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Lower Pool 4 - Robinson Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project

The draft feasibility report is available for public review starting Feb. 20. Please provide comments by March 21, 2025.
A public meeting was held at the Wabasha-Kellogg High School on Feb. 27 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. 

Presentation (external YouTube link)

Presentation slides 

Link to the public notice and draft feasibility report: https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Home/PN/Article/4072117/robinson-lake-habitat-rehabilitation-and-enhancement-project-feasibility-report/ 

Robinson Lake handout:
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Robinson Lake handout

Robinson Lake handout page 2

 

Location

Pool 4, Upper Mississippi River, Miles 760.2-752.8, Wabasha County, Minnesota and Buffalo County, Wisconsin, Congressional Districts: MN-2, WI - 3

Partners

  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Minnesota and Wisconsin departments of natural resources

Description

The overall goal of the Robinson Lake HREP is to maintain/enhance/create quality habitat for native and desirable plant, animal, and fish species.

The Lower Pool 4 study area encompasses approximately 9,382 acres of open backwater, meandered side channel, main channel border, and island formations from state Highway 25 (Nelson Dike) at Wabasha, Minnesota, to Lock and Dam 4 near Alma, Wisconsin. It includes the main stem of the Mississippi River and portions of the Buffalo River. The site lies within the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.