Project Description:

The District is conducting surveys on Mirror Lake in Edina. These surveys are to help the District identify potential water quality improvement projects that will help improve the overall health of Mirror Lake.

Project Updates:

Past Studies:

The District completed an initial water quality study in 2023, which includes high-level management recommendations:

Summary: Mirror Lake Water Quality Summary

Full Report: Mirror Lake Water Quality Report

The following feasibility study of the recommendations from the water quality study was completed January 2025: Mirror Lake Feasibility Report

Outreach:

Resources:

Shallow Lakes Webinar

Learn more about shallow lakes and their functions and values. What does a shallow lake look like, and why are plants so important? What are the rules and regulations regarding shallow lakes? Joe Bischoff, a Senior Aquatic Ecologist and Certified Lake Manger with Barr Engineering Co, presented a webinar on April 12, 2022, to answer these questions and more.

View the full recording: Shallow Lakes Webinar Recording

Shallow Lakes: Minnesota’s Natural Heritage (PDF)

Questions?

Contact Jordan Wein, Water Resources Project Manager, at 952-800-8307 jwein@ninemilecreek.org