989Location: T60R27S26
Description: Railroad spike in SE side of 1.1' pine on top of lake bank on right side of dock at gage site (Hillcrest Resort) on NW end of lake.
Elevation: 1355.41 ftDatum: NGVD 29 (ft)
Date Set: 03/19/1997Location: T60R27S26
Description: Found 2007. Horizontal railroad spike in the easterly side of a 1.2' red pine, on top of lake bank, approx. 70' right (easterly) of the outlet channel between Hatch and Turtle Lakes, and on the south side of Co. Rd. 43 across from Hillcrest Resort lodge/office, 41786 Turtle Lake Rd, Bigfork.
Elevation: 1355.98 ftDatum: NGVD 29 (ft)
Date Set: 03/19/1997Location: T60R27S36
Description: Found 2007. 3/8" x 8" spike at a 45 deg angle on South root of a twin (1.8',1.5') white cedar, 10' landward from top ice push at water's edge, 27' North of centerline of boat ramp, at public access, off road south of Turtle Lake Rd, Bigfork, on E-NE side of lake.
Elevation: 1361.38 ftDatum: NGVD 29 (ft)
Date Set: 06/08/2022Location: T59R26S5
Description: Found 2023 for use only with prior permission of landowner. Centerline on concrete at door on lakeside on patio, at private residence, 51339 State Hwy 38, Bigfork, on east side of lake.

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